Studies identify novel underpinnings of genetic ALS

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityLeft: Neuron at the motor cortex of a C9ORF72 patient stained for MAP2 and rRNA, showing the pattern of expression of ribosomal RNA in a human neuron mos

Updated on: January 10,2024

Studies identify novel underpinnings of genetic ALS

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityLeft: Neuron at the motor cortex of a C9ORF72 patient stained for MAP2 and rRNA, showing the pattern of expression of ribosomal RNA in a human neuron mos

Updated on:January 10,2024

FDA approves Miplyffa for treatment of Niemann-Pick disease, type C

by Lori SolomonThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Zevra Therapeutics' Miplyffa (arimoclomol), an oral medication for the treatment of Niemann-Pick disease, type C (NPC).Miplyffa, i

Updated on: November 11,2024

FDA approves Miplyffa for treatment of Niemann-Pick disease, type C

by Lori SolomonThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Zevra Therapeutics' Miplyffa (arimoclomol), an oral medication for the treatment of Niemann-Pick disease, type C (NPC).Miplyffa, i

Updated on:November 11,2024

Could sudden infant death syndrome be caused by unrecognized brain infections?

by Nancy Fliesler,Children's Hospital BostonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainSome infants who pass away from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) are known to have had acute minor infections.

Updated on: March 30,2024

Could sudden infant death syndrome be caused by unrecognized brain infections?

by Nancy Fliesler,Children's Hospital BostonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainSome infants who pass away from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) are known to have had acute minor infections.

Updated on:March 30,2024

Approaching and avoiding 'bad' decisions are linked with different neural communication patterns

by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical XpressOverall neural network organization for avoiding decisions (A), as opposed to approaching decisions (B). These different network organizations potentially show more c

Updated on: January 11,2024

Approaching and avoiding 'bad' decisions are linked with different neural communication patterns

by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical XpressOverall neural network organization for avoiding decisions (A), as opposed to approaching decisions (B). These different network organizations potentially show more c

Updated on:January 11,2024

Dementia rates higher in men with common genetic disorder haemochromatosis

by University of ExeterCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research has found that men who have the Western world's most common genetic disorder are more likely to develop dementia, compared to thos

Updated on: June 11,2024

Dementia rates higher in men with common genetic disorder haemochromatosis

by University of ExeterCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research has found that men who have the Western world's most common genetic disorder are more likely to develop dementia, compared to thos

Updated on:June 11,2024

The combination of dementia and domestic abuse is all too often overlooked

by Rebecca Zerk and Sarah Wydall,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageAround the world, domestic abuse affectsone in three women, and every three seconds,someone develops dement

Updated on: May 08,2024

The combination of dementia and domestic abuse is all too often overlooked

by Rebecca Zerk and Sarah Wydall,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageAround the world, domestic abuse affectsone in three women, and every three seconds,someone develops dement

Updated on:May 08,2024

Important signs of blood clots in the lungs missed in patients with dementia

by University of California, Los AngelesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPatients with dementia who had signs and risk factors of a pulmonary embolism, or a blood clot in the lungs, were much les

Updated on: May 09,2024

Important signs of blood clots in the lungs missed in patients with dementia

by University of California, Los AngelesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPatients with dementia who had signs and risk factors of a pulmonary embolism, or a blood clot in the lungs, were much les

Updated on:May 09,2024

Can 'colored noise' really improve our sleep?

by Béatrice St-Cyr-Leroux,University of MontrealCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOne in four people suffer from some kind of sleep disorder—insomnia, sleep apnea, narcolepsy, hypersomnia, restl

Updated on: March 05,2024

Can 'colored noise' really improve our sleep?

by Béatrice St-Cyr-Leroux,University of MontrealCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOne in four people suffer from some kind of sleep disorder—insomnia, sleep apnea, narcolepsy, hypersomnia, restl

Updated on:March 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

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

Inflammatory changes in the brain twenty years before Alzheimer onset

by Karolinska InstitutetSome of the researcher's PET-images.Roughly twenty years before the first symptoms of Alzheimer's disease appear, inflammatory changes in the brain can be seen, ac

Updated on: February 27,2024

Inflammatory changes in the brain twenty years before Alzheimer onset

by Karolinska InstitutetSome of the researcher's PET-images.Roughly twenty years before the first symptoms of Alzheimer's disease appear, inflammatory changes in the brain can be seen, ac

Updated on:February 27,2024

Brain stimulation may prove helpful to acute stroke patients, pilot study suggests

by University of California, Los AngelesCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainHighly targeted electrical stimulation to the brain showed promise as a new treatment for the most common type of stroke,

Updated on: February 03,2024

Brain stimulation may prove helpful to acute stroke patients, pilot study suggests

by University of California, Los AngelesCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainHighly targeted electrical stimulation to the brain showed promise as a new treatment for the most common type of stroke,

Updated on:February 03,2024

Researchers find regional variations in concussion diagnoses

by Marco Schimizzi,Michigan State UniversityCredit: AI-generated imageResearchers in Michigan State University's Department of Kinesiology found significant geographic variations in concussi

Updated on: September 03,2024

Researchers find regional variations in concussion diagnoses

by Marco Schimizzi,Michigan State UniversityCredit: AI-generated imageResearchers in Michigan State University's Department of Kinesiology found significant geographic variations in concussi

Updated on:September 03,2024