Seizure action plans: Management and educational tools in epilepsy care

Updated on: May 30,2025

Seizure action plans: Management and educational tools in epilepsy care

Updated on:May 30,2025

Tracing brain circuits that tell us when to eat—and when to stop

Updated on: July 07,2025

Tracing brain circuits that tell us when to eat—and when to stop

Updated on:July 07,2025

Toxin in blood of kidney disease patients could contribute to stroke risk, study suggests

byNottingham Trent UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainScientists have revealed that a toxin found in the blood of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) damages the body's prote

Updated on: December 16,2024

Toxin in blood of kidney disease patients could contribute to stroke risk, study suggests

byNottingham Trent UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainScientists have revealed that a toxin found in the blood of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) damages the body's prote

Updated on:December 16,2024

Discovery of two new genetic disorders improves diagnoses for patients with neurodevelopmental conditions

Updated on: June 26,2025

Discovery of two new genetic disorders improves diagnoses for patients with neurodevelopmental conditions

Updated on:June 26,2025

Potassium-enriched salt shows promise for cutting recurrent stroke risk in clinical trial

Updated on: April 09,2025

Potassium-enriched salt shows promise for cutting recurrent stroke risk in clinical trial

Updated on:April 09,2025

Hospital admissions for epilepsy change with climatic factors

by Lori SolomonChanges in climate are possible trigger factors for seizure-related hospitalizations in patients with epilepsy, according to a studypublishedonline June 11 in theJourn

Updated on: July 17,2024

Hospital admissions for epilepsy change with climatic factors

by Lori SolomonChanges in climate are possible trigger factors for seizure-related hospitalizations in patients with epilepsy, according to a studypublishedonline June 11 in theJourn

Updated on:July 17,2024

Rewiring the body clock: Deep brain imaging reveals unexpected complexity in jet lag adjustment

Updated on: July 07,2025

Rewiring the body clock: Deep brain imaging reveals unexpected complexity in jet lag adjustment

Updated on:July 07,2025

Alzheimer-linked enzyme complex 'buckles up' for safe trip through the cell

by VIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology)Credit: Opabinia regalis, CC BY-SA 4.0A research team led by Wim Annaert (VIB-KU Leuven) uncovered the early assembly of gamma-secretase, a protei

Updated on: April 10,2024

Alzheimer-linked enzyme complex 'buckles up' for safe trip through the cell

by VIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology)Credit: Opabinia regalis, CC BY-SA 4.0A research team led by Wim Annaert (VIB-KU Leuven) uncovered the early assembly of gamma-secretase, a protei

Updated on:April 10,2024

PET scans for Alzheimer's could bring benefit to more patients

by Ryan O'hare,Imperial College LondonPET scans can spot amyloid in the brain (pictured). Credit: Imperial College LondonAn imaging tool honed to spot rogue proteins in the brain could benef

Updated on: April 01,2024

PET scans for Alzheimer's could bring benefit to more patients

by Ryan O'hare,Imperial College LondonPET scans can spot amyloid in the brain (pictured). Credit: Imperial College LondonAn imaging tool honed to spot rogue proteins in the brain could benef

Updated on:April 01,2024

Alzheimer's blood test found to perform as well as FDA-approved spinal fluid tests

by Washington University School of MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA simple blood test to diagnose Alzheimer's disease soon may replace more invasive and expensive screening methods

Updated on: March 08,2024

Alzheimer's blood test found to perform as well as FDA-approved spinal fluid tests

by Washington University School of MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA simple blood test to diagnose Alzheimer's disease soon may replace more invasive and expensive screening methods

Updated on:March 08,2024

Alzheimer's risk gene disrupts endocytosis, but another disease-linked gene could help

by Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyAPOE4 Astrocytes showed an increase in endocytosis after overexpression of PICALM. In the bottom row, astrocytes (labeled blue), have taken up more of a pr

Updated on: April 07,2024

Alzheimer's risk gene disrupts endocytosis, but another disease-linked gene could help

by Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyAPOE4 Astrocytes showed an increase in endocytosis after overexpression of PICALM. In the bottom row, astrocytes (labeled blue), have taken up more of a pr

Updated on:April 07,2024

A newly characterized form of tau may be involved in initiating Alzheimer's disease

JANUARY 22, 2024by Brandon Chase,Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe tau protein accumulates in abnormal shapes in the brains of individuals with Alzheimer's d

Updated on: March 29,2024

A newly characterized form of tau may be involved in initiating Alzheimer's disease

JANUARY 22, 2024by Brandon Chase,Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe tau protein accumulates in abnormal shapes in the brains of individuals with Alzheimer's d

Updated on:March 29,2024