Research reveals exercise brain boost can last for years

byUniversity of QueenslandCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA longitudinal study by University of Queensland researchers has found high-intensity interval exercise improves brain function in olde

Updated on: July 11,2024

Research reveals exercise brain boost can last for years

byUniversity of QueenslandCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA longitudinal study by University of Queensland researchers has found high-intensity interval exercise improves brain function in olde

Updated on:July 11,2024

IL-21 protein a key part of immune response to central nervous system infections

by Zachary Sweger,Pennsylvania State UniversityT cells infiltrating brains of MuPyV-infected mice captured in the Lukacher lab. Credit: Penn StateResearchers at Penn State College of Medicine no

Updated on: April 16,2024

IL-21 protein a key part of immune response to central nervous system infections

by Zachary Sweger,Pennsylvania State UniversityT cells infiltrating brains of MuPyV-infected mice captured in the Lukacher lab. Credit: Penn StateResearchers at Penn State College of Medicine no

Updated on:April 16,2024

ALS and dementia attacked by an RNA-hunting compound that recruits cell's own virus fighter

by The Scripps Research InstituteTo study the effectiveness of their compounds, the scientists directed cells from patients with ALS to become stem cells and then specialize into nerve cells. Cre

Updated on: June 14,2024

ALS and dementia attacked by an RNA-hunting compound that recruits cell's own virus fighter

by The Scripps Research InstituteTo study the effectiveness of their compounds, the scientists directed cells from patients with ALS to become stem cells and then specialize into nerve cells. Cre

Updated on:June 14,2024

How does the brain keep calm? Insight into brain stability and the key role of NMDA receptors

byTel-Aviv UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:Neuron(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2024.10.014Researchers at Tel Aviv University have made a fundamental discovery: the NMDA receptor

Updated on: November 28,2024

How does the brain keep calm? Insight into brain stability and the key role of NMDA receptors

byTel-Aviv UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:Neuron(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2024.10.014Researchers at Tel Aviv University have made a fundamental discovery: the NMDA receptor

Updated on:November 28,2024

New insights into the formation of toxic protein clumps in Alzheimer's disease

byForschungszentrum JuelichSmall Aβ oligomers (left: cryo-electron microscopy) are clumps consisting of just a few Aβ molecules. They cluster together to form short, worm-like structures known a

Updated on: April 18,2024

New insights into the formation of toxic protein clumps in Alzheimer's disease

byForschungszentrum JuelichSmall Aβ oligomers (left: cryo-electron microscopy) are clumps consisting of just a few Aβ molecules. They cluster together to form short, worm-like structures known a

Updated on:April 18,2024

Tau protein changes correlate with Alzheimer's disease dementia stage

by Alice McCarthy,Children's Hospital BostonPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainResearch into Alzheimer's disease has long focused on understandi

Updated on: April 02,2024

Tau protein changes correlate with Alzheimer's disease dementia stage

by Alice McCarthy,Children's Hospital BostonPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainResearch into Alzheimer's disease has long focused on understandi

Updated on:April 02,2024

Tactile imagery increases corticospinal excitability, study finds

by Oleg Sherbakov,Skolkovo Institute of Science and TechnologyExperiment on imagining movements and tactile sensations in the right hand. Credit: Aigul NasibullinaThe ability to imagine is one o

Updated on: July 05,2024

Tactile imagery increases corticospinal excitability, study finds

by Oleg Sherbakov,Skolkovo Institute of Science and TechnologyExperiment on imagining movements and tactile sensations in the right hand. Credit: Aigul NasibullinaThe ability to imagine is one o

Updated on:July 05,2024

Researchers find preclinical evidence that a nasal immunotherapy may help treat Alzheimer's disease

by Brigham and Women's HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAlzheimer's is a debilitating neurodegenerative and neuroinflammatory disease that is difficult to treat. Most existing th

Updated on: March 02,2024

Researchers find preclinical evidence that a nasal immunotherapy may help treat Alzheimer's disease

by Brigham and Women's HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAlzheimer's is a debilitating neurodegenerative and neuroinflammatory disease that is difficult to treat. Most existing th

Updated on:March 02,2024

Brain mechanism teaches mice to avoid bullies: Findings may offer insight into human social disorders

byNYU Langone HealthCredit: Martha Sexton/public domainLike humans, mice live in complex social groups, fight over territory and mates, and learn when it is safer to avoid certain opponents. Aft

Updated on: March 13,2024

Brain mechanism teaches mice to avoid bullies: Findings may offer insight into human social disorders

byNYU Langone HealthCredit: Martha Sexton/public domainLike humans, mice live in complex social groups, fight over territory and mates, and learn when it is safer to avoid certain opponents. Aft

Updated on:March 13,2024

Thorough and ongoing neurological assessments crucial to care of patients with altered level of consciousness

by American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPatients with altered level of consciousness are among the most difficult to assess and may have subtle neurolog

Updated on: February 03,2024

Thorough and ongoing neurological assessments crucial to care of patients with altered level of consciousness

by American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPatients with altered level of consciousness are among the most difficult to assess and may have subtle neurolog

Updated on:February 03,2024

Alzheimer's disease: Viagra is seen as a potential treatment, but the research shows contradictory findings

by Ian Maidment and Hayley Gorton,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainArecent study reportedthat sildenafil, sold under the brand name Viagra, and other medicines from the same

Updated on: March 22,2024

Alzheimer's disease: Viagra is seen as a potential treatment, but the research shows contradictory findings

by Ian Maidment and Hayley Gorton,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainArecent study reportedthat sildenafil, sold under the brand name Viagra, and other medicines from the same

Updated on:March 22,2024

Blood-based marker for Alzheimer's disease shows diagnostic potential

by Alzheimer's Research UKDiagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.Researchers in Japan and Australia have used the ratio of different fo

Updated on: April 08,2024

Blood-based marker for Alzheimer's disease shows diagnostic potential

by Alzheimer's Research UKDiagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.Researchers in Japan and Australia have used the ratio of different fo

Updated on:April 08,2024