Adults grow new brain cells, and these neurons are key to learning by listening

by Aswathy Ammothumkandy, Charles Liu and Michael A. Bonaguidi,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainYour brain can still make new neurons when you're an adult. But how does the r

Updated on: December 17,2024

Adults grow new brain cells, and these neurons are key to learning by listening

by Aswathy Ammothumkandy, Charles Liu and Michael A. Bonaguidi,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainYour brain can still make new neurons when you're an adult. But how does the r

Updated on:December 17,2024

Faults in the blood-brain barrier implicated in dementia

by Alzheimer's Research UKCalifornia based researchers have found that damage to cells known as pericytes, which surround small blood vessels in the brain, may trigger a chain of events that

Updated on: March 07,2024

Faults in the blood-brain barrier implicated in dementia

by Alzheimer's Research UKCalifornia based researchers have found that damage to cells known as pericytes, which surround small blood vessels in the brain, may trigger a chain of events that

Updated on:March 07,2024

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

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

Alzheimer's disease: How amyloid aggregates alter neuronal function

by CNRSRat hippocampal neurons in primary culture, showing a fluorescent soluble protein (left) and trajectories corresponding to the movement of the glutamate receptors on its surface, measured

Updated on: April 08,2024

Alzheimer's disease: How amyloid aggregates alter neuronal function

by CNRSRat hippocampal neurons in primary culture, showing a fluorescent soluble protein (left) and trajectories corresponding to the movement of the glutamate receptors on its surface, measured

Updated on:April 08,2024

Midbrain dopamine neurons can retain short-term memories, study shows

byRIKENIdentifying midbrain dopaminergic and GABAergic neurons. Credit:(2024). DOI: 10.7554/eLife.89743.2Dopamine neurons in the midbrain are involved in storing short-term memories—a func

Updated on: July 05,2024

Midbrain dopamine neurons can retain short-term memories, study shows

byRIKENIdentifying midbrain dopaminergic and GABAergic neurons. Credit:(2024). DOI: 10.7554/eLife.89743.2Dopamine neurons in the midbrain are involved in storing short-term memories—a func

Updated on:July 05,2024

Alzheimer's disease may cause vicious circle between brain network and immune cell dysfunctions

by Sarah C.p. Williams,Gladstone InstitutesA new study by Gladstone scientists suggests that certain anti-epileptic or tau-reducing treatments could be promising for people in the early stages o

Updated on: April 10,2024

Alzheimer's disease may cause vicious circle between brain network and immune cell dysfunctions

by Sarah C.p. Williams,Gladstone InstitutesA new study by Gladstone scientists suggests that certain anti-epileptic or tau-reducing treatments could be promising for people in the early stages o

Updated on:April 10,2024

Receptor structure reveals novel drug design opportunities for Parkinson's disease

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressTop and side views of GPR6 structures in different conformational states. Credit:Science Signaling(2024). DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.ado8741University of Sout

Updated on: December 17,2024

Receptor structure reveals novel drug design opportunities for Parkinson's disease

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressTop and side views of GPR6 structures in different conformational states. Credit:Science Signaling(2024). DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.ado8741University of Sout

Updated on:December 17,2024

Nearly a third of Americans use gray market caregivers to aid the elderly and those with dementia

by RAND CorporationCredit: CC0 Public DomainNearly a third of Americans who arranged for paid care for an older person or someone with dementia employed workers who were not hired through a regul

Updated on: July 01,2024

Nearly a third of Americans use gray market caregivers to aid the elderly and those with dementia

by RAND CorporationCredit: CC0 Public DomainNearly a third of Americans who arranged for paid care for an older person or someone with dementia employed workers who were not hired through a regul

Updated on:July 01,2024

Discovery of cilia defects in ALS patients suggests new treatment path

byVIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology)Motor neurons with damaged primary cilia (green) from patients with the C21orf2 mutation. Credit: VIBAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a deva

Updated on: January 15,2025

Discovery of cilia defects in ALS patients suggests new treatment path

byVIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology)Motor neurons with damaged primary cilia (green) from patients with the C21orf2 mutation. Credit: VIBAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a deva

Updated on:January 15,2025

Rosacea linked to a slightly increased risk of dementia

by WileyA new study has uncovered an increased risk of dementia—in particular Alzheimer's disease—in patients with rosacea. Importantly, the risk was highest in older patients and in patients

Updated on: February 28,2024

Rosacea linked to a slightly increased risk of dementia

by WileyA new study has uncovered an increased risk of dementia—in particular Alzheimer's disease—in patients with rosacea. Importantly, the risk was highest in older patients and in patients

Updated on:February 28,2024

Researchers identify 'neurostatin' that may reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease

by University of CambridgeDiagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.Researchers have identified a drug that targets the first step in the toxi

Updated on: February 28,2024

Researchers identify 'neurostatin' that may reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease

by University of CambridgeDiagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.Researchers have identified a drug that targets the first step in the toxi

Updated on:February 28,2024