Early-life stress can disrupt maturation of brain's reward circuits, promoting disorders

by University of California, IrvineA projection of CRH/GABA neurons in the medial BLA to the medial NAc shell.a–cRetrograde tracing of CRH+neuronal inputs to medial NAc shell of

Updated on: March 26,2024

Early-life stress can disrupt maturation of brain's reward circuits, promoting disorders

by University of California, IrvineA projection of CRH/GABA neurons in the medial BLA to the medial NAc shell.a–cRetrograde tracing of CRH+neuronal inputs to medial NAc shell of

Updated on:March 26,2024

Brain changes may fuel 'long COVID' anxiety, confusion

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHere's more evidence of the toll that COVID-19 takes on the human brain: A new study finds biomarkers of neuron damage and brain inflammation in the blood are asso

Updated on: February 18,2024

Brain changes may fuel 'long COVID' anxiety, confusion

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHere's more evidence of the toll that COVID-19 takes on the human brain: A new study finds biomarkers of neuron damage and brain inflammation in the blood are asso

Updated on:February 18,2024

Alzheimer's meds are mostly tested in whites. That worries Black patients, caregivers

by Sydney MurphyLarry Griner resigned from his job in California and moved back to his childhood home in Baltimore nearly five years ago so he could care for his mother, Norma.She had been diagnosed w

Updated on: April 08,2024

Alzheimer's meds are mostly tested in whites. That worries Black patients, caregivers

by Sydney MurphyLarry Griner resigned from his job in California and moved back to his childhood home in Baltimore nearly five years ago so he could care for his mother, Norma.She had been diagnosed w

Updated on:April 08,2024

Cancer chemotherapy drug reverses Alzheimer's symptoms in mice

by University of British ColumbiaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA drug commonly used to treat cancer can restore memory and cognitive function in mice that display symptoms of Alzheimer's d

Updated on: April 25,2024

Cancer chemotherapy drug reverses Alzheimer's symptoms in mice

by University of British ColumbiaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA drug commonly used to treat cancer can restore memory and cognitive function in mice that display symptoms of Alzheimer's d

Updated on:April 25,2024

Researchers find unanticipated complexity in aging brain's memory decline

by Stephen Fontenot,University of Texas at DallasSabina Srokova Ph.D. and Dr. Michael Rugg, director of the Center for Vital Longevity. Credit: University of Texas at DallasResearchers from The

Updated on: March 28,2024

Researchers find unanticipated complexity in aging brain's memory decline

by Stephen Fontenot,University of Texas at DallasSabina Srokova Ph.D. and Dr. Michael Rugg, director of the Center for Vital Longevity. Credit: University of Texas at DallasResearchers from The

Updated on:March 28,2024

Patients with Alzheimer's dementia and related disorders who also have delirium incur greater health care costs

by Brigham and Women's HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAlzheimer's Dementia and Related Disorders (ADRD) affects upwards of 5 million people in the United States, with no known t

Updated on: June 07,2024

Patients with Alzheimer's dementia and related disorders who also have delirium incur greater health care costs

by Brigham and Women's HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAlzheimer's Dementia and Related Disorders (ADRD) affects upwards of 5 million people in the United States, with no known t

Updated on:June 07,2024

Lecanemab: Experimental drug is a ray of hope for Alzheimer's disease

by Frederic Calon and Étienne Aumont,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageOn Nov. 30, Eisai and Biogen announced theresults of their latest phase 3 clinical trial in Alzheimer's d

Updated on: March 30,2024

Lecanemab: Experimental drug is a ray of hope for Alzheimer's disease

by Frederic Calon and Étienne Aumont,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageOn Nov. 30, Eisai and Biogen announced theresults of their latest phase 3 clinical trial in Alzheimer's d

Updated on:March 30,2024

Disorders of consciousness: Increasing awareness of advances in brain injury medicine

by IOS PressCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainEmerging trends and new developments in the care and management of patients with disorders of consciousness (DoC) are increasingly focused on a multid

Updated on: March 19,2024

Disorders of consciousness: Increasing awareness of advances in brain injury medicine

by IOS PressCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainEmerging trends and new developments in the care and management of patients with disorders of consciousness (DoC) are increasingly focused on a multid

Updated on:March 19,2024

High biological age may increase the risk of dementia and stroke

by Karolinska InstitutetCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPeople who have a higher biological age than their actual chronological age have a significantly increased risk of stroke and dementia, e

Updated on: February 24,2024

High biological age may increase the risk of dementia and stroke

by Karolinska InstitutetCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPeople who have a higher biological age than their actual chronological age have a significantly increased risk of stroke and dementia, e

Updated on:February 24,2024

New alteration in the brains of people with Alzheimer's discovered

by Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDespite the important advances in research in recent years, the etiopathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease is still not fu

Updated on: April 20,2024

New alteration in the brains of people with Alzheimer's discovered

by Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDespite the important advances in research in recent years, the etiopathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease is still not fu

Updated on:April 20,2024

Understanding genetic risk could save sight and predict multiple sclerosis earlier in young people

byUniversity of ExeterCredit: CC0 Public DomainYoung people could be spared from going blind by a new genetic risk tool that could also help diagnose multiple sclerosis (MS) earlier, to start ef

Updated on: April 22,2024

Understanding genetic risk could save sight and predict multiple sclerosis earlier in young people

byUniversity of ExeterCredit: CC0 Public DomainYoung people could be spared from going blind by a new genetic risk tool that could also help diagnose multiple sclerosis (MS) earlier, to start ef

Updated on:April 22,2024

How the brain's immune system worsens epilepsy

by Richard C. Lewis,University of IowaUniversity of Iowa biologists have definitively linked the brain's immune system to epilepsy. The caption shows the sequence of events that triggers wor

Updated on: February 21,2024

How the brain's immune system worsens epilepsy

by Richard C. Lewis,University of IowaUniversity of Iowa biologists have definitively linked the brain's immune system to epilepsy. The caption shows the sequence of events that triggers wor

Updated on:February 21,2024