New treatment reverses Alzheimer's disease signs, improves memory function in preclinical study

byPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaPBA treatment reduces PERK activity and increases XBP1s in the hippocampus ofAPPNL-G-Fknock-in (KI) mice. Confocal imag

Updated on: December 28,2023

New treatment reverses Alzheimer's disease signs, improves memory function in preclinical study

byPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaPBA treatment reduces PERK activity and increases XBP1s in the hippocampus ofAPPNL-G-Fknock-in (KI) mice. Confocal imag

Updated on:December 28,2023

New findings about key pathological protein in Parkinson's disease open paths to novel therapies

byJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineSecond row shows how rapamycin dampens alpha-synuclein protein production in a magnified area of a mouse brain. Credit: Mohammed Khan and Ted Dawson,

Updated on: December 30,2023

New findings about key pathological protein in Parkinson's disease open paths to novel therapies

byJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineSecond row shows how rapamycin dampens alpha-synuclein protein production in a magnified area of a mouse brain. Credit: Mohammed Khan and Ted Dawson,

Updated on:December 30,2023

People with poor oral health may be more likely to show signs of declining brain health

Taking care of your teeth and gums may offer benefits beyond oral health such as improving brain health, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Stroke Association's Inte

Updated on: October 27,2023

People with poor oral health may be more likely to show signs of declining brain health

Taking care of your teeth and gums may offer benefits beyond oral health such as improving brain health, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Stroke Association's Inte

Updated on:October 27,2023

Strategies to promote better sleep in these uncertain times

April 4, 2020BySuzanne Bertisch, MD, MPH, ContributorThese are unprecedented times. Given the real and tangible threat of the coronavirus pandemic on personal, community, and societal levels, it

Updated on: December 20,2023

Strategies to promote better sleep in these uncertain times

April 4, 2020BySuzanne Bertisch, MD, MPH, ContributorThese are unprecedented times. Given the real and tangible threat of the coronavirus pandemic on personal, community, and societal levels, it

Updated on:December 20,2023

'Injectable tissue prosthesis' offers new approach for regenerating damaged muscle/nerve

byInstitute for Basic ScienceThis new hydrogel system (IT-IC) can protect the gel from destruction by external forces. In conventional covalently crosslinked hydrogels (e.g., methacrylated hyalu

Updated on: January 05,2024

'Injectable tissue prosthesis' offers new approach for regenerating damaged muscle/nerve

byInstitute for Basic ScienceThis new hydrogel system (IT-IC) can protect the gel from destruction by external forces. In conventional covalently crosslinked hydrogels (e.g., methacrylated hyalu

Updated on:January 05,2024

Stem cell transplants may delay disability longer than some MS medications

Stem cell transplants may delay disability longer than some MS medicationsbyAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn people with active secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (

Updated on: October 29,2023

Stem cell transplants may delay disability longer than some MS medications

Stem cell transplants may delay disability longer than some MS medicationsbyAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn people with active secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (

Updated on:October 29,2023

How music heals us, even when it's sad—new study of musical therapy led by a neuroscientist

by Leigh Riby,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhen I hear Shania Twain's "You're Still The One," it takes me back to when I was 15, playing on my Dad's PC.

Updated on: January 10,2024

How music heals us, even when it's sad—new study of musical therapy led by a neuroscientist

by Leigh Riby,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhen I hear Shania Twain's "You're Still The One," it takes me back to when I was 15, playing on my Dad's PC.

Updated on:January 10,2024

Just Happened! NEURALINK Second Human Trials! Elon Musk Reveals NEW Updates

Updated on: August 26,2024

Just Happened! NEURALINK Second Human Trials! Elon Musk Reveals NEW Updates

Updated on:August 26,2024

Study identifies how the brain handles different types of memory retrieval

by eLifeThis non-rotated partial least squares (PLS) tested a contrast comparing general/autobiographical facts and repeated/unique events (−1, –1, 1, 1). (a) Average brain score. Error bars are

Updated on: June 28,2024

Study identifies how the brain handles different types of memory retrieval

by eLifeThis non-rotated partial least squares (PLS) tested a contrast comparing general/autobiographical facts and repeated/unique events (−1, –1, 1, 1). (a) Average brain score. Error bars are

Updated on:June 28,2024

Researchers identify brain connections associated with ADHD in youth

by National Institutes of HealthFindings from a mega-analysis of differences in seed-based subcortico-cortical connectivity in youths with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and unaf

Updated on: March 19,2024

Researchers identify brain connections associated with ADHD in youth

by National Institutes of HealthFindings from a mega-analysis of differences in seed-based subcortico-cortical connectivity in youths with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and unaf

Updated on:March 19,2024

Does lifetime exposure to estrogen affect risk of stroke?

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainPeople with a higher cumulative estrogen exposure throughout their life may have a lower risk of stroke, according to a new study publishe

Updated on: March 24,2024

Does lifetime exposure to estrogen affect risk of stroke?

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainPeople with a higher cumulative estrogen exposure throughout their life may have a lower risk of stroke, according to a new study publishe

Updated on:March 24,2024

Autonomic nervous system directly controls stem cell proliferation, study shows

Somatic stem cells are microscopic workhorses, constantly regenerating cells throughout the body: skin and the lining of the intestine, for example. And to University of Illinois neuroscientists, they

Updated on: October 30,2023

Autonomic nervous system directly controls stem cell proliferation, study shows

Somatic stem cells are microscopic workhorses, constantly regenerating cells throughout the body: skin and the lining of the intestine, for example. And to University of Illinois neuroscientists, they

Updated on:October 30,2023