Learning a second language helps maintain a socially healthy brain in old age, finds study

bySingapore University of Technology and DesignHigher gray matter volume, larger suface area, and greater cortical thickness were associated with earlier bilingual acquisition and better perform

Updated on: March 28,2024

Learning a second language helps maintain a socially healthy brain in old age, finds study

bySingapore University of Technology and DesignHigher gray matter volume, larger suface area, and greater cortical thickness were associated with earlier bilingual acquisition and better perform

Updated on:March 28,2024

Imaging probe to visualize Alzheimer's disease-related gamma-secretase in the brain

by Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainScientists at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have developed a molecular imaging probe to reveal Alzheimer's diseas

Updated on: May 06,2024

Imaging probe to visualize Alzheimer's disease-related gamma-secretase in the brain

by Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainScientists at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have developed a molecular imaging probe to reveal Alzheimer's diseas

Updated on:May 06,2024

Researchers connect Alzheimer's-associated genetic variants with brain cell function

by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineRepresentative immunofluorescence staining of microglia-specific marker IBA-1. Credit:Nature Genetics(2023). DOI: 10.1

Updated on: March 02,2024

Researchers connect Alzheimer's-associated genetic variants with brain cell function

by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineRepresentative immunofluorescence staining of microglia-specific marker IBA-1. Credit:Nature Genetics(2023). DOI: 10.1

Updated on:March 02,2024

Simple test could help predict risk of Alzheimer's disease 20 years in advance

by The Australian National Universitya) Sketch of protein translocation through a SiNx nanopore membrane. The proteins in a buffered electrolyte solution are placed in the cis and trans channels

Updated on: March 02,2024

Simple test could help predict risk of Alzheimer's disease 20 years in advance

by The Australian National Universitya) Sketch of protein translocation through a SiNx nanopore membrane. The proteins in a buffered electrolyte solution are placed in the cis and trans channels

Updated on:March 02,2024

Big data reveals new Alzheimer's risk genes

by University of EdinburghPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainAn international research team led by scientists at the University of Edinburgh and the Univ

Updated on: May 20,2024

Big data reveals new Alzheimer's risk genes

by University of EdinburghPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainAn international research team led by scientists at the University of Edinburgh and the Univ

Updated on:May 20,2024

'Crosstalk' between genes promotes brain inflammation in Alzheimer's

by Massachusetts General HospitalPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainA new study by scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) offers clues about

Updated on: June 14,2024

'Crosstalk' between genes promotes brain inflammation in Alzheimer's

by Massachusetts General HospitalPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainA new study by scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) offers clues about

Updated on:June 14,2024

Active ingredient in cannabis protects aging brain cells

by Salk InstituteHealthy mitochondria (green); mitochondria showing the effects of oxidative stress (blue); and oxidative stress with CBN (red). Insets show higher magnification of the structure

Updated on: February 18,2024

Active ingredient in cannabis protects aging brain cells

by Salk InstituteHealthy mitochondria (green); mitochondria showing the effects of oxidative stress (blue); and oxidative stress with CBN (red). Insets show higher magnification of the structure

Updated on:February 18,2024

Seeing Alzheimer's disease

by University of MinnesotaCredit: University of MinnesotaWhat if we could diagnose early-stage Alzheimer's disease (AD) by looking into a person's eyes?A retinal scan technique, developed

Updated on: April 02,2024

Seeing Alzheimer's disease

by University of MinnesotaCredit: University of MinnesotaWhat if we could diagnose early-stage Alzheimer's disease (AD) by looking into a person's eyes?A retinal scan technique, developed

Updated on:April 02,2024

LATE: A common but largely unknown cause of dementia

by Andrew E. Budson,Harvard UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIf dementia is a general term that means thinking and memory has deteriorated to the point that it interferes with day-to-d

Updated on: May 11,2024

LATE: A common but largely unknown cause of dementia

by Andrew E. Budson,Harvard UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIf dementia is a general term that means thinking and memory has deteriorated to the point that it interferes with day-to-d

Updated on:May 11,2024

Waste management in the brain may shed light on dementia

by Jim Shelton,Yale UniversityFig. 1: CSF flow speed becomes hyperdynamic with severe CAA. Credit:Nature Aging(2022). DOI: 10.1038/s43587-022-00181-4A new study suggests that a contr

Updated on: May 18,2024

Waste management in the brain may shed light on dementia

by Jim Shelton,Yale UniversityFig. 1: CSF flow speed becomes hyperdynamic with severe CAA. Credit:Nature Aging(2022). DOI: 10.1038/s43587-022-00181-4A new study suggests that a contr

Updated on:May 18,2024

Risk for dementia reduced in association with antihypertensive use

by Elana GotkineAntihypertensive use is associated with a reduced risk for dementia compared with untreated hypertension, according to research published online Sept. 12 inJAMA Network Open.Matt

Updated on: March 02,2024

Risk for dementia reduced in association with antihypertensive use

by Elana GotkineAntihypertensive use is associated with a reduced risk for dementia compared with untreated hypertension, according to research published online Sept. 12 inJAMA Network Open.Matt

Updated on:March 02,2024

Abnormal proteins found in the spinal fluid of people with ALS and frontotemporal dementia

byNational Institutes of HealthProtein containing a cryptic peptide (red) that results from a lack of functional TDP-43, as in ALS and FTD. Credit: NINDSResearchers at the National Institutes of

Updated on: March 13,2024

Abnormal proteins found in the spinal fluid of people with ALS and frontotemporal dementia

byNational Institutes of HealthProtein containing a cryptic peptide (red) that results from a lack of functional TDP-43, as in ALS and FTD. Credit: NINDSResearchers at the National Institutes of

Updated on:March 13,2024