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

Aduhelm: Will Medicare cover the controversial Alzheimer's drug?

by Dennis Thompson(HealthDay)—Following a months-long and unprecedented review, Medicare officials expect to announce within the next couple of weeks whether the program will cover the controversial A

Updated on: March 26,2024

Aduhelm: Will Medicare cover the controversial Alzheimer's drug?

by Dennis Thompson(HealthDay)—Following a months-long and unprecedented review, Medicare officials expect to announce within the next couple of weeks whether the program will cover the controversial A

Updated on:March 26,2024

New research finds two regions of the brain critical to integrating semantic information while reading

byUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainTwo different regions of the brain are critical to integrating semantic information while reading, which co

Updated on: January 12,2024

New research finds two regions of the brain critical to integrating semantic information while reading

byUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainTwo different regions of the brain are critical to integrating semantic information while reading, which co

Updated on:January 12,2024

Alzheimer's vs. other dementias: What's the difference?

by Ann SchreiberImagine struggling to remember your loved ones, the places you've been or even your own name. The haunting reality of Alzheimer's disease and dementia is a terrifying prospect

Updated on: April 10,2024

Alzheimer's vs. other dementias: What's the difference?

by Ann SchreiberImagine struggling to remember your loved ones, the places you've been or even your own name. The haunting reality of Alzheimer's disease and dementia is a terrifying prospect

Updated on:April 10,2024

Patient-specific mathematical model determines how aneurysm shape and size influence growth and rupture

by American Institute of PhysicsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainCerebral aneurysms appear in 5% to 8% of the general population. The blood vessel rupture and resultant blood leakage within the

Updated on: February 03,2024

Patient-specific mathematical model determines how aneurysm shape and size influence growth and rupture

by American Institute of PhysicsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainCerebral aneurysms appear in 5% to 8% of the general population. The blood vessel rupture and resultant blood leakage within the

Updated on:February 03,2024

Anxiety may be contagious, mouse study suggests

bySociety for NeuroscienceCredit: CC0 Public DomainSevere instances of stress experienced early in life (ELS) are a risk factor for developing neuropsychiatric diseases, such as anxiety, later i

Updated on: January 12,2024

Anxiety may be contagious, mouse study suggests

bySociety for NeuroscienceCredit: CC0 Public DomainSevere instances of stress experienced early in life (ELS) are a risk factor for developing neuropsychiatric diseases, such as anxiety, later i

Updated on:January 12,2024

Brain differences suggest that children and adults use different strategies to understand social interactions

by Bangor UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainUnderstanding the meaning of social interactions is an important human ability that relies on deciphering different kinds of social informati

Updated on: February 21,2024

Brain differences suggest that children and adults use different strategies to understand social interactions

by Bangor UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainUnderstanding the meaning of social interactions is an important human ability that relies on deciphering different kinds of social informati

Updated on:February 21,2024

Depression symptoms in Alzheimer's could be signs for cognitive decline

by Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainBOSTON -Increasingly, Alzheimer's disease (AD) research has focused on the preclinical stage, when people have biological evidence of

Updated on: April 18,2024

Depression symptoms in Alzheimer's could be signs for cognitive decline

by Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainBOSTON -Increasingly, Alzheimer's disease (AD) research has focused on the preclinical stage, when people have biological evidence of

Updated on:April 18,2024

Brain scans reveal the hidden shape of thinking and predict students' learning better than test scores

byGeorgetown UniversityGeorgetown students gather around a computer during a Biology lab. Credit: Georgetown UniversityThe traditional tests and grades that educators have long used may measure

Updated on: February 21,2024

Brain scans reveal the hidden shape of thinking and predict students' learning better than test scores

byGeorgetown UniversityGeorgetown students gather around a computer during a Biology lab. Credit: Georgetown UniversityThe traditional tests and grades that educators have long used may measure

Updated on:February 21,2024

Untangling APOE ε4's association to tau tangles

by McGill UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainFor years, physicians have been aware that patients carrying the apolipoprotein E4 (APOEε4) gene are at a greater risk of developing Alzheimer's d

Updated on: July 01,2024

Untangling APOE ε4's association to tau tangles

by McGill UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainFor years, physicians have been aware that patients carrying the apolipoprotein E4 (APOEε4) gene are at a greater risk of developing Alzheimer's d

Updated on:July 01,2024

Can Mediterranean diet help people with MS preserve thinking skills?

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPeople with multiple sclerosis (MS) who follow a Mediterranean diet may have a lower risk for problems with memory and thinking sk

Updated on: May 20,2024

Can Mediterranean diet help people with MS preserve thinking skills?

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPeople with multiple sclerosis (MS) who follow a Mediterranean diet may have a lower risk for problems with memory and thinking sk

Updated on:May 20,2024

How a single synapse transmits both visual and subconscious information to the brain of fruit flies

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressACh and histamine act on distinct neurons. Credit:Nature(2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06681-6Research led by Peking University, China, has discovered a

Updated on: January 12,2024

How a single synapse transmits both visual and subconscious information to the brain of fruit flies

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressACh and histamine act on distinct neurons. Credit:Nature(2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06681-6Research led by Peking University, China, has discovered a

Updated on:January 12,2024