Could a Mediterranean diet and exercise reduce dementia risk?

by University of East AngliaCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) are launching a new study to see whether eating a Mediterranean-style diet and being more a

Updated on: May 20,2024

Could a Mediterranean diet and exercise reduce dementia risk?

by University of East AngliaCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) are launching a new study to see whether eating a Mediterranean-style diet and being more a

Updated on:May 20,2024

Our minds drift more as tasks drag on, researchers find

by Kyra Gurney,University of MiamiCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe longer a person spends on a task, the more their mind starts to wander—regardless of whether the activity is difficult or

Updated on: March 19,2024

Our minds drift more as tasks drag on, researchers find

by Kyra Gurney,University of MiamiCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe longer a person spends on a task, the more their mind starts to wander—regardless of whether the activity is difficult or

Updated on:March 19,2024

Risk gene for Alzheimer's has early effects on the brain

by German Center for Neurodegenerative DiseasesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA genetic predisposition to late-onset Alzheimer's disease affects how the brains of young adults cope with cer

Updated on: April 18,2024

Risk gene for Alzheimer's has early effects on the brain

by German Center for Neurodegenerative DiseasesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA genetic predisposition to late-onset Alzheimer's disease affects how the brains of young adults cope with cer

Updated on:April 18,2024

Study finds siRNA ineffective in reducing mutant huntingtin gene mRNA in nucleus

byMary Ann Liebert, IncHuntingtin. Crystallographic structure of the N-terminal region of the human Huntingtin protein with an artificially attached Maltose-Binding protein used for crystallogra

Updated on: July 25,2024

Study finds siRNA ineffective in reducing mutant huntingtin gene mRNA in nucleus

byMary Ann Liebert, IncHuntingtin. Crystallographic structure of the N-terminal region of the human Huntingtin protein with an artificially attached Maltose-Binding protein used for crystallogra

Updated on:July 25,2024

Gene-editing tools pave way for new Alzheimer's treatments

by Cara MurezTwo new studies using CRISPR gene editing offer potential new treatments for Alzheimer's disease."A pipeline of potential new treatments offers hope for the Alzheimer's and d

Updated on: June 14,2024

Gene-editing tools pave way for new Alzheimer's treatments

by Cara MurezTwo new studies using CRISPR gene editing offer potential new treatments for Alzheimer's disease."A pipeline of potential new treatments offers hope for the Alzheimer's and d

Updated on:June 14,2024

New study reveals how the brain orchestrates motions in partnership with sensory cues from the body

byColumbia UniversityMicroscope image of a fly brain (gray) with magenta visual neurons connecting to a motor neuron in this study (green). Credit: Stephen Huston, Zuckerman Institute; Rebecca J

Updated on: March 28,2024

New study reveals how the brain orchestrates motions in partnership with sensory cues from the body

byColumbia UniversityMicroscope image of a fly brain (gray) with magenta visual neurons connecting to a motor neuron in this study (green). Credit: Stephen Huston, Zuckerman Institute; Rebecca J

Updated on:March 28,2024

Dementia kills nearly three times more people than previously thought

by Boston University School of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainDementia may be an underlying cause of nearly three times more deaths in the U.S. than official records show, according to a new Bo

Updated on: May 06,2024

Dementia kills nearly three times more people than previously thought

by Boston University School of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainDementia may be an underlying cause of nearly three times more deaths in the U.S. than official records show, according to a new Bo

Updated on:May 06,2024

Touchscreens and milkshakes: Study reveals more about brain's reward systems

by Cam Buchan,University of Western OntarioThe touchscreen Autoshaping task to assess Pavlovian approach behaviors toward reward-predicting stimuli. a Layout of the Autoshaping touchscreen opera

Updated on: February 03,2024

Touchscreens and milkshakes: Study reveals more about brain's reward systems

by Cam Buchan,University of Western OntarioThe touchscreen Autoshaping task to assess Pavlovian approach behaviors toward reward-predicting stimuli. a Layout of the Autoshaping touchscreen opera

Updated on:February 03,2024

Single-cell dissection of Alzheimer's vascular changes across six brain regions

by Rachel Gordon, MIT Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence LabExperimental validation of adDEGs. a. Chromogenic RNAscope for ABCC9 and SLC6A1. Prefrontal cortex brain sections (n = 4 for AD

Updated on: April 20,2024

Single-cell dissection of Alzheimer's vascular changes across six brain regions

by Rachel Gordon, MIT Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence LabExperimental validation of adDEGs. a. Chromogenic RNAscope for ABCC9 and SLC6A1. Prefrontal cortex brain sections (n = 4 for AD

Updated on:April 20,2024

Closed-eye imaging can track wakefulness, awareness and pain in unresponsive conditions

byTel-Aviv UniversityPupillary light reflex (PLR) assessment in open-eye and closed-eye conditions. Credit:Communications Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s43856-024-00572-1A new technol

Updated on: September 23,2024

Closed-eye imaging can track wakefulness, awareness and pain in unresponsive conditions

byTel-Aviv UniversityPupillary light reflex (PLR) assessment in open-eye and closed-eye conditions. Credit:Communications Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s43856-024-00572-1A new technol

Updated on:September 23,2024

How cells recycle damaged mitochondria in middle age may be critical for brain health

byUniversity of HelsinkiSnapshot of a specialized nerve cell, called an interneuron, undergoing autophagy in the hippocampus—a key brain region for memory function. Credit: Anna RappeMitochondri

Updated on: November 28,2024

How cells recycle damaged mitochondria in middle age may be critical for brain health

byUniversity of HelsinkiSnapshot of a specialized nerve cell, called an interneuron, undergoing autophagy in the hippocampus—a key brain region for memory function. Credit: Anna RappeMitochondri

Updated on:November 28,2024

Surprising finding links sleep, brain insulation and neurodegeneration

by Allison Whitten,Stanford UniversityCredit:Neuron(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2023.08.002Scientists affiliated with the Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience at Wu Tsai Neuro hav

Updated on: January 12,2024

Surprising finding links sleep, brain insulation and neurodegeneration

by Allison Whitten,Stanford UniversityCredit:Neuron(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2023.08.002Scientists affiliated with the Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience at Wu Tsai Neuro hav

Updated on:January 12,2024