Dementia is now the leading cause of disease burden for older Aussies

by Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDementia has overtaken coronary heart disease as the leading cause of disease burden among Australians aged 65 and

Updated on: May 11,2024 5

Dementia is now the leading cause of disease burden for older Aussies

by Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDementia has overtaken coronary heart disease as the leading cause of disease burden among Australians aged 65 and

Updated on:May 11,2024 5

Unraveling Alzheimer's catalysts as weavers of amyloid β fibrils

by National Institutes of Natural Sciences(A) On the neuronal cell membrane, Aβ molecules adopt a "U"-shaped conformation, allining alternately on the membrane surface to form two layer

Updated on: July 01,2024 4

Unraveling Alzheimer's catalysts as weavers of amyloid β fibrils

by National Institutes of Natural Sciences(A) On the neuronal cell membrane, Aβ molecules adopt a "U"-shaped conformation, allining alternately on the membrane surface to form two layer

Updated on:July 01,2024 4

Team reports major breakthrough in understanding Alzheimer's disease

by Trinity College DublinA human donor Alzheimer's disease brain tissue stained with an agent called 'congo-red', which allows for the visualization of amyloid-beta plaques (red) in t

Updated on: February 26,2024 12

Team reports major breakthrough in understanding Alzheimer's disease

by Trinity College DublinA human donor Alzheimer's disease brain tissue stained with an agent called 'congo-red', which allows for the visualization of amyloid-beta plaques (red) in t

Updated on:February 26,2024 12

Team succeeds in determining the exact moment when the brain detects another person's gaze direction

byUniversity of GenevaExperimental paradigm and stimuli. Credit:NeuroImage(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2024.120659The gaze plays a central role in everyday social interactions.

Updated on: July 05,2024 0

Team succeeds in determining the exact moment when the brain detects another person's gaze direction

byUniversity of GenevaExperimental paradigm and stimuli. Credit:NeuroImage(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2024.120659The gaze plays a central role in everyday social interactions.

Updated on:July 05,2024 0

Researchers work to block harmful behavior of key Alzheimer's enzyme

by Cell PressThis visual abstract depicts how Ben Halima et al. demonstrate the feasibility of designing drugs targeting the Alzheimer-related enzyme BACE1 without affecting its physiological fun

Updated on: February 28,2024 11

Researchers work to block harmful behavior of key Alzheimer's enzyme

by Cell PressThis visual abstract depicts how Ben Halima et al. demonstrate the feasibility of designing drugs targeting the Alzheimer-related enzyme BACE1 without affecting its physiological fun

Updated on:February 28,2024 11

Research reveals link between spinal muscular atrophy and liver damage

byAgency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), SingaporeGraphical abstract. Credit:Journal of Clinical Investigation(2024). DOI: 10.1172/JCI173702An international study has

Updated on: July 31,2024 0

Research reveals link between spinal muscular atrophy and liver damage

byAgency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), SingaporeGraphical abstract. Credit:Journal of Clinical Investigation(2024). DOI: 10.1172/JCI173702An international study has

Updated on:July 31,2024 0

Neuroscientists gain insight into cause of Alzheimer's symptoms

by Virginia TechVirginia Tech Carilion Research Institute scientists have uncovered a mechanism in the brain that could account for some of the neural degeneration and memory loss in people with

Updated on: February 27,2024 10

Neuroscientists gain insight into cause of Alzheimer's symptoms

by Virginia TechVirginia Tech Carilion Research Institute scientists have uncovered a mechanism in the brain that could account for some of the neural degeneration and memory loss in people with

Updated on:February 27,2024 10

Education, intelligence may protect cognition, but don't prevent Alzheimer's disease

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicinePet scan. Credit: Rebecca GottesmanIn a search for clues to what may delay or prevent Alzheimer's disease, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists repo

Updated on: June 24,2024 3

Education, intelligence may protect cognition, but don't prevent Alzheimer's disease

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicinePet scan. Credit: Rebecca GottesmanIn a search for clues to what may delay or prevent Alzheimer's disease, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists repo

Updated on:June 24,2024 3

A new biomarker of brain inflammation in early-stage Alzheimer's disease

by European Molecular Biology OrganizationResearchers at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University, the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), and the Institute for Stroke and Dementia Rese

Updated on: February 28,2024 19

A new biomarker of brain inflammation in early-stage Alzheimer's disease

by European Molecular Biology OrganizationResearchers at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University, the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), and the Institute for Stroke and Dementia Rese

Updated on:February 28,2024 19

Study investigates how effective multiple sclerosis medications are across racial and ethnic groups

byAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFor people with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS), a new study has found that the drug ofatumumab is more effective tha

Updated on: July 31,2024 0

Study investigates how effective multiple sclerosis medications are across racial and ethnic groups

byAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFor people with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS), a new study has found that the drug ofatumumab is more effective tha

Updated on:July 31,2024 0

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 12

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 12

Study finds tumor growth fueled by nucleotide salvage

byUTSouthwestern Medical CenterGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.05.011Cancer cells salvage purine nucleotides to fuel tumor growth, including pur

Updated on: August 01,2024 0

Study finds tumor growth fueled by nucleotide salvage

byUTSouthwestern Medical CenterGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.05.011Cancer cells salvage purine nucleotides to fuel tumor growth, including pur

Updated on:August 01,2024 0