Your education and income level may affect your survival, recovery from stroke

byAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainPeople with low education and income levels may have a 10% increased risk of death or being dependent on others to complete daily tasks th

Updated on: January 10,2024

Your education and income level may affect your survival, recovery from stroke

byAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainPeople with low education and income levels may have a 10% increased risk of death or being dependent on others to complete daily tasks th

Updated on:January 10,2024

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

Pioneering surgical approach set to pave the way for hearing loss treatment

byUniversity of SheffieldDrawing showing the trajectory for injection to the cochlear nerve in the internal auditory meatus via the round window. Image by Karin Lodin. Credit:Scientific Re

Updated on: November 27,2024

Pioneering surgical approach set to pave the way for hearing loss treatment

byUniversity of SheffieldDrawing showing the trajectory for injection to the cochlear nerve in the internal auditory meatus via the round window. Image by Karin Lodin. Credit:Scientific Re

Updated on:November 27,2024

New insights into the role of the different meningeal layers in autoimmune-inflammatory diseases

by Stefan Weller, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen - Georg-August-UniversitätAuthors of the publication: (f. l.) Prof. Dr. Alexander Flügel (Institute Director), Dr. Arianna Merlini (First author, postdo

Updated on: February 05,2024

New insights into the role of the different meningeal layers in autoimmune-inflammatory diseases

by Stefan Weller, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen - Georg-August-UniversitätAuthors of the publication: (f. l.) Prof. Dr. Alexander Flügel (Institute Director), Dr. Arianna Merlini (First author, postdo

Updated on:February 05,2024

No cure for Alzheimer's disease in my lifetime

by Norman A. Paradis,The ConversationCredit: SAM LIN from PexelsBiogen recently announced that it was abandoning its late stage drug for Alzheimer's,aducanumab, causing investors to&nb

Updated on: April 16,2024

No cure for Alzheimer's disease in my lifetime

by Norman A. Paradis,The ConversationCredit: SAM LIN from PexelsBiogen recently announced that it was abandoning its late stage drug for Alzheimer's,aducanumab, causing investors to&nb

Updated on:April 16,2024

A new treatment reduces inflammation in multiple sclerosis mice models

by Autonomous University of BarcelonaMaR1 reduces pro-inflammatory cytokines in the spinal cord of EAE mice. Plot showing the fold change in cytokine protein levels of different cytokines in the

Updated on: March 25,2024

A new treatment reduces inflammation in multiple sclerosis mice models

by Autonomous University of BarcelonaMaR1 reduces pro-inflammatory cytokines in the spinal cord of EAE mice. Plot showing the fold change in cytokine protein levels of different cytokines in the

Updated on:March 25,2024

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

Survey uncovers pandemic's complex impact on people living with dementia and their families

by Kerry Blackadar,University of British ColumbiaCredit:Huy Phan/UnsplashCOVID-19 has been especially challenging for people living with dementia, their families and caregivers, confirms a

Updated on: May 22,2024

Survey uncovers pandemic's complex impact on people living with dementia and their families

by Kerry Blackadar,University of British ColumbiaCredit:Huy Phan/UnsplashCOVID-19 has been especially challenging for people living with dementia, their families and caregivers, confirms a

Updated on:May 22,2024

A new book by neuroscientist offers strategies for reducing the risk of Alzheimer's disease

by Julie Cohen,University of California - Santa BarbaraA brain illustration. Credit: UCSBDiet, exercise, a good night's sleep—all sound recommendations for mitigating one's risk for ever

Updated on: February 27,2024

A new book by neuroscientist offers strategies for reducing the risk of Alzheimer's disease

by Julie Cohen,University of California - Santa BarbaraA brain illustration. Credit: UCSBDiet, exercise, a good night's sleep—all sound recommendations for mitigating one's risk for ever

Updated on:February 27,2024

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

Smarter CT scans may approach the level of MRI and support dementia diagnosis

by Margareta G. Kubista,Swedish Research CouncilImaging-based volumetric measures. The CT-based GM, WM, CSF, ICV and VCSF maps were automatically segmented using deep-learning techniques. Credit

Updated on: March 02,2024

Smarter CT scans may approach the level of MRI and support dementia diagnosis

by Margareta G. Kubista,Swedish Research CouncilImaging-based volumetric measures. The CT-based GM, WM, CSF, ICV and VCSF maps were automatically segmented using deep-learning techniques. Credit

Updated on:March 02,2024