How the brain coordinates speaking and breathing

by Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMIT researchers have discovered a brain circuit that drives vocalization and ensures that you talk only when you breathe o

Updated on: March 19,2024

How the brain coordinates speaking and breathing

by Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMIT researchers have discovered a brain circuit that drives vocalization and ensures that you talk only when you breathe o

Updated on:March 19,2024

New research suggests why males and females respond differently to social stress

by Alex Russell,UC DavisCredit: CC0 Public DomainWomen are nearly twice as likely as men to be diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, but among boys and girls the likelihood is the same. New Univer

Updated on: January 12,2024

New research suggests why males and females respond differently to social stress

by Alex Russell,UC DavisCredit: CC0 Public DomainWomen are nearly twice as likely as men to be diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, but among boys and girls the likelihood is the same. New Univer

Updated on:January 12,2024

Good news, bad news from Alzheimer's vaccine trial

by Marianne Madeiros and Robin FosterAn experimental Alzheimer's vaccine appears to safely clear abnormal tau protein from the brain, but it's not yet clear whether the shot will be able to sa

Updated on: April 16,2024

Good news, bad news from Alzheimer's vaccine trial

by Marianne Madeiros and Robin FosterAn experimental Alzheimer's vaccine appears to safely clear abnormal tau protein from the brain, but it's not yet clear whether the shot will be able to sa

Updated on:April 16,2024

Research offers insight into future understanding of MS and its treatments

byTrinity College DublinComparison of EBNA-1 IgG Levels in Healthy Controls and People With MS and Epilepsy. Credit:Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation(2024). DOI: 10.1

Updated on: April 06,2024

Research offers insight into future understanding of MS and its treatments

byTrinity College DublinComparison of EBNA-1 IgG Levels in Healthy Controls and People With MS and Epilepsy. Credit:Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation(2024). DOI: 10.1

Updated on:April 06,2024

Nanoscopic motor proteins in the brain build the physical structures of memory, study finds

by Albert HiuKa Fok,The ConversationCredit:Cell Reports(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.113906The puzzle of memory has intrigued philosophers and intellects for a very long time. P

Updated on: July 06,2024

Nanoscopic motor proteins in the brain build the physical structures of memory, study finds

by Albert HiuKa Fok,The ConversationCredit:Cell Reports(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.113906The puzzle of memory has intrigued philosophers and intellects for a very long time. P

Updated on:July 06,2024

Epigenetic markers associated with Alzheimer's disease found

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit: CC0 Public DomainA team of researchers from the Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in the U.S., and Shan

Updated on: June 01,2024

Epigenetic markers associated with Alzheimer's disease found

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit: CC0 Public DomainA team of researchers from the Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in the U.S., and Shan

Updated on:June 01,2024

Black patients face delays in Alzheimer's diagnosis, research finds

by Radiological Society of North AmericaBrain MRI images. Credit: RSNA/Joshua Wibecan, M.D.Black patients underwent medical imaging for cognitive impairment years later than white and Hispanic pa

Updated on: February 24,2024

Black patients face delays in Alzheimer's diagnosis, research finds

by Radiological Society of North AmericaBrain MRI images. Credit: RSNA/Joshua Wibecan, M.D.Black patients underwent medical imaging for cognitive impairment years later than white and Hispanic pa

Updated on:February 24,2024

Novel cause of brain mosaicism and focal epilepsy identified

byNationwide Children's HospitalBrain mosaic copy number gain of chr1q.a, Six patients included in the study met the following criteria: infantile spasms progressing to intractable foc

Updated on: January 12,2024

Novel cause of brain mosaicism and focal epilepsy identified

byNationwide Children's HospitalBrain mosaic copy number gain of chr1q.a, Six patients included in the study met the following criteria: infantile spasms progressing to intractable foc

Updated on:January 12,2024

Helping dementia carers make sense of their experiences

by Cardiff UniversityCredit: Cardiff UniversityA powerful new animation produced by Cardiff University and narrated by Sir Tony Robinson has laid bare the communication difficulties facing people

Updated on: April 25,2024

Helping dementia carers make sense of their experiences

by Cardiff UniversityCredit: Cardiff UniversityA powerful new animation produced by Cardiff University and narrated by Sir Tony Robinson has laid bare the communication difficulties facing people

Updated on:April 25,2024

Tips to making your home safer for people with Alzheimer's

by Ernie MundellBright lights, loud sounds and trip hazards can make a person with Alzheimer's uncomfortable in the home and even pose real dangers.The Alzheimer's Foundation of America (AFA)

Updated on: June 15,2024

Tips to making your home safer for people with Alzheimer's

by Ernie MundellBright lights, loud sounds and trip hazards can make a person with Alzheimer's uncomfortable in the home and even pose real dangers.The Alzheimer's Foundation of America (AFA)

Updated on:June 15,2024

Older adults with mild cognitive impairment may struggle with everyday decision-making

by Keck School of Medicine of USCCredit: CC0 Public DomainMild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a form of cognitive ability loss that can precede Alzheimer's disease or other types of dementia.

Updated on: June 11,2024

Older adults with mild cognitive impairment may struggle with everyday decision-making

by Keck School of Medicine of USCCredit: CC0 Public DomainMild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a form of cognitive ability loss that can precede Alzheimer's disease or other types of dementia.

Updated on:June 11,2024

Experiments on mice reveal the parts of the brain involved in motion sickness

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressIdentification of glutamatergic neuronal subpopulations in the VN. (A)Slc17a6Cremice were bilaterally injected in the VN with a viral vector expressing the Rib

Updated on: January 11,2024

Experiments on mice reveal the parts of the brain involved in motion sickness

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressIdentification of glutamatergic neuronal subpopulations in the VN. (A)Slc17a6Cremice were bilaterally injected in the VN with a viral vector expressing the Rib

Updated on:January 11,2024