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Link between anemia and mild cognitive impairment

Link between anemia and mild cognitive impairment

by IOS PressIn a large population-based study of randomly selected participants in Germany, researchers found that participants with anemia, defined as haemoglobin <13 g/dl in men and <12 g

Link between anemia and mild cognitive impairment

by IOS PressIn a large population-based study of randomly selected participants in Germany, researchers found that participants with anemia, defined as haemoglobin <13 g/dl in men and <12 g
Breathing coordinates brain rhythms for memory consolidation during sleep

Breathing coordinates brain rhythms for memory consolidation during sleep

Breathing coordinates brain rhythms for memory consolidation during sleepbyNorthwestern UniversityCorresponding author Andrew Sheriff looks at a computer monitor in a lab. Credit: Northwestern U

Breathing coordinates brain rhythms for memory consolidation during sleep

Breathing coordinates brain rhythms for memory consolidation during sleepbyNorthwestern UniversityCorresponding author Andrew Sheriff looks at a computer monitor in a lab. Credit: Northwestern U
New technique could help treat aggressive brain tumors

New technique could help treat aggressive brain tumors

by Sarah Boudreau,Virginia TechEquivalent sinusoidal-shaped waveforms can be derived from square-shaped waveforms by matching equivalent areas under the curve. (a) and (b) Root mean square calcu

New technique could help treat aggressive brain tumors

by Sarah Boudreau,Virginia TechEquivalent sinusoidal-shaped waveforms can be derived from square-shaped waveforms by matching equivalent areas under the curve. (a) and (b) Root mean square calcu
These are the three big factors driving strokes, experts warn

These are the three big factors driving strokes, experts warn

by Dennis ThompsonA trio of risk factors not only increase your risk of stroke, but they also raise the odds that such a stroke will be debilitating, a new study warns.What are these three big dangers

These are the three big factors driving strokes, experts warn

by Dennis ThompsonA trio of risk factors not only increase your risk of stroke, but they also raise the odds that such a stroke will be debilitating, a new study warns.What are these three big dangers
Patients value extended medical interventions—like EEG tests—beyond their clinical use: Study

Patients value extended medical interventions—like EEG tests—beyond their clinical use: Study

byMichigan State UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainFor the past 100 years, health care practitioners have valued electroencephalograms, or EEGs, for their clinical use—that is, their ability to

Patients value extended medical interventions—like EEG tests—beyond their clinical use: Study

byMichigan State UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainFor the past 100 years, health care practitioners have valued electroencephalograms, or EEGs, for their clinical use—that is, their ability to
Stroke risk linked to climate, financial and medical vulnerability, research shows

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

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
Researchers integrate fast optical coherence tomography system into neurosurgical microscope

Researchers integrate fast optical coherence tomography system into neurosurgical microscope

byOpticaResearchers have integrated their megahertz-speed optical coherence tomography (MHz-OCT) system into a commercially available neurosurgical microscope. The top left picture shows the typ

Researchers integrate fast optical coherence tomography system into neurosurgical microscope

byOpticaResearchers have integrated their megahertz-speed optical coherence tomography (MHz-OCT) system into a commercially available neurosurgical microscope. The top left picture shows the typ
New tools reveal neuropeptides, not neurotransmitters, encode danger in the brain

New tools reveal neuropeptides, not neurotransmitters, encode danger in the brain

bySalk InstituteTwo images of nerve endings in the amygdala (where fear signals are received and interpreted). On the left, there are no labels and two distinct vesicles in the nerve endings can

New tools reveal neuropeptides, not neurotransmitters, encode danger in the brain

bySalk InstituteTwo images of nerve endings in the amygdala (where fear signals are received and interpreted). On the left, there are no labels and two distinct vesicles in the nerve endings can
How Alzheimer's disease spreads through the brain

How Alzheimer's disease spreads through the brain

by Society for NeuroscienceA functioning brain cell that is expressing diseased tau. Credit: Hallinan et al.,JNeurosci2019Tau can quickly spread between neurons but is not immediately

How Alzheimer's disease spreads through the brain

by Society for NeuroscienceA functioning brain cell that is expressing diseased tau. Credit: Hallinan et al.,JNeurosci2019Tau can quickly spread between neurons but is not immediately
Losing control of gene activity in Alzheimer's disease

Losing control of gene activity in Alzheimer's disease

by University of ExeterPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainPioneering research into the mechanisms controlling gene activity in the brain could hold

Losing control of gene activity in Alzheimer's disease

by University of ExeterPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainPioneering research into the mechanisms controlling gene activity in the brain could hold
Socioeconomic deprivation linked to higher risk of epilepsy related to traumatic brain injury

Socioeconomic deprivation linked to higher risk of epilepsy related to traumatic brain injury

by Lori SolomonSocioeconomic deprivation increases the risk for sustaining a traumatic brain injury (TBI), and in some age groups, it may also increase the risk for epilepsy after a TBI, according to

Socioeconomic deprivation linked to higher risk of epilepsy related to traumatic brain injury

by Lori SolomonSocioeconomic deprivation increases the risk for sustaining a traumatic brain injury (TBI), and in some age groups, it may also increase the risk for epilepsy after a TBI, according to