Could a computer diagnose Alzheimer's disease and dementia?

by Gina Mantica,Boston UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIt takes a lot of time—and money—to diagnose Alzheimer's disease. After running lengthy in-person neuropsychological exams,

Updated on: June 18,2024

Could a computer diagnose Alzheimer's disease and dementia?

by Gina Mantica,Boston UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIt takes a lot of time—and money—to diagnose Alzheimer's disease. After running lengthy in-person neuropsychological exams,

Updated on:June 18,2024

Family history linked to increased Alzheimer's risk

by Alzheimer's Research UKCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers in Utah have found that people who have relatives who died of Alzheimer's are more likely to develop the disease. The findin

Updated on: June 20,2024

Family history linked to increased Alzheimer's risk

by Alzheimer's Research UKCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers in Utah have found that people who have relatives who died of Alzheimer's are more likely to develop the disease. The findin

Updated on:June 20,2024

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

New study discovers how neurons die in Alzheimer's disease

by Medical Research CouncilNeurons immunoreactive to AT8, PHF1 or MC1 are segmented in Imaris software and rendered to reveal intracellular X34 staining (β-sheet fibrillary structures), an indica

Updated on: March 02,2024

New study discovers how neurons die in Alzheimer's disease

by Medical Research CouncilNeurons immunoreactive to AT8, PHF1 or MC1 are segmented in Imaris software and rendered to reveal intracellular X34 staining (β-sheet fibrillary structures), an indica

Updated on:March 02,2024

Assessment of balance deficits in neurocognitive disorders

by University of TsukubaCredit: Marta Wave from PexelsBalance is important to maintain in many aspects of life, but the most important may be your body's sense of balance—also known as vestib

Updated on: March 19,2024

Assessment of balance deficits in neurocognitive disorders

by University of TsukubaCredit: Marta Wave from PexelsBalance is important to maintain in many aspects of life, but the most important may be your body's sense of balance—also known as vestib

Updated on:March 19,2024

Targeting the LANDO pathway holds a potential clue to treating Alzheimer's disease

by St. Jude Children's Research HospitalBradlee Heckmann, Ph.D., of St. Jude Immunology. Credit: St. Jude Children's Research HospitalScientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospit

Updated on: April 25,2024

Targeting the LANDO pathway holds a potential clue to treating Alzheimer's disease

by St. Jude Children's Research HospitalBradlee Heckmann, Ph.D., of St. Jude Immunology. Credit: St. Jude Children's Research HospitalScientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospit

Updated on:April 25,2024

Personality changes don't precede clinical onset of Alzheimer's, study shows

by Doug Carlson,Florida State UniversityFor years, scientists and physicians have been debating whether personality and behavior changes might appear prior to the onset of Alzheimer's diseas

Updated on: March 07,2024

Personality changes don't precede clinical onset of Alzheimer's, study shows

by Doug Carlson,Florida State UniversityFor years, scientists and physicians have been debating whether personality and behavior changes might appear prior to the onset of Alzheimer's diseas

Updated on:March 07,2024

SARS-CoV-2 virus found to migrate within neurons and infect the brain

byPasteur InstituteClinical profile of hamsters infected with SARS-CoV-2 original virus (Wuhan), the recombinant Wuhan/ΔORF7ab or the variants of concern (VoC) Gamma, Delta, and Omicron/BA.1.&nb

Updated on: January 12,2024

SARS-CoV-2 virus found to migrate within neurons and infect the brain

byPasteur InstituteClinical profile of hamsters infected with SARS-CoV-2 original virus (Wuhan), the recombinant Wuhan/ΔORF7ab or the variants of concern (VoC) Gamma, Delta, and Omicron/BA.1.&nb

Updated on:January 12,2024

Small brains can accomplish big things, according to new theoretical research

Small brains can accomplish big things, according to new theoretical researchbyHoward Hughes Medical InstituteA biological attractor network overcomes hypothesized limitations of discreteness. C

Updated on: October 18,2024

Small brains can accomplish big things, according to new theoretical research

Small brains can accomplish big things, according to new theoretical researchbyHoward Hughes Medical InstituteA biological attractor network overcomes hypothesized limitations of discreteness. C

Updated on:October 18,2024

Broken brain cells repaired in dementia mouse model

by Society for NeuroscienceRepresentative images of the hippocampus and Entorhinal cortex. Credit: Terreros-Roncal et al.JNeurosci(2019)Dysfunctional neurons in the hippocampus of adu

Updated on: May 06,2024

Broken brain cells repaired in dementia mouse model

by Society for NeuroscienceRepresentative images of the hippocampus and Entorhinal cortex. Credit: Terreros-Roncal et al.JNeurosci(2019)Dysfunctional neurons in the hippocampus of adu

Updated on:May 06,2024

Giving common muscle relaxant via nose shows potential to treat neurodegenerative diseases

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainDelivering the medication dantrolene through the nose

Updated on: July 01,2024

Giving common muscle relaxant via nose shows potential to treat neurodegenerative diseases

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainDelivering the medication dantrolene through the nose

Updated on:July 01,2024

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