Neurosurgeon explains the difference in brain aneurysms

by Deb Balzer, Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: CC0 Public DomainEach year, nearly half a million people worldwide die from brain aneurysms. In the U.S., an estimated 6.7 million people have an unruptu

Updated on: March 28,2024

Neurosurgeon explains the difference in brain aneurysms

by Deb Balzer, Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: CC0 Public DomainEach year, nearly half a million people worldwide die from brain aneurysms. In the U.S., an estimated 6.7 million people have an unruptu

Updated on:March 28,2024

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

Omega-3 levels affect whether B vitamins can slow brain's decline

by University of OxfordWhile research has already established that B vitamin supplements can help slow mental decline in older people with memory problems, an international team have now found th

Updated on: February 27,2024

Omega-3 levels affect whether B vitamins can slow brain's decline

by University of OxfordWhile research has already established that B vitamin supplements can help slow mental decline in older people with memory problems, an international team have now found th

Updated on:February 27,2024

Leading AI chatbots show dementia-like cognitive decline in tests, raising questions about their future in medicine

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAlmost all leading large language models or "chatbots" show signs of mild cognitive impairment in tests widely used to spot ea

Updated on: January 18,2025

Leading AI chatbots show dementia-like cognitive decline in tests, raising questions about their future in medicine

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAlmost all leading large language models or "chatbots" show signs of mild cognitive impairment in tests widely used to spot ea

Updated on:January 18,2025

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

Structure of adult brain, previously thought to be fixed, is changed by treatment

by European College of NeuropsychopharmacologyRepresentative map of the affected connections in the brain. The number of these connections increased after treatment. Credit: Jonathan ReppleScient

Updated on: February 05,2024

Structure of adult brain, previously thought to be fixed, is changed by treatment

by European College of NeuropsychopharmacologyRepresentative map of the affected connections in the brain. The number of these connections increased after treatment. Credit: Jonathan ReppleScient

Updated on:February 05,2024

Having great-grandparents, cousins with Alzheimer's linked to higher risk

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainHaving a parent with Alzheimer's disease has been known to raise a person's risk of developing the disease, but new research sugge

Updated on: May 05,2024

Having great-grandparents, cousins with Alzheimer's linked to higher risk

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainHaving a parent with Alzheimer's disease has been known to raise a person's risk of developing the disease, but new research sugge

Updated on:May 05,2024

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

Viral infections including COVID are among the important causes of dementia. One more reason to consider vaccination

by John Donne Potter,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWith more of us living into old age than at any other time, dementia is increasing steadily worldwide, with major individua

Updated on: April 29,2024

Viral infections including COVID are among the important causes of dementia. One more reason to consider vaccination

by John Donne Potter,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWith more of us living into old age than at any other time, dementia is increasing steadily worldwide, with major individua

Updated on:April 29,2024

How toxic protein spreads in Alzheimer's disease

by Lund UniversityDiagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.Toxic versions of the protein tau are believed to cause death of neurons of the br

Updated on: April 18,2024

How toxic protein spreads in Alzheimer's disease

by Lund UniversityDiagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.Toxic versions of the protein tau are believed to cause death of neurons of the br

Updated on:April 18,2024

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

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