Dementia patients' thinking ability may get worse in winter and early spring

by Rachel Buckley,The ConversationThinking ability declines with age in those with dementia. Credit:Sam Wheeler/Unsplash,CC BYThe seasons may affect the memory and thinking abilities

Updated on: May 09,2024

Dementia patients' thinking ability may get worse in winter and early spring

by Rachel Buckley,The ConversationThinking ability declines with age in those with dementia. Credit:Sam Wheeler/Unsplash,CC BYThe seasons may affect the memory and thinking abilities

Updated on:May 09,2024

Research reveals possible link between gastrointestinal syndromes and risk of brain aneurysm

by Society of NeuroInterventional SurgeryCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThere is a potential connection between a diagnosis of certain gastrointestinal (GI) syndromes and the formation and rupture o

Updated on: July 31,2024

Research reveals possible link between gastrointestinal syndromes and risk of brain aneurysm

by Society of NeuroInterventional SurgeryCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThere is a potential connection between a diagnosis of certain gastrointestinal (GI) syndromes and the formation and rupture o

Updated on:July 31,2024

Researchers identify new mutation in gene linked to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

by Institut de Recerca Sant Pau (Sant Pau Research Institute)(A) Map of Spain and its regions. (B) Map of La Rioja province and its regions. Regions belonging to the south-eastern area of La Rioja, wh

Updated on: July 17,2024

Researchers identify new mutation in gene linked to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

by Institut de Recerca Sant Pau (Sant Pau Research Institute)(A) Map of Spain and its regions. (B) Map of La Rioja province and its regions. Regions belonging to the south-eastern area of La Rioja, wh

Updated on:July 17,2024

Experimental Alzheimer's drug improves memory in mice

by Sarah C.p. Williams,University of California, Los AngelesCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn experimental drug known as A03, which was previously developed to treat depression, increases the levels o

Updated on: March 09,2024

Experimental Alzheimer's drug improves memory in mice

by Sarah C.p. Williams,University of California, Los AngelesCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn experimental drug known as A03, which was previously developed to treat depression, increases the levels o

Updated on:March 09,2024

Scientists discover a variation of the genome predisposing to Alzheimer's disease

by IDIBELL-Bellvitge Biomedical Research InstituteExample of cells of a patient with advanced Alzheimer's with an altered PM20D1 gene. Credit: IDIBELLAn article published inNature Medic

Updated on: March 09,2024

Scientists discover a variation of the genome predisposing to Alzheimer's disease

by IDIBELL-Bellvitge Biomedical Research InstituteExample of cells of a patient with advanced Alzheimer's with an altered PM20D1 gene. Credit: IDIBELLAn article published inNature Medic

Updated on:March 09,2024

Dementia among overlooked conditions linked to high risk of severe COVID-19 in older people

by University of ExeterCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new analysis shows which certain pre-existing diseases may put older people at risk of developing more severe COVID-19, implying they may need sp

Updated on: May 11,2024

Dementia among overlooked conditions linked to high risk of severe COVID-19 in older people

by University of ExeterCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new analysis shows which certain pre-existing diseases may put older people at risk of developing more severe COVID-19, implying they may need sp

Updated on:May 11,2024

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

Updated on: July 30,2024

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

Updated on:July 30,2024

New insights into cellular processes after a stroke

byMedical University of Viennaa) Illustration of study design, depicting brain regions sampled for snRNAseq. b) Uniform Manifold Approximation and Projection (UMAP) plot depicting 68616 nuclei a

Updated on: August 08,2024

New insights into cellular processes after a stroke

byMedical University of Viennaa) Illustration of study design, depicting brain regions sampled for snRNAseq. b) Uniform Manifold Approximation and Projection (UMAP) plot depicting 68616 nuclei a

Updated on:August 08,2024

How pronouns are processed in the memory-region of the human brain

by Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience - KNAWShrek concept cell. Credit: Matthew SelfA new study shows how individual brain cells in the hippocampus respond to pronouns. "This may help us unra

Updated on: October 14,2024

How pronouns are processed in the memory-region of the human brain

by Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience - KNAWShrek concept cell. Credit: Matthew SelfA new study shows how individual brain cells in the hippocampus respond to pronouns. "This may help us unra

Updated on:October 14,2024

Signs of Alzheimer's disease may be detectable before significant symptoms are obvious

by University of GlasgowCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHealthy people with a higher genetic risk of Alzheimer's disease may show differences in brain structure and in cognitive test scores

Updated on: April 08,2024

Signs of Alzheimer's disease may be detectable before significant symptoms are obvious

by University of GlasgowCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHealthy people with a higher genetic risk of Alzheimer's disease may show differences in brain structure and in cognitive test scores

Updated on:April 08,2024

Old drug offers new hope to treat Alzheimer's disease

by Gladstone InstitutesVarious pills. Credit: WikipediaScientists from the Gladstone Institutes have discovered that salsalate, a drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, effectively reversed tau

Updated on: February 26,2024

Old drug offers new hope to treat Alzheimer's disease

by Gladstone InstitutesVarious pills. Credit: WikipediaScientists from the Gladstone Institutes have discovered that salsalate, a drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, effectively reversed tau

Updated on:February 26,2024

FDA panel reviews 1st new Alzheimer's drug in 2 decades

by Marilynn Marchione and Matthew PerroneIn this Dec. 12, 2019 photo provided by Biogen, a scientist works on Alzheimer's disease research in a laboratory at the drugmaker's headquarters in Ca

Updated on: March 30,2024

FDA panel reviews 1st new Alzheimer's drug in 2 decades

by Marilynn Marchione and Matthew PerroneIn this Dec. 12, 2019 photo provided by Biogen, a scientist works on Alzheimer's disease research in a laboratory at the drugmaker's headquarters in Ca

Updated on:March 30,2024