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Identifying health priorities early helps persons living with dementia

Identifying health priorities early helps persons living with dementia

by Crystal Gwizdala,Yale UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAs their disease progresses, persons living with dementia and multiple chronic conditions (MCC) increasingly rely on care part

Identifying health priorities early helps persons living with dementia

by Crystal Gwizdala,Yale UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAs their disease progresses, persons living with dementia and multiple chronic conditions (MCC) increasingly rely on care part
Children found to use the same brain network as adults for tough problems

Children found to use the same brain network as adults for tough problems

by The Ohio State UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainChildren as young as 4 years old show evidence of a network in the brain found in adults that tackles difficult cognitive problems, a

Children found to use the same brain network as adults for tough problems

by The Ohio State UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainChildren as young as 4 years old show evidence of a network in the brain found in adults that tackles difficult cognitive problems, a
Dysfunctional endosomes are early sign of neurodegeneration

Dysfunctional endosomes are early sign of neurodegeneration

by University of California - San DiegoFalse-colored scanning electron micrograph of a human neuron. Credit: Image courtesy of Thomas Deerinck, NCMIR, UC San Diego.Writing in the April 11 issue o

Dysfunctional endosomes are early sign of neurodegeneration

by University of California - San DiegoFalse-colored scanning electron micrograph of a human neuron. Credit: Image courtesy of Thomas Deerinck, NCMIR, UC San Diego.Writing in the April 11 issue o
Does glaucoma affect cognitive function?

Does glaucoma affect cognitive function?

by WileyAcute angle closure glaucoma of the right eye (intraocular pressure was 42 in the right eye). Credit: James Heilman, MD/WikipediaPrevious studies have looked for links between glaucoma—a

Does glaucoma affect cognitive function?

by WileyAcute angle closure glaucoma of the right eye (intraocular pressure was 42 in the right eye). Credit: James Heilman, MD/WikipediaPrevious studies have looked for links between glaucoma—a
Brain network mechanism causing spatial memory impairment revealed

Brain network mechanism causing spatial memory impairment revealed

by University of California, IrvineNew study, led by UCI School of Medicine's Kei Igarashi, PhD, found that remapping of place cells, a brain circuit function to discriminate distinct environ

Brain network mechanism causing spatial memory impairment revealed

by University of California, IrvineNew study, led by UCI School of Medicine's Kei Igarashi, PhD, found that remapping of place cells, a brain circuit function to discriminate distinct environ
Nearly a third of Americans use gray market caregivers to aid the elderly and those with dementia

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

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
Estrogen may offer protection against delirium

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

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
Study finds tumor growth fueled by nucleotide salvage

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

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
Prioritizing the unexpected: New brain mechanism uncovered

Prioritizing the unexpected: New brain mechanism uncovered

bySainsbury Wellcome CentreNeurons in the mouse visual cortex with VIP neurons in magenta. Credit: Sainsbury Wellcome CentreResearchers have discovered how two brain areas, the neocortex and the

Prioritizing the unexpected: New brain mechanism uncovered

bySainsbury Wellcome CentreNeurons in the mouse visual cortex with VIP neurons in magenta. Credit: Sainsbury Wellcome CentreResearchers have discovered how two brain areas, the neocortex and the
Innovative AI solution to classify epileptic seizures

Innovative AI solution to classify epileptic seizures

by Carnegie Mellon Portugal ProgramExamples of detection and crop, when the bed and the patient were properly detected, surrounding scenery removed, with enough space left to capture the full scale of

Innovative AI solution to classify epileptic seizures

by Carnegie Mellon Portugal ProgramExamples of detection and crop, when the bed and the patient were properly detected, surrounding scenery removed, with enough space left to capture the full scale of
The freedom to roam for people with dementia

The freedom to roam for people with dementia

by Andrew Gould,University of PlymouthIan Sherriff, centre, with members of the Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team Plymouth, at a recent trial of the technology on DartmoorThe debilitating effect o

The freedom to roam for people with dementia

by Andrew Gould,University of PlymouthIan Sherriff, centre, with members of the Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team Plymouth, at a recent trial of the technology on DartmoorThe debilitating effect o
How an Alzheimer's-related protein forms plaques

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

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