Brain's immune system could be harnessed to fight Alzheimer's

by University of Rochester Medical CenterA new study appearing in theJournal of Neuroinflammationsuggests that the brain's immune system could potentially be harnessed to help cle

Updated on: February 26,2024

Brain's immune system could be harnessed to fight Alzheimer's

by University of Rochester Medical CenterA new study appearing in theJournal of Neuroinflammationsuggests that the brain's immune system could potentially be harnessed to help cle

Updated on:February 26,2024

How an Alzheimer's-related protein forms plaques

by Leiden UniversityCredit: Leiden UniversityNeurological diseases such as Alzheimer's disease are characterised by aggregates of protein in the brain. The connection of these aggregates to t

Updated on: March 09,2024

How an Alzheimer's-related protein forms plaques

by Leiden UniversityCredit: Leiden UniversityNeurological diseases such as Alzheimer's disease are characterised by aggregates of protein in the brain. The connection of these aggregates to t

Updated on:March 09,2024

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

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

'Healthy' vitamin B12 levels not enough to ward off neuro decline: Experts call for new recommendations for older

Updated on: April 28,2025

'Healthy' vitamin B12 levels not enough to ward off neuro decline: Experts call for new recommendations for older

Updated on:April 28,2025

The role of verb fluency in the detection of early cognitive impairment in Alzheimer's disease

by IOS PressVerb fluency score. Credit: Memory Clinic and Research Center of Fundació ACE, Institut Català de Neurociències Aplicades, Barcelona, SpainThe ability to generate spoken verbs in infi

Updated on: March 09,2024

The role of verb fluency in the detection of early cognitive impairment in Alzheimer's disease

by IOS PressVerb fluency score. Credit: Memory Clinic and Research Center of Fundació ACE, Institut Català de Neurociències Aplicades, Barcelona, SpainThe ability to generate spoken verbs in infi

Updated on:March 09,2024

Midlife diet could help you eat your way to a healthy brain

by Deakin UniversityCredit: Wikipedia.People who eat a healthy diet during middle age have a larger brain volume than those with less healthy diets, new research reveals, suggesting food choices

Updated on: March 09,2024

Midlife diet could help you eat your way to a healthy brain

by Deakin UniversityCredit: Wikipedia.People who eat a healthy diet during middle age have a larger brain volume than those with less healthy diets, new research reveals, suggesting food choices

Updated on:March 09,2024

Neuronal heparan sulfates play role in amyloid pathology

(HealthDay)—Neuronal heparan sulfates (HSs) modulate brain amyloid-β (Aβ) clearance and aggregation in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease (AD), according to an experimental study published in th

Updated on: February 28,2024

Neuronal heparan sulfates play role in amyloid pathology

(HealthDay)—Neuronal heparan sulfates (HSs) modulate brain amyloid-β (Aβ) clearance and aggregation in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease (AD), according to an experimental study published in th

Updated on:February 28,2024

Early accumulation of tau in the brain predicts memory decline in Alzheimer's disease

by Karolinska InstitutetHigh accumulation of tau in the brain measured by a PET scanner was the only biomarker that could predict cognitive decline in healthy individuals, people with mild cognit

Updated on: May 18,2024

Early accumulation of tau in the brain predicts memory decline in Alzheimer's disease

by Karolinska InstitutetHigh accumulation of tau in the brain measured by a PET scanner was the only biomarker that could predict cognitive decline in healthy individuals, people with mild cognit

Updated on:May 18,2024

New discovery could help treat a rare and severe form of amyloidosis

byWileyPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainIn people with a rare condition called light chain amyloidosis, light chain proteins—which are a component of

Updated on: July 11,2024

New discovery could help treat a rare and severe form of amyloidosis

byWileyPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainIn people with a rare condition called light chain amyloidosis, light chain proteins—which are a component of

Updated on:July 11,2024

How zebrafish map their environment: Spatial orientation mechanisms surprisingly similar to our own

by Sophia Jahns, Max Planck Institute for Biological CyberneticsIdentification of PCs in the larval zebrafish brain. Credit:Nature(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07867-2Researchers are tur

Updated on: September 06,2024

How zebrafish map their environment: Spatial orientation mechanisms surprisingly similar to our own

by Sophia Jahns, Max Planck Institute for Biological CyberneticsIdentification of PCs in the larval zebrafish brain. Credit:Nature(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07867-2Researchers are tur

Updated on:September 06,2024

Estrogen may offer protection against delirium

by Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterOophorectomy (OVX) and urinary tract infection (UTI)-mediated changes in cleaved caspase-3 (CC3). (A) A schematic of design of a preliminary experiment examining the

Updated on: February 05,2024

Estrogen may offer protection against delirium

by Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterOophorectomy (OVX) and urinary tract infection (UTI)-mediated changes in cleaved caspase-3 (CC3). (A) A schematic of design of a preliminary experiment examining the

Updated on:February 05,2024

Successful or pathological cognitive aging? The 'frontal preservation, temporal impairment (FPTI)' hypothesis

by Science China PressThe SCA group has specific frontal preservation and the MCI group has specific temporal impairment on GM morphology, GM network, and WM network properties, in addition, the

Updated on: February 05,2024

Successful or pathological cognitive aging? The 'frontal preservation, temporal impairment (FPTI)' hypothesis

by Science China PressThe SCA group has specific frontal preservation and the MCI group has specific temporal impairment on GM morphology, GM network, and WM network properties, in addition, the

Updated on:February 05,2024