Posts tagged alzheimers 
Project Evo may determine players' risk of Alzheimer's
Diagnosing illnesses early is always ideal, but traditional screening methods such as x-rays or lab work can be extraordinarily expensive. In the case of Akili Interactive Labs' Project Evo, profiled by IEEE Spectrum, determining a patient's susceptibility to Alzheimer's might be aided by an iOS a...
Study finds casual gaming can help cognition
East Carolina University's Psychophysiology Lab recently published some promising findings from a study on the effect casual games can have on the cognitive abilities of older players. According to Gamasutra, the study, which has run for almost six months and counting, has measured certain mental f...
'Pac-Man' enzyme may eat away at Alzheimer's
Video games may hold the cure to the memory-plaguing Alzheimer's disease. It won't be Brain Age to the rescue, though. Classic 80s arcade icon Pac-Man holds a key in defeating the untreatable disease. Researchers from Florida's Mayo Clinic have figured out a way to break down amyloid proteins asso...
