New brain discovery could help in the fight against obesity

byUniversity of AberdeenCredit:Current Biology(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.02.074One of the largest threats to human health is obesity, but now researchers from the University of

Updated on: March 28,2024

New brain discovery could help in the fight against obesity

byUniversity of AberdeenCredit:Current Biology(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.02.074One of the largest threats to human health is obesity, but now researchers from the University of

Updated on:March 28,2024

Alzheimer's disease: Five things to know

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAlzheimer's disease, a devastating neuro-degenerative condition that causes dementia, affects more than 30 million people worldwide and remains an illness for whi

Updated on: March 26,2024

Alzheimer's disease: Five things to know

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAlzheimer's disease, a devastating neuro-degenerative condition that causes dementia, affects more than 30 million people worldwide and remains an illness for whi

Updated on:March 26,2024

Neuro/psych diagnoses prevalent in children with medical complexity

by Elana GotkineChildren with medical complexity (CMC) often have neurodevelopmental and mental health diagnoses, which are associated with increased health care utilization, according to a study&nbsp

Updated on: August 08,2024

Neuro/psych diagnoses prevalent in children with medical complexity

by Elana GotkineChildren with medical complexity (CMC) often have neurodevelopmental and mental health diagnoses, which are associated with increased health care utilization, according to a study&nbsp

Updated on:August 08,2024

Precise map of primate foveolar cortex uncovers intricacies of brain's visual system

by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical XpressColor-coded responses to different visual stimuli. a, Activations to achromatic high-SF gratings (in cycles per degree). Yellow, SF11; purple, SF15; orange, SF18. b,

Updated on: January 14,2025

Precise map of primate foveolar cortex uncovers intricacies of brain's visual system

by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical XpressColor-coded responses to different visual stimuli. a, Activations to achromatic high-SF gratings (in cycles per degree). Yellow, SF11; purple, SF15; orange, SF18. b,

Updated on:January 14,2025

Athletes have significantly better working memory than sedentary people, researchers find

byUniversity of JyväskyläCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn cognitive science, there has recently been increasing attention to the relationship between sports expertise and working memory. However, to

Updated on: November 27,2024

Athletes have significantly better working memory than sedentary people, researchers find

byUniversity of JyväskyläCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn cognitive science, there has recently been increasing attention to the relationship between sports expertise and working memory. However, to

Updated on:November 27,2024

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

Why do some songs get stuck in our heads so easily? The science of earworms

Updated on: October 30,2025

Why do some songs get stuck in our heads so easily? The science of earworms

Updated on:October 30,2025

Answer to preventing Parkinson's disease may lie in seaweed antioxidants

byOsaka Metropolitan UniversityAnti-Parkinson’s seaweed: Ecklonia cava is a seaweed that may hold the key to Parkinson’s disease prevention. Credit: Osaka Metropolitan UniversityParkinson's

Updated on: August 08,2024

Answer to preventing Parkinson's disease may lie in seaweed antioxidants

byOsaka Metropolitan UniversityAnti-Parkinson’s seaweed: Ecklonia cava is a seaweed that may hold the key to Parkinson’s disease prevention. Credit: Osaka Metropolitan UniversityParkinson's

Updated on:August 08,2024

Alternative understanding of brain leads to new treatments for stroke patients

by Aaron Wagner,Pennsylvania State UniversityThe idea of complimentary dominance — both hemispheres of the brain contribute to different aspects of movement in both halves of the body — was deve

Updated on: July 17,2024

Alternative understanding of brain leads to new treatments for stroke patients

by Aaron Wagner,Pennsylvania State UniversityThe idea of complimentary dominance — both hemispheres of the brain contribute to different aspects of movement in both halves of the body — was deve

Updated on:July 17,2024

Greater abdominal aortic calcification ups dementia risk in older women

Older women with more advanced abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) have a higher risk for late-life dementia, according to a study published online June 26 inThe Lancet Regional Health: Western

Updated on: May 13,2024

Greater abdominal aortic calcification ups dementia risk in older women

Older women with more advanced abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) have a higher risk for late-life dementia, according to a study published online June 26 inThe Lancet Regional Health: Western

Updated on:May 13,2024

Drop in body temperature linked to aging aggravates manifestations of Alzheimer's disease

by Laval UniversityDiagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.The drop in body temperature associated with aging could aggravate the main manif

Updated on: February 28,2024

Drop in body temperature linked to aging aggravates manifestations of Alzheimer's disease

by Laval UniversityDiagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.The drop in body temperature associated with aging could aggravate the main manif

Updated on:February 28,2024

Reelin reverts the main pathological processes related to Alzheimer's and other tauopathy

by University of BarcelonaImage of a primary neuronal cell culture with detection of MAP2 dendritic marker (red) and Neurofilament axon marker (green). Credit: University of BarcelonaPromoting th

Updated on: April 01,2024

Reelin reverts the main pathological processes related to Alzheimer's and other tauopathy

by University of BarcelonaImage of a primary neuronal cell culture with detection of MAP2 dendritic marker (red) and Neurofilament axon marker (green). Credit: University of BarcelonaPromoting th

Updated on:April 01,2024