Using a neuromonitoring platform to improve care for traumatic brain injuries

by Tim Tedeschi,University of CincinnatiUC's neurocritical care team monitors metrics like blood flow, pressure, oxygen and glucose levels in the brain in real time and monitors trends and s

Updated on: January 10,2024

Using a neuromonitoring platform to improve care for traumatic brain injuries

by Tim Tedeschi,University of CincinnatiUC's neurocritical care team monitors metrics like blood flow, pressure, oxygen and glucose levels in the brain in real time and monitors trends and s

Updated on:January 10,2024

'Rhythm' or 'drift'—new tools can help better understand human attention

byUniversity of BirminghamCredit: CC0 Public DomainAccepted theories of how people's visual attention behaves in situations with lots of stimuli, such as crossing a busy street, may need to

Updated on: January 21,2024

'Rhythm' or 'drift'—new tools can help better understand human attention

byUniversity of BirminghamCredit: CC0 Public DomainAccepted theories of how people's visual attention behaves in situations with lots of stimuli, such as crossing a busy street, may need to

Updated on:January 21,2024

Researchers identify new coding mechanism that transfers information from perception to memory

byDartmouth CollegeMemory areas contain smaller pRFs compared to their paired perceptual areas. Left, group average pRF size with memory areas and perception areas overlaid. Nodes are threshold

Updated on: January 09,2024

Researchers identify new coding mechanism that transfers information from perception to memory

byDartmouth CollegeMemory areas contain smaller pRFs compared to their paired perceptual areas. Left, group average pRF size with memory areas and perception areas overlaid. Nodes are threshold

Updated on:January 09,2024

Researchers develop shortcut to generate brain stem cells for age-related disease research

by The University of Hong KongCredit:Nucleic Acids Research(2023). DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkad597A research team from the School of Biomedical Sciences, LKS Faculty of Medicine of the Unive

Updated on: March 19,2024

Researchers develop shortcut to generate brain stem cells for age-related disease research

by The University of Hong KongCredit:Nucleic Acids Research(2023). DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkad597A research team from the School of Biomedical Sciences, LKS Faculty of Medicine of the Unive

Updated on:March 19,2024

Dementia care in Australia 'fragmented, challenging to navigate and hard to access'

by Medical Journal of Australia (MJA)Credit: CC0 Public DomainAustralia "does not currently meet the human rights of people with dementia to timely and accessible health services of appropriate q

Updated on: April 25,2024

Dementia care in Australia 'fragmented, challenging to navigate and hard to access'

by Medical Journal of Australia (MJA)Credit: CC0 Public DomainAustralia "does not currently meet the human rights of people with dementia to timely and accessible health services of appropriate q

Updated on:April 25,2024

Stimulating the hypothalamus can restore walking in paralyzed patients, study shows

byEcole Polytechnique Federale de LausanneDBSLHmediates immediate improvements in walking in humans with SCI. Credit:Nature Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41591-024-03306-xResea

Updated on: December 18,2024

Stimulating the hypothalamus can restore walking in paralyzed patients, study shows

byEcole Polytechnique Federale de LausanneDBSLHmediates immediate improvements in walking in humans with SCI. Credit:Nature Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41591-024-03306-xResea

Updated on:December 18,2024

Intervention becomes first to successfully reduce risk of dementia

by University of South FloridaThe brain training exercise pushes a user to progressively improve visual speed of processing with attentional demands both at the center of gaze and periphery. Cred

Updated on: June 04,2024

Intervention becomes first to successfully reduce risk of dementia

by University of South FloridaThe brain training exercise pushes a user to progressively improve visual speed of processing with attentional demands both at the center of gaze and periphery. Cred

Updated on:June 04,2024

Blinking on a quiz show offers clues to human response under stress

by Niranjana Rajalakshmi,University of ArizonaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainQuiz shows, where contestants answer rapid-fire questions in a high-stress, high-stakes environment, are an integra

Updated on: January 10,2024

Blinking on a quiz show offers clues to human response under stress

by Niranjana Rajalakshmi,University of ArizonaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainQuiz shows, where contestants answer rapid-fire questions in a high-stress, high-stakes environment, are an integra

Updated on:January 10,2024

Unlikely that high cholesterol or statins increase the risk of dementia

by Cecilie Bakken Høstmark,University of OsloIn professor Kjetil Retterstøl's new study, he found that neither high cholesterol itself nor statins can explain an increased risk of developing

Updated on: June 04,2024

Unlikely that high cholesterol or statins increase the risk of dementia

by Cecilie Bakken Høstmark,University of OsloIn professor Kjetil Retterstøl's new study, he found that neither high cholesterol itself nor statins can explain an increased risk of developing

Updated on:June 04,2024

Study links long-term consumption of reused deep-fried oil with increased neurodegeneration

byAmerican Society for Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study found higher levels of neurodegeneration in rats that consumed reused deep-fried cooking oil

Updated on: March 28,2024

Study links long-term consumption of reused deep-fried oil with increased neurodegeneration

byAmerican Society for Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study found higher levels of neurodegeneration in rats that consumed reused deep-fried cooking oil

Updated on:March 28,2024

Simple tool shows life expectancy after dementia diagnosis

by Karolinska InstitutetTables illustrate three-year survival probabilities for people with dementia diagnosed in primary care. Dark green indicates a low risk of death while dark purple indicate

Updated on: June 20,2024

Simple tool shows life expectancy after dementia diagnosis

by Karolinska InstitutetTables illustrate three-year survival probabilities for people with dementia diagnosed in primary care. Dark green indicates a low risk of death while dark purple indicate

Updated on:June 20,2024

Key mechanisms in the synapses of the cerebellum unraveled

byInstitute of Science and Technology AustriaElectron microscope image of neurons in the cerebellum. This slice through the cells in the cerebellum shows a dendritic branch of a Purkinje cell an

Updated on: April 09,2024

Key mechanisms in the synapses of the cerebellum unraveled

byInstitute of Science and Technology AustriaElectron microscope image of neurons in the cerebellum. This slice through the cells in the cerebellum shows a dendritic branch of a Purkinje cell an

Updated on:April 09,2024