First U.S. clinical trial using adult allogeneic stem cells to treat Alzheimer's disease

by Emory UniversityA new study to assess the safety, tolerability and preliminary efficacy of allogeneic stem cells in persons with mild to moderate dementia due to Alzheimer's disease (AD) i

Updated on: March 07,2024

First U.S. clinical trial using adult allogeneic stem cells to treat Alzheimer's disease

by Emory UniversityA new study to assess the safety, tolerability and preliminary efficacy of allogeneic stem cells in persons with mild to moderate dementia due to Alzheimer's disease (AD) i

Updated on:March 07,2024

Risk factors for faster aging in the brain revealed in new study

by University of OxfordTo the left of the figure, the red-yellow color denotes the regions that degenerate earlier than the rest of the brain, and are vulnerable to Alzheimer's disease. These

Updated on: March 30,2024

Risk factors for faster aging in the brain revealed in new study

by University of OxfordTo the left of the figure, the red-yellow color denotes the regions that degenerate earlier than the rest of the brain, and are vulnerable to Alzheimer's disease. These

Updated on:March 30,2024

Make this Halloween a safe one for people with dementia

by Cara MurezHalloween is often frightening for loved ones who have dementia, but there are ways to keep it safe and not scary."Halloween can be very challenging and stressful for someone with de

Updated on: February 24,2024

Make this Halloween a safe one for people with dementia

by Cara MurezHalloween is often frightening for loved ones who have dementia, but there are ways to keep it safe and not scary."Halloween can be very challenging and stressful for someone with de

Updated on:February 24,2024

Neuroscientists uncover important thinning mechanism that affects how the brain matures in adolescence

byUniversity of MontrealCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhat determines how a teenager's brain is structured and how it evolves? In a scientific first, researchers led by Université de Montréal neu

Updated on: January 12,2024

Neuroscientists uncover important thinning mechanism that affects how the brain matures in adolescence

byUniversity of MontrealCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhat determines how a teenager's brain is structured and how it evolves? In a scientific first, researchers led by Université de Montréal neu

Updated on:January 12,2024

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

Magnetic resonance imaging shows brain inflammation in vivo for the first time

by Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)Researchers from the UMH-CSIC Neurosciences Institute have developed an innovative strategy that allows imaging of microglial and astrocyte activation in the

Updated on: February 05,2024

Magnetic resonance imaging shows brain inflammation in vivo for the first time

by Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)Researchers from the UMH-CSIC Neurosciences Institute have developed an innovative strategy that allows imaging of microglial and astrocyte activation in the

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

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

FDA approves Miplyffa for treatment of Niemann-Pick disease, type C

by Lori SolomonThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Zevra Therapeutics' Miplyffa (arimoclomol), an oral medication for the treatment of Niemann-Pick disease, type C (NPC).Miplyffa, i

Updated on: November 11,2024

FDA approves Miplyffa for treatment of Niemann-Pick disease, type C

by Lori SolomonThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Zevra Therapeutics' Miplyffa (arimoclomol), an oral medication for the treatment of Niemann-Pick disease, type C (NPC).Miplyffa, i

Updated on:November 11,2024

Neuromuscular training cuts onset of chemo-induced peripheral neuropathy

by Elana GotkineNeuromuscular training reduces the onset of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN), according to a study published online July 1 inJAMA Internal Medicine.Fiona Streckm

Updated on: July 31,2024

Neuromuscular training cuts onset of chemo-induced peripheral neuropathy

by Elana GotkineNeuromuscular training reduces the onset of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN), according to a study published online July 1 inJAMA Internal Medicine.Fiona Streckm

Updated on:July 31,2024

Inflammatory changes in the brain twenty years before Alzheimer onset

by Karolinska InstitutetSome of the researcher's PET-images.Roughly twenty years before the first symptoms of Alzheimer's disease appear, inflammatory changes in the brain can be seen, ac

Updated on: February 27,2024

Inflammatory changes in the brain twenty years before Alzheimer onset

by Karolinska InstitutetSome of the researcher's PET-images.Roughly twenty years before the first symptoms of Alzheimer's disease appear, inflammatory changes in the brain can be seen, ac

Updated on:February 27,2024

'Care Chair' helps detect patients' movements, mental state

by Joe Mccune,Missouri University of Science and TechnologyDebraj De, a postdoctoral fellow at Missouri S&T, and S&T professor Sajal Das developed a chair sensor device that can detect a

Updated on: March 09,2024

'Care Chair' helps detect patients' movements, mental state

by Joe Mccune,Missouri University of Science and TechnologyDebraj De, a postdoctoral fellow at Missouri S&T, and S&T professor Sajal Das developed a chair sensor device that can detect a

Updated on:March 09,2024

Brain changes: Examining the lingering effects of COVID-19

by Society for NeuroscienceCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMore profoundly than previously believed, the virus that causes COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, can impact the brain for months after infection.

Updated on: February 18,2024

Brain changes: Examining the lingering effects of COVID-19

by Society for NeuroscienceCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMore profoundly than previously believed, the virus that causes COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, can impact the brain for months after infection.

Updated on:February 18,2024