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

New, non-opioid molecule acts like a long-lasting anesthetic, relieving chronic pain for three weeks

Updated on: July 05,2025

New, non-opioid molecule acts like a long-lasting anesthetic, relieving chronic pain for three weeks

Updated on:July 05,2025

Mapping complex interactions between sex hormones and neurological health

Updated on: March 25,2025

Mapping complex interactions between sex hormones and neurological health

Updated on:March 25,2025

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

Alzheimer's disease biomarkers can predict postoperative delirium

by Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainClinical studies have demonstrated a strong association between Alzheimer's disease (AD) and delirium. A change to the Tau p

Updated on: April 07,2024

Alzheimer's disease biomarkers can predict postoperative delirium

by Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainClinical studies have demonstrated a strong association between Alzheimer's disease (AD) and delirium. A change to the Tau p

Updated on:April 07,2024

Uncontrolled glutamate release triggered by energy disruption in the brain may damage nerve cells

Updated on: May 14,2025

Uncontrolled glutamate release triggered by energy disruption in the brain may damage nerve cells

Updated on:May 14,2025

'Mind-captioning' technique can read human thoughts from brain scans

Updated on: December 10,2025

'Mind-captioning' technique can read human thoughts from brain scans

Updated on:December 10,2025

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

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

Brain molecule reverses movement deficits of Parkinson's, offering new therapeutic target

byUniversity of California, IrvineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA research team from the University of California, Irvine is the first to reveal that a molecule in the brain—ophthalmic acid—u

Updated on: October 16,2024

Brain molecule reverses movement deficits of Parkinson's, offering new therapeutic target

byUniversity of California, IrvineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA research team from the University of California, Irvine is the first to reveal that a molecule in the brain—ophthalmic acid—u

Updated on:October 16,2024

Potential target for multiple sclerosis therapy discovered

Updated on: April 28,2025

Potential target for multiple sclerosis therapy discovered

Updated on:April 28,2025

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