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People with dementia exposed to low quality of life through lack of activity

People with dementia exposed to low quality of life through lack of activity

by Griffith UniversityQuality of life for people with dementia living in long-term care is often negatively impacted due to low levels of activity participation.Furthermore, staff and families re

People with dementia exposed to low quality of life through lack of activity

by Griffith UniversityQuality of life for people with dementia living in long-term care is often negatively impacted due to low levels of activity participation.Furthermore, staff and families re
Optogenetics approach reveals how alcohol use disorder impairs cognitive flexibility

Optogenetics approach reveals how alcohol use disorder impairs cognitive flexibility

by Danielle Michaud,Texas A&M UniversityExcessive alcohol intake reduces thalamically evoked burst-pause response in DMS CINs and impairs reversal of operant conditioning. Credit:Scien

Optogenetics approach reveals how alcohol use disorder impairs cognitive flexibility

by Danielle Michaud,Texas A&M UniversityExcessive alcohol intake reduces thalamically evoked burst-pause response in DMS CINs and impairs reversal of operant conditioning. Credit:Scien
Brain injury rehabilitation study reveals neural mechanisms of sleep-dependent motor learning

Brain injury rehabilitation study reveals neural mechanisms of sleep-dependent motor learning

by Kessler FoundationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew research published by scientists at Kessler Foundation provides critical insights into the role of sleep in motor learning for individuals rec

Brain injury rehabilitation study reveals neural mechanisms of sleep-dependent motor learning

by Kessler FoundationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew research published by scientists at Kessler Foundation provides critical insights into the role of sleep in motor learning for individuals rec
PET tracer gauges effectiveness of promising Alzheimer's treatment

PET tracer gauges effectiveness of promising Alzheimer's treatment

by Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular ImagingPET imaging shows the average 18F-AV45 uptake per animal group at 8 and 13 months of age. A significant interaction of genotype treatment was observ

PET tracer gauges effectiveness of promising Alzheimer's treatment

by Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular ImagingPET imaging shows the average 18F-AV45 uptake per animal group at 8 and 13 months of age. A significant interaction of genotype treatment was observ
Muscle loss could increase dementia risk, study finds

Muscle loss could increase dementia risk, study finds

byRadiological Society of North AmericaSchematic diagram of research on how skeletal muscle loss is a risk factor for developing dementia. Credit: Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) an

Muscle loss could increase dementia risk, study finds

byRadiological Society of North AmericaSchematic diagram of research on how skeletal muscle loss is a risk factor for developing dementia. Credit: Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) an
Machine learning enhances brain-machine interface performance

Machine learning enhances brain-machine interface performance

by Cynthia Eller,California Institute of TechnologyOverview of the study’s methodology. Credit:Nature Biomedical Engineering(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41551-024-01297-1Brain–machine inter

Machine learning enhances brain-machine interface performance

by Cynthia Eller,California Institute of TechnologyOverview of the study’s methodology. Credit:Nature Biomedical Engineering(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41551-024-01297-1Brain–machine inter
Alzheimer's progression tied to stress-induced microglial lipid release

Alzheimer's progression tied to stress-induced microglial lipid release

byCUNY Advanced Science Research CenterElectron micrographs show typical microglia in the prefrontal cortex of a 92-year-old healthy female (left) and dark microglia of a 91-year-old female pati

Alzheimer's progression tied to stress-induced microglial lipid release

byCUNY Advanced Science Research CenterElectron micrographs show typical microglia in the prefrontal cortex of a 92-year-old healthy female (left) and dark microglia of a 91-year-old female pati
Alzheimer's may have once spread from person to person, but the risk of that happening today is incredibly low

Alzheimer's may have once spread from person to person, but the risk of that happening today is incredibly low

by Steve Macfarlane,The ConversationPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainAn article published this week in the journalNature Medicinedocuments

Alzheimer's may have once spread from person to person, but the risk of that happening today is incredibly low

by Steve Macfarlane,The ConversationPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainAn article published this week in the journalNature Medicinedocuments
Inside the plan to diagnose Alzheimer's in people with no memory problems and who stands to benefit

Inside the plan to diagnose Alzheimer's in people with no memory problems and who stands to benefit

by Melody Petersen, Los Angeles TimesCredit: Wikimedia CommonsIn a darkened Amsterdam conference hall this summer, a panel of industry and academic scientists took the stage to announce a plan to radi

Inside the plan to diagnose Alzheimer's in people with no memory problems and who stands to benefit

by Melody Petersen, Los Angeles TimesCredit: Wikimedia CommonsIn a darkened Amsterdam conference hall this summer, a panel of industry and academic scientists took the stage to announce a plan to radi
Insulin-like growth factor linked to hippocampal hyperactivity in Alzheimer's disease

Insulin-like growth factor linked to hippocampal hyperactivity in Alzheimer's disease

by Tel Aviv UniversityThe mechanisms underlying the stability and plasticity of neural circuits in the hippocampus, the part of the brain responsible for spatial memory and the memory of everyday

Insulin-like growth factor linked to hippocampal hyperactivity in Alzheimer's disease

by Tel Aviv UniversityThe mechanisms underlying the stability and plasticity of neural circuits in the hippocampus, the part of the brain responsible for spatial memory and the memory of everyday
Brain inflammation affects behavior differently in male and female mice

Brain inflammation affects behavior differently in male and female mice

byUniversity of Technology, Sydney1. Mice are trained to press a left and right lever for pellet and sucrose outcomes (counterbalanced), 2. Mice are prefed to satiety on one of the two outcomes

Brain inflammation affects behavior differently in male and female mice

byUniversity of Technology, Sydney1. Mice are trained to press a left and right lever for pellet and sucrose outcomes (counterbalanced), 2. Mice are prefed to satiety on one of the two outcomes