Neurons use built-in 'backup batteries' that fuel the brain under stress

Updated on: August 06,2025

Neurons use built-in 'backup batteries' that fuel the brain under stress

Updated on:August 06,2025

Alzheimer's disease—why insulin is a new suspect

by Christian Holscher,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageJohnson and Johnsonrecently announcedthat it was halting a clinical trial for a new Alzheimer's drug after safety

Updated on: April 10,2024

Alzheimer's disease—why insulin is a new suspect

by Christian Holscher,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageJohnson and Johnsonrecently announcedthat it was halting a clinical trial for a new Alzheimer's drug after safety

Updated on:April 10,2024

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

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

PET points to tau protein as leading culprit in Alzheimer's

by Society of Nuclear MedicineTopographical correspondence of tau- but not amyloid-pathology with neuronal dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease. Right lateral surface of projected z-score image

Updated on: April 01,2024

PET points to tau protein as leading culprit in Alzheimer's

by Society of Nuclear MedicineTopographical correspondence of tau- but not amyloid-pathology with neuronal dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease. Right lateral surface of projected z-score image

Updated on:April 01,2024

A new culprit of cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease

by Julie Langelier,Gladstone InstitutesPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainIt has long been known that patients with Alzheimer's disease have abnorma

Updated on: April 10,2024

A new culprit of cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease

by Julie Langelier,Gladstone InstitutesPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainIt has long been known that patients with Alzheimer's disease have abnorma

Updated on:April 10,2024

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

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

Caricature-inspired brain mapping method sharpens forecasts of cognitive and emotional traits

Updated on: December 10,2025

Caricature-inspired brain mapping method sharpens forecasts of cognitive and emotional traits

Updated on:December 10,2025

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

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

Drug candidate slows motor neuron disease progression and preserves muscle function in preclinical study

Updated on: December 12,2025

Drug candidate slows motor neuron disease progression and preserves muscle function in preclinical study

Updated on:December 12,2025

Scientists identify cancer drugs that may reverse the changes that occur in the brain during Alzheimer's

Updated on: August 06,2025

Scientists identify cancer drugs that may reverse the changes that occur in the brain during Alzheimer's

Updated on:August 06,2025

Potential new drug that protects blood-brain barrier shows promise against Alzheimer's

Updated on: June 13,2025

Potential new drug that protects blood-brain barrier shows promise against Alzheimer's

Updated on:June 13,2025