Researchers discover a new face-detecting brain circuit

byNational Eye InstituteGongchen Yu, Ph.D., Leor Katz, Ph.D., and Richard Krauzlis, Ph.D. Credit: Dustin Hays, National Eye InstituteScientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have un

Updated on: July 05,2024

Researchers discover a new face-detecting brain circuit

byNational Eye InstituteGongchen Yu, Ph.D., Leor Katz, Ph.D., and Richard Krauzlis, Ph.D. Credit: Dustin Hays, National Eye InstituteScientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have un

Updated on:July 05,2024

Need for formal bereavement support in dementia care is largely underestimated

by University College LondonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe need for grief counseling in dementia care may be substantially underestimated, according to new research led by a UCL academic.T

Updated on: May 08,2024

Need for formal bereavement support in dementia care is largely underestimated

by University College LondonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe need for grief counseling in dementia care may be substantially underestimated, according to new research led by a UCL academic.T

Updated on:May 08,2024

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

Mice with frequent flier miles advance the Alzheimer's cause

by University of KentuckyOlivier Thibault's lab at UK uses calcium imaging techniques to measure how neurons are affected over time. Thibault leads one of four groups in a multi-center grant

Updated on: June 01,2024

Mice with frequent flier miles advance the Alzheimer's cause

by University of KentuckyOlivier Thibault's lab at UK uses calcium imaging techniques to measure how neurons are affected over time. Thibault leads one of four groups in a multi-center grant

Updated on:June 01,2024

Inflammation-triggering cellular pathway identified as potential new drug target for Alzheimer's disease

Updated on: March 09,2025

Inflammation-triggering cellular pathway identified as potential new drug target for Alzheimer's disease

Updated on:March 09,2025

Neuralink shows quadriplegic playing chess with brain implant

Elon Musk's Neuralink startup designed a surgical robot to implant devices into brains to link them to computers.Neuralink on Wednesday streamed a video of its first human patient playing computer

Updated on: March 28,2024

Neuralink shows quadriplegic playing chess with brain implant

Elon Musk's Neuralink startup designed a surgical robot to implant devices into brains to link them to computers.Neuralink on Wednesday streamed a video of its first human patient playing computer

Updated on:March 28,2024

Thinking 'out-of-the-box' may build a better brain and prevent dementia

by Florida Atlantic UniversityFAU Neuroscientist James Galvin, M.D., uses the functional range of motion board to test a patient's manual dexterity as part of the Dementia Prevention Initiati

Updated on: March 13,2024

Thinking 'out-of-the-box' may build a better brain and prevent dementia

by Florida Atlantic UniversityFAU Neuroscientist James Galvin, M.D., uses the functional range of motion board to test a patient's manual dexterity as part of the Dementia Prevention Initiati

Updated on:March 13,2024

How ApoE4 endangers the brain

by Max Delbrück Center for Molecular MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainApolipoprotein E (ApoE) is kind of like a delivery service for the human brain. It supplies neurons with important nutrients,

Updated on: March 19,2024

How ApoE4 endangers the brain

by Max Delbrück Center for Molecular MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainApolipoprotein E (ApoE) is kind of like a delivery service for the human brain. It supplies neurons with important nutrients,

Updated on:March 19,2024

Alzheimer's linked to the brain's 'garbage disposal service'

by Andrew Spence, The LeadPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainResearchers in South Australia have found a genetic link between Alzheimer's disease and the

Updated on: April 25,2024

Alzheimer's linked to the brain's 'garbage disposal service'

by Andrew Spence, The LeadPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainResearchers in South Australia have found a genetic link between Alzheimer's disease and the

Updated on:April 25,2024

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

Power of light and oxygen clears Alzheimer's disease protein in live mice

by University of TokyoCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA small, light-activated molecule recently tested in mice represents a new approach to eliminating clumps of amyloid protein found in the b

Updated on: June 05,2024

Power of light and oxygen clears Alzheimer's disease protein in live mice

by University of TokyoCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA small, light-activated molecule recently tested in mice represents a new approach to eliminating clumps of amyloid protein found in the b

Updated on:June 05,2024

Bench-to-bedside drug design could lead to new Alzheimer's disease treatments

by University of GlasgowCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn international team of scientists and pharmaceutical collaborators has made a breakthrough "bench to bedside" discovery, ten years in

Updated on: May 13,2024

Bench-to-bedside drug design could lead to new Alzheimer's disease treatments

by University of GlasgowCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn international team of scientists and pharmaceutical collaborators has made a breakthrough "bench to bedside" discovery, ten years in

Updated on:May 13,2024