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

Protein biomarkers predict dementia 15 years before diagnosis, according to new study

by University of WarwickProtein importance ranking and SHAP visualization of modeling on all incident dementia populations.a, Sequential forward selection from preselected candidate protein

Updated on: March 08,2024

Protein biomarkers predict dementia 15 years before diagnosis, according to new study

by University of WarwickProtein importance ranking and SHAP visualization of modeling on all incident dementia populations.a, Sequential forward selection from preselected candidate protein

Updated on:March 08,2024

Researchers discover new connectivity rules in the brain's visual network

Researchers discover new connectivity rules in the brain's visual networkbyVIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology)Graphical abstract. Credit:Current Biology(2024). DOI: 10

Updated on: January 15,2025

Researchers discover new connectivity rules in the brain's visual network

Researchers discover new connectivity rules in the brain's visual networkbyVIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology)Graphical abstract. Credit:Current Biology(2024). DOI: 10

Updated on:January 15,2025

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

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

Light impacts how the brain perceives and remembers threats, study suggests

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainNorthwestern Medicine scientists have discovered that light plays a key role in how animals perceive environmental threats, findings t

Updated on: June 12,2026

Light impacts how the brain perceives and remembers threats, study suggests

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainNorthwestern Medicine scientists have discovered that light plays a key role in how animals perceive environmental threats, findings t

Updated on:June 12,2026

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

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

Stroke risk linked to climate, financial and medical vulnerability, research shows

by Society of NeuroInterventional SurgeryCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWorsening air quality and temperature extremes are linked to increased stroke burden, according to a study presented today at

Updated on: August 06,2024

Stroke risk linked to climate, financial and medical vulnerability, research shows

by Society of NeuroInterventional SurgeryCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWorsening air quality and temperature extremes are linked to increased stroke burden, according to a study presented today at

Updated on:August 06,2024

Hypersensitive strain sensor enables real-time stroke monitoring

bySeoul National UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA research team led by Prof. Seung-Kyun Kang from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Seoul National University has develop

Updated on: January 14,2025

Hypersensitive strain sensor enables real-time stroke monitoring

bySeoul National UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA research team led by Prof. Seung-Kyun Kang from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Seoul National University has develop

Updated on:January 14,2025

High-fat, high-sugar diets impact cognitive function

Updated on: May 13,2025

High-fat, high-sugar diets impact cognitive function

Updated on:May 13,2025