Preventing brain injury complications with specialized optical fibers

byAmerican Chemical SocietyCredit: CC0 Public DomainFiber optics are a means of transmitting information at incredibly high speeds. However, the technology can be used for more than just providi

Updated on: December 16,2024

Preventing brain injury complications with specialized optical fibers

byAmerican Chemical SocietyCredit: CC0 Public DomainFiber optics are a means of transmitting information at incredibly high speeds. However, the technology can be used for more than just providi

Updated on:December 16,2024

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

How 'brain cleaning' while we sleep may lower our risk of dementia

Updated on: September 26,2025

How 'brain cleaning' while we sleep may lower our risk of dementia

Updated on:September 26,2025

Brain-computer interface decodes Mandarin from neural signals in real time

Updated on: December 15,2025

Brain-computer interface decodes Mandarin from neural signals in real time

Updated on:December 15,2025

Rate of Alzheimer's deaths on the rise

by Pennsylvania State UniversityCredit: Thinkstock/monkeybusinessimagesThe rate of death from Alzheimer's disease in the United States increased by more than 50 percent in the past 15 years,

Updated on: April 07,2024

Rate of Alzheimer's deaths on the rise

by Pennsylvania State UniversityCredit: Thinkstock/monkeybusinessimagesThe rate of death from Alzheimer's disease in the United States increased by more than 50 percent in the past 15 years,

Updated on:April 07,2024

Dementia treatments less likely to be prescribed in poorer areas of England

by Alzheimer's Research UKThe study, which also shows that these inequalities in England are not replicated in other parts of the UK, is published in the journalAge and Ageing.Four drug

Updated on: February 27,2024

Dementia treatments less likely to be prescribed in poorer areas of England

by Alzheimer's Research UKThe study, which also shows that these inequalities in England are not replicated in other parts of the UK, is published in the journalAge and Ageing.Four drug

Updated on:February 27,2024

Part of your brain gets bigger as you get older—here's what that means for you

Updated on: September 02,2025

Part of your brain gets bigger as you get older—here's what that means for you

Updated on:September 02,2025

New clues to Alzheimer's disease

by Alvin Powell,Harvard UniversityHarvard University McLean researchers Bruce Cohen, left, and Kai Sonntag have found an energy dysfunction in the cells of late-onset Alzheimer's patients, a

Updated on: April 07,2024

New clues to Alzheimer's disease

by Alvin Powell,Harvard UniversityHarvard University McLean researchers Bruce Cohen, left, and Kai Sonntag have found an energy dysfunction in the cells of late-onset Alzheimer's patients, a

Updated on:April 07,2024

People with dementia gain from learning self-management skills

by University of ExeterPeople with early-stage dementia benefit when they are empowered to manage their own condition, a study led by researchers at the University of Exeter has found.Research in

Updated on: February 27,2024

People with dementia gain from learning self-management skills

by University of ExeterPeople with early-stage dementia benefit when they are empowered to manage their own condition, a study led by researchers at the University of Exeter has found.Research in

Updated on:February 27,2024

Plasma biomarkers offer new clues in Alzheimer's detection

byKarolinska InstitutetThe forest plot illustrating unstandardized mean difference along with 95% bootstrapped confidence intervals (error bars) (a–c), estimated for the plasma biomarkers betwee

Updated on: January 14,2025

Plasma biomarkers offer new clues in Alzheimer's detection

byKarolinska InstitutetThe forest plot illustrating unstandardized mean difference along with 95% bootstrapped confidence intervals (error bars) (a–c), estimated for the plasma biomarkers betwee

Updated on:January 14,2025

Different genetic roots of autism may lead to shared brain activity and behaviors

Updated on: July 05,2025

Different genetic roots of autism may lead to shared brain activity and behaviors

Updated on:July 05,2025

Alzheimer's disease may start inside nerve cells

by Lund UniversityPrion-like cell lysate seeds plaques in vivo. a Timeline of unilateral injections into hippocampus of 7-week-old 5xFAD mice, followed by labeling at 23weeks with MOAB2 (Aβ

Updated on: April 10,2024

Alzheimer's disease may start inside nerve cells

by Lund UniversityPrion-like cell lysate seeds plaques in vivo. a Timeline of unilateral injections into hippocampus of 7-week-old 5xFAD mice, followed by labeling at 23weeks with MOAB2 (Aβ

Updated on:April 10,2024