Dementia rates more than 20% higher among black adults than UK average

by University College LondonCrude dementia prevalence (95% CI) in those aged 65 and over, by ethnic group. Credit:Alzheimer's & Dementia(2022). DOI: 10.1002/alz.12774Dementia

Updated on: June 07,2024

Dementia rates more than 20% higher among black adults than UK average

by University College LondonCrude dementia prevalence (95% CI) in those aged 65 and over, by ethnic group. Credit:Alzheimer's & Dementia(2022). DOI: 10.1002/alz.12774Dementia

Updated on:June 07,2024

MRI method purported to detect neurons' rapid impulses produces its own misleading signals instead

by McGovern Institute for Brain ResearchCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new way of imaging the brain with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) does not directly detect neural activity as originally rep

Updated on: March 30,2024

MRI method purported to detect neurons' rapid impulses produces its own misleading signals instead

by McGovern Institute for Brain ResearchCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new way of imaging the brain with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) does not directly detect neural activity as originally rep

Updated on:March 30,2024

Neuroscientists uncover therapeutic potential of low-dose ionizing radiation for traumatic brain injury, ischemic stroke

JANUARY 26, 2024 Editors' notesbyCity University of Hong KongLDIR treatment induces axonal sprouting, brain rewiring and EEG oscillatory activity two months after ischemic stroke. (A) In X-r

Updated on: March 13,2024

Neuroscientists uncover therapeutic potential of low-dose ionizing radiation for traumatic brain injury, ischemic stroke

JANUARY 26, 2024 Editors' notesbyCity University of Hong KongLDIR treatment induces axonal sprouting, brain rewiring and EEG oscillatory activity two months after ischemic stroke. (A) In X-r

Updated on:March 13,2024

Survey shows lack of brain health awareness among women

by Cleveland ClinicCredit: Cleveland ClinicNearly two-thirds of Americans with Alzheimer's disease are women, but according to a Women's Alzheimer's Movement at Cleveland Clinic surve

Updated on: May 22,2024

Survey shows lack of brain health awareness among women

by Cleveland ClinicCredit: Cleveland ClinicNearly two-thirds of Americans with Alzheimer's disease are women, but according to a Women's Alzheimer's Movement at Cleveland Clinic surve

Updated on:May 22,2024

People who cannot read may be three times as likely to develop dementia

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research has found that people who are illiterate, meaning they never learned to read or write, may have nearly three times greater ri

Updated on: May 05,2024

People who cannot read may be three times as likely to develop dementia

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research has found that people who are illiterate, meaning they never learned to read or write, may have nearly three times greater ri

Updated on:May 05,2024

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

Where you live may be associated with more successful stroke recovery

by American Heart AssociationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainStroke survivors living in areas with poor economic conditions were twice as likely to have a poor recovery compared to survivors liv

Updated on: March 15,2024

Where you live may be associated with more successful stroke recovery

by American Heart AssociationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainStroke survivors living in areas with poor economic conditions were twice as likely to have a poor recovery compared to survivors liv

Updated on:March 15,2024

New findings on physical activity could shape treatment for mild Alzheimer's disease

by University of KansasResearchers say understanding daily patterns of physical activity could help design more effective interventions. Credit: KUFor older adults, physical activity is apt to sh

Updated on: June 05,2024

New findings on physical activity could shape treatment for mild Alzheimer's disease

by University of KansasResearchers say understanding daily patterns of physical activity could help design more effective interventions. Credit: KUFor older adults, physical activity is apt to sh

Updated on:June 05,2024

Neural activity study shows the brain processes direct speech and its echo separately

byPublic Library of ScienceSpeech processing in an echoic environment. Credit: Jiaxin Gao (CC-BY 4.0, creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Echoes can make speech harder to understand, and tuning

Updated on: March 13,2024

Neural activity study shows the brain processes direct speech and its echo separately

byPublic Library of ScienceSpeech processing in an echoic environment. Credit: Jiaxin Gao (CC-BY 4.0, creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Echoes can make speech harder to understand, and tuning

Updated on:March 13,2024

Over 1.2 million people in England and Wales will be living with dementia by 2040

by British Medical JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainBy 2040, there will be over 1.2 million people living with dementia in England and Wales (an increase of 57% from 2016), largely due to increase

Updated on: May 20,2024

Over 1.2 million people in England and Wales will be living with dementia by 2040

by British Medical JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainBy 2040, there will be over 1.2 million people living with dementia in England and Wales (an increase of 57% from 2016), largely due to increase

Updated on:May 20,2024

Study reveals how, when and where non-invasive brain stimulation influences neuronal activity and cognition

byMonash UniversityOverall response time modulations in humans and in monkeys. Credit:Brain(2024). DOI: 10.1093/brain/awae273Brain stimulation using electrodes placed on the head has

Updated on: September 23,2024

Study reveals how, when and where non-invasive brain stimulation influences neuronal activity and cognition

byMonash UniversityOverall response time modulations in humans and in monkeys. Credit:Brain(2024). DOI: 10.1093/brain/awae273Brain stimulation using electrodes placed on the head has

Updated on:September 23,2024

Scientists identify how dietary restriction slows brain aging and increases lifespan

by Buck Institute for Research on Agingmtd interacts with the retromer complex and is required for retromer maintenance. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-44343-3

Updated on: April 26,2024

Scientists identify how dietary restriction slows brain aging and increases lifespan

by Buck Institute for Research on Agingmtd interacts with the retromer complex and is required for retromer maintenance. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-44343-3

Updated on:April 26,2024