Make this Halloween a safe one for people with dementia

by Cara MurezHalloween is often frightening for loved ones who have dementia, but there are ways to keep it safe and not scary."Halloween can be very challenging and stressful for someone with de

Updated on: February 24,2024

Make this Halloween a safe one for people with dementia

by Cara MurezHalloween is often frightening for loved ones who have dementia, but there are ways to keep it safe and not scary."Halloween can be very challenging and stressful for someone with de

Updated on:February 24,2024

Early-life stress can disrupt maturation of brain's reward circuits, promoting disorders

by University of California, IrvineA projection of CRH/GABA neurons in the medial BLA to the medial NAc shell.a–cRetrograde tracing of CRH+neuronal inputs to medial NAc shell of

Updated on: March 26,2024

Early-life stress can disrupt maturation of brain's reward circuits, promoting disorders

by University of California, IrvineA projection of CRH/GABA neurons in the medial BLA to the medial NAc shell.a–cRetrograde tracing of CRH+neuronal inputs to medial NAc shell of

Updated on:March 26,2024

Researchers develop new brain network modeling tools to advance Alzheimer's disease research

by Indiana University School of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainIndiana University researchers are collaborating on a novel approach to use neuroimaging and network modeling tools—previously dev

Updated on: February 24,2024

Researchers develop new brain network modeling tools to advance Alzheimer's disease research

by Indiana University School of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainIndiana University researchers are collaborating on a novel approach to use neuroimaging and network modeling tools—previously dev

Updated on:February 24,2024

Pioneering surgical approach set to pave the way for hearing loss treatment

byUniversity of SheffieldDrawing showing the trajectory for injection to the cochlear nerve in the internal auditory meatus via the round window. Image by Karin Lodin. Credit:Scientific Re

Updated on: November 27,2024

Pioneering surgical approach set to pave the way for hearing loss treatment

byUniversity of SheffieldDrawing showing the trajectory for injection to the cochlear nerve in the internal auditory meatus via the round window. Image by Karin Lodin. Credit:Scientific Re

Updated on:November 27,2024

How invisible presences hijack the social counting brain in Parkinson's disease

by Ecole Polytechnique Federale de LausanneCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIf you had to estimate the number of people in a room, without counting them one by one, by nature you would overcount

Updated on: March 19,2024

How invisible presences hijack the social counting brain in Parkinson's disease

by Ecole Polytechnique Federale de LausanneCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIf you had to estimate the number of people in a room, without counting them one by one, by nature you would overcount

Updated on:March 19,2024

Towards better management of disinhibition in frontotemporal dementia

by Marie Simon,Paris Brain InstituteReconstruction of a waiting room for the ECOCAPTURE study. Credit: FrontLab, Paris Brain InstituteDisinhibition is one of the main symptoms of the behavioral

Updated on: June 05,2024

Towards better management of disinhibition in frontotemporal dementia

by Marie Simon,Paris Brain InstituteReconstruction of a waiting room for the ECOCAPTURE study. Credit: FrontLab, Paris Brain InstituteDisinhibition is one of the main symptoms of the behavioral

Updated on:June 05,2024

Researchers find some evidence of link between stress, Alzheimer's disease

by University of FloridaTodd Golde, M.D., Ph.D., director of the UF Center for Translational Research in Neurodegenerative Disease and a professor in the UF College of Medicine's department o

Updated on: February 26,2024

Researchers find some evidence of link between stress, Alzheimer's disease

by University of FloridaTodd Golde, M.D., Ph.D., director of the UF Center for Translational Research in Neurodegenerative Disease and a professor in the UF College of Medicine's department o

Updated on:February 26,2024

Non-pharmacologic treatments may be more effective for psychiatric symptoms of dementia

by St. Michael's HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainFor patients with dementia who have symptoms of aggression and agitation, interventions such as outdoor activities, massage and touch therapy

Updated on: June 01,2024

Non-pharmacologic treatments may be more effective for psychiatric symptoms of dementia

by St. Michael's HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainFor patients with dementia who have symptoms of aggression and agitation, interventions such as outdoor activities, massage and touch therapy

Updated on:June 01,2024

Hard physical work significantly increases the risk of dementia

by University of CopenhagenCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe muscles and joints are not the only parts of the body to be worn down by physical work. The brain and heart suffer too. A new study

Updated on: June 01,2024

Hard physical work significantly increases the risk of dementia

by University of CopenhagenCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe muscles and joints are not the only parts of the body to be worn down by physical work. The brain and heart suffer too. A new study

Updated on:June 01,2024

Largest-ever genetic study of epilepsy finds possible therapeutic targets

by Ari Navetta,Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardEpilepsy genetic architecture from large-scale genetic association studies. Credit:Nature Neuroscience(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41593-024

Updated on: October 09,2024

Largest-ever genetic study of epilepsy finds possible therapeutic targets

by Ari Navetta,Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardEpilepsy genetic architecture from large-scale genetic association studies. Credit:Nature Neuroscience(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41593-024

Updated on:October 09,2024

'Care Chair' helps detect patients' movements, mental state

by Joe Mccune,Missouri University of Science and TechnologyDebraj De, a postdoctoral fellow at Missouri S&T, and S&T professor Sajal Das developed a chair sensor device that can detect a

Updated on: March 09,2024

'Care Chair' helps detect patients' movements, mental state

by Joe Mccune,Missouri University of Science and TechnologyDebraj De, a postdoctoral fellow at Missouri S&T, and S&T professor Sajal Das developed a chair sensor device that can detect a

Updated on:March 09,2024

Aduhelm: Will Medicare cover the controversial Alzheimer's drug?

by Dennis Thompson(HealthDay)—Following a months-long and unprecedented review, Medicare officials expect to announce within the next couple of weeks whether the program will cover the controversial A

Updated on: March 26,2024

Aduhelm: Will Medicare cover the controversial Alzheimer's drug?

by Dennis Thompson(HealthDay)—Following a months-long and unprecedented review, Medicare officials expect to announce within the next couple of weeks whether the program will cover the controversial A

Updated on:March 26,2024