Untangling the threads of early onset dementia

by Lynda De Widt, Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainChanges in personality, behavior and language are hallmarks of frontotemporal dementia (FTD), the most common form of dementi

Updated on: April 06,2024

Untangling the threads of early onset dementia

by Lynda De Widt, Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainChanges in personality, behavior and language are hallmarks of frontotemporal dementia (FTD), the most common form of dementi

Updated on:April 06,2024

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

Depression in Alzheimer's has different risk factors than depression in those without dementia

by University of BristolGDS trajectory analysis in NACC (A). Individuals with persistent depressive symptoms during follow-up (group 5) appeared to have more apathy (C), anxiety (D), and NPI rate

Updated on: April 20,2024

Depression in Alzheimer's has different risk factors than depression in those without dementia

by University of BristolGDS trajectory analysis in NACC (A). Individuals with persistent depressive symptoms during follow-up (group 5) appeared to have more apathy (C), anxiety (D), and NPI rate

Updated on:April 20,2024

Specific brain responses to traumatic stress linked to PTSD risk

by University of North Carolina Health CareCredit: CC0 Public DomainResults from the largest prospective study of its kind indicate that in the initial days and weeks after experiencing trauma, i

Updated on: February 21,2024

Specific brain responses to traumatic stress linked to PTSD risk

by University of North Carolina Health CareCredit: CC0 Public DomainResults from the largest prospective study of its kind indicate that in the initial days and weeks after experiencing trauma, i

Updated on:February 21,2024

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

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

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

World's first collection of brain metastasis living samples will help treat each patient with the most effective therapy

byThe Spanish National Cancer Research CentreSample prepared, classified and conserved at the CNIO Biobank. Credit: Laura M. Lombardía / CNIOAt 18 Spanish hospitals, when a patient with brain me

Updated on: January 12,2024

World's first collection of brain metastasis living samples will help treat each patient with the most effective therapy

byThe Spanish National Cancer Research CentreSample prepared, classified and conserved at the CNIO Biobank. Credit: Laura M. Lombardía / CNIOAt 18 Spanish hospitals, when a patient with brain me

Updated on:January 12,2024

How the discovery of an Alzheimer's tipping point could improve drug trials

by Robin Marks,University of California, San FranciscoDormant tau proteins in the brain's memory centers (red) are spurred to spread as amyloid beta (blue) develops in the neocortex. When th

Updated on: April 20,2024

How the discovery of an Alzheimer's tipping point could improve drug trials

by Robin Marks,University of California, San FranciscoDormant tau proteins in the brain's memory centers (red) are spurred to spread as amyloid beta (blue) develops in the neocortex. When th

Updated on:April 20,2024

Beyond neurons: How cells called astrocytes contribute to brain disorders

by Salk InstituteSalk researchers studied the molecules produced by astrocytes, like those pictured, to understand how the cells play a role in neurodevelopmental disorders. Credit: Salk Institut

Updated on: February 03,2024

Beyond neurons: How cells called astrocytes contribute to brain disorders

by Salk InstituteSalk researchers studied the molecules produced by astrocytes, like those pictured, to understand how the cells play a role in neurodevelopmental disorders. Credit: Salk Institut

Updated on:February 03,2024

Eli Lilly changes outcome goals in Alzheimer's drug study

by Linda A. JohnsonEli Lilly said Tuesday that it's changed the outcome goals for a late-stage patient study of its closely watched experimental drug for Alzheimer's disease, solanezumab.The E

Updated on: February 28,2024

Eli Lilly changes outcome goals in Alzheimer's drug study

by Linda A. JohnsonEli Lilly said Tuesday that it's changed the outcome goals for a late-stage patient study of its closely watched experimental drug for Alzheimer's disease, solanezumab.The E

Updated on:February 28,2024

Pilot study uses brainwave activity to assess depressed mood in healthy people

by University of TsukubaCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers from the University of Tsukuba found that the frequency of a brainwave phenomenon called phase resetting reflects daily changes in dep

Updated on: February 03,2024

Pilot study uses brainwave activity to assess depressed mood in healthy people

by University of TsukubaCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers from the University of Tsukuba found that the frequency of a brainwave phenomenon called phase resetting reflects daily changes in dep

Updated on:February 03,2024

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