Seizures in Alzheimer's mouse model disrupt adult neurogenesis

by Baylor College of MedicineDr. Jeannie Chin. Credit: Baylor College of MedicineMemory impairment and mood changes are typically observed in patients with Alzheimer's disease but what distur

Updated on: April 20,2024

Seizures in Alzheimer's mouse model disrupt adult neurogenesis

by Baylor College of MedicineDr. Jeannie Chin. Credit: Baylor College of MedicineMemory impairment and mood changes are typically observed in patients with Alzheimer's disease but what distur

Updated on:April 20,2024

Immune cells of the brain are not all the same: New research could open novel therapeutic pathways

by University of HelsinkiMicroglia (in red) surround an ARG1+microglia cell (in yellow) that expresses the enzyme ARG1. Credit: Vassilis StratouliasA recent study published inNature Neurosc

Updated on: February 21,2024

Immune cells of the brain are not all the same: New research could open novel therapeutic pathways

by University of HelsinkiMicroglia (in red) surround an ARG1+microglia cell (in yellow) that expresses the enzyme ARG1. Credit: Vassilis StratouliasA recent study published inNature Neurosc

Updated on:February 21,2024

Striking changes to metal levels discovered in brain tissue of patients with Huntington's disease

by Mike Addelman,University of ManchesterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainScientists from The Universities of Manchester and Auckland have discovered widespread differences in metal levels in th

Updated on: January 12,2024

Striking changes to metal levels discovered in brain tissue of patients with Huntington's disease

by Mike Addelman,University of ManchesterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainScientists from The Universities of Manchester and Auckland have discovered widespread differences in metal levels in th

Updated on:January 12,2024

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

Study reveals insights into link between genetic mutation and Parkinson's

by Bill Hathaway,Yale UniversityLRRK2 inhibits lysosomal protease activity in human iPSC-derived macrophages. (A) Airyscan live cell confocal micrographs showing lysosome labeling in human iPSC-

Updated on: April 26,2024

Study reveals insights into link between genetic mutation and Parkinson's

by Bill Hathaway,Yale UniversityLRRK2 inhibits lysosomal protease activity in human iPSC-derived macrophages. (A) Airyscan live cell confocal micrographs showing lysosome labeling in human iPSC-

Updated on:April 26,2024

Insulin resistance in shift workers not affected by melatonin treatment, finds study

by University of SurreyTime course of serum glucose and insulin concentrations during oral glucose tolerance testing in night shift workers at baseline, after 12 weeks, and after 24 weeks as comp

Updated on: March 05,2024

Insulin resistance in shift workers not affected by melatonin treatment, finds study

by University of SurreyTime course of serum glucose and insulin concentrations during oral glucose tolerance testing in night shift workers at baseline, after 12 weeks, and after 24 weeks as comp

Updated on:March 05,2024

Is risk of Alzheimer's linked to specific sleep patterns?

by American Academy of NeurologyPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainDisturbed sleep patterns do not cause Alzheimer's disease but people who are at hi

Updated on: June 07,2024

Is risk of Alzheimer's linked to specific sleep patterns?

by American Academy of NeurologyPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainDisturbed sleep patterns do not cause Alzheimer's disease but people who are at hi

Updated on:June 07,2024

Vitamin D supplementation could reduce migraine headache attacks

(HealthDay)—Vitamin D supplementation could reduce headache attacks per month and headache days per month among migraine patients, according to a review published in the December issue ofThe Ame

Updated on: February 05,2024

Vitamin D supplementation could reduce migraine headache attacks

(HealthDay)—Vitamin D supplementation could reduce headache attacks per month and headache days per month among migraine patients, according to a review published in the December issue ofThe Ame

Updated on:February 05,2024

Extraction of bouton-like structures from neuropil calcium imaging data

by The University of Electro-CommunicationsCalcium imaging of the VNC neuropil in an isolated CNS. (A) Schematics of the CNS, the VNC, the neuropil, and boutons in the Drosophila larvae. (B) Schematic

Updated on: February 18,2024

Extraction of bouton-like structures from neuropil calcium imaging data

by The University of Electro-CommunicationsCalcium imaging of the VNC neuropil in an isolated CNS. (A) Schematics of the CNS, the VNC, the neuropil, and boutons in the Drosophila larvae. (B) Schematic

Updated on:February 18,2024

One step closer toward a treatment for Alzheimer's disease?

by Massachusetts General HospitalPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainScientists at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), in collaboration with colleag

Updated on: April 08,2024

One step closer toward a treatment for Alzheimer's disease?

by Massachusetts General HospitalPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainScientists at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), in collaboration with colleag

Updated on:April 08,2024

Secret structure in the wiring diagram of the brain

by Petra Sandow,University of BonnCredit: UKB & LMU / Dr. Nataliya Kraynyukova; Dr. Simon RennerIn the brain, our perception arises from a complex interplay of neurons that are connected via

Updated on: February 21,2024

Secret structure in the wiring diagram of the brain

by Petra Sandow,University of BonnCredit: UKB & LMU / Dr. Nataliya Kraynyukova; Dr. Simon RennerIn the brain, our perception arises from a complex interplay of neurons that are connected via

Updated on:February 21,2024

'Viral relicts' in the genome could fuel neurodegeneration

by Marcus Neitzert, Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen e.V. (DZNE)Different HERV glycoproteins increase intercellular protein aggregate spreading.aExperimental workflow.

Updated on: June 18,2024

'Viral relicts' in the genome could fuel neurodegeneration

by Marcus Neitzert, Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen e.V. (DZNE)Different HERV glycoproteins increase intercellular protein aggregate spreading.aExperimental workflow.

Updated on:June 18,2024