What is 'doll therapy' for people with dementia? And is it backed by science?

by Nikki-Anne Wilson,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe way people living with dementiaexperience the worldcan change as the disease progresses. Their sense of real

Updated on: November 25,2024

What is 'doll therapy' for people with dementia? And is it backed by science?

by Nikki-Anne Wilson,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe way people living with dementiaexperience the worldcan change as the disease progresses. Their sense of real

Updated on:November 25,2024

When the brain speaks, the heart feels it—the link between the brain's reward system and acute myocardial infarction

byTechnion - Israel Institute of TechnologyEffects of VTA activation on left-ventricular function after AMI. Credit:Nature Cardiovascular Research(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s44161-024-0049

Updated on: July 31,2024

When the brain speaks, the heart feels it—the link between the brain's reward system and acute myocardial infarction

byTechnion - Israel Institute of TechnologyEffects of VTA activation on left-ventricular function after AMI. Credit:Nature Cardiovascular Research(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s44161-024-0049

Updated on:July 31,2024

Non-invasive technology maps brain activity to investigate behavior changes in neurological disease

byCleveland ClinicCharacterization of CaMPARI-based recording. Credit:Nature Communications(2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-42083-yA research team led by Cleveland Clinic and Oregon H

Updated on: January 04,2024

Non-invasive technology maps brain activity to investigate behavior changes in neurological disease

byCleveland ClinicCharacterization of CaMPARI-based recording. Credit:Nature Communications(2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-42083-yA research team led by Cleveland Clinic and Oregon H

Updated on:January 04,2024

Scientists uncover secrets of brain development: Extensive neural migration continues after birth

byUniversity of PittsburghLarge chains of migrating cells forming braided streams break down into a shower of young migrating neurons that continue to integrate into the entorhinal cortex and ne

Updated on: December 28,2023

Scientists uncover secrets of brain development: Extensive neural migration continues after birth

byUniversity of PittsburghLarge chains of migrating cells forming braided streams break down into a shower of young migrating neurons that continue to integrate into the entorhinal cortex and ne

Updated on:December 28,2023

DNA treatment could delay paralysis that strikes nearly all patients with ALS

byUniversity of California - San DiegoAn illustration of the connections between muscle fibers and a motor neuron, the latter of which relies on crucial proteins to create and send signals to th

Updated on: April 09,2024

DNA treatment could delay paralysis that strikes nearly all patients with ALS

byUniversity of California - San DiegoAn illustration of the connections between muscle fibers and a motor neuron, the latter of which relies on crucial proteins to create and send signals to th

Updated on:April 09,2024

Spinal implant allows Parkinson's patient to walk again

by Alexandre Grosbois, Julien DuryMarc, who has advanced Parkinson's disease, walks with help from electrodes implanted in his spine at Lausanne University Hospital in Switzerland.A man with advan

Updated on: January 04,2024

Spinal implant allows Parkinson's patient to walk again

by Alexandre Grosbois, Julien DuryMarc, who has advanced Parkinson's disease, walks with help from electrodes implanted in his spine at Lausanne University Hospital in Switzerland.A man with advan

Updated on:January 04,2024

Dance with me? Study uses music to soothe dementia patients and caregivers

by Zach Sweger,Pennsylvania State UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe room transformed as an older woman danced around the skilled nursing care unit to rock 'n' roll hits fro

Updated on: June 07,2024

Dance with me? Study uses music to soothe dementia patients and caregivers

by Zach Sweger,Pennsylvania State UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe room transformed as an older woman danced around the skilled nursing care unit to rock 'n' roll hits fro

Updated on:June 07,2024

Scientists develop new tool to precisely illuminate the roots of nerve pain

by Jennifer Chu,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyA soft hydrogel fiber enables optogenetic pain inhibition during locomotion. Credit: Sabrina Urbina VillafrancaEngineers at MIT have develope

Updated on: January 05,2024

Scientists develop new tool to precisely illuminate the roots of nerve pain

by Jennifer Chu,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyA soft hydrogel fiber enables optogenetic pain inhibition during locomotion. Credit: Sabrina Urbina VillafrancaEngineers at MIT have develope

Updated on:January 05,2024

When symptoms suggest a stroke, but it's something else

by Emily Halnon,American Heart AssociationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhat looks and feels like a stroke sometimes isn't. Instead, sudden weakness, difficulty speaking, vision changes,

Updated on: April 09,2024

When symptoms suggest a stroke, but it's something else

by Emily Halnon,American Heart AssociationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhat looks and feels like a stroke sometimes isn't. Instead, sudden weakness, difficulty speaking, vision changes,

Updated on:April 09,2024

The keto diet protects against epileptic seizures, and scientists are uncovering why

by Kelsie Sandoval,University of California, Los AngelesCredit:Cell Reports(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113521The high-fat, low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet is more than just a

Updated on: December 30,2023

The keto diet protects against epileptic seizures, and scientists are uncovering why

by Kelsie Sandoval,University of California, Los AngelesCredit:Cell Reports(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113521The high-fat, low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet is more than just a

Updated on:December 30,2023

Study suggests serotonin loss may contribute to cognitive decline in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineBall-and-stick model of the serotonin molecule. Credit: Public DomainComparing PET scans of more than 90 adults with and without mild cognitive impai

Updated on: February 24,2024

Study suggests serotonin loss may contribute to cognitive decline in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineBall-and-stick model of the serotonin molecule. Credit: Public DomainComparing PET scans of more than 90 adults with and without mild cognitive impai

Updated on:February 24,2024

Case report shows promising results using transcranial magnetic stimulation for post-stroke ataxia

byUniversity of California, Los AngelesMRI brain of post-stroke cerebellar lesion. A Axial T1 imaging demonstrating cerebellar atrophy. B Sagittal T1 imaging demonstrating cerebellar atrophy. Cr

Updated on: January 06,2024

Case report shows promising results using transcranial magnetic stimulation for post-stroke ataxia

byUniversity of California, Los AngelesMRI brain of post-stroke cerebellar lesion. A Axial T1 imaging demonstrating cerebellar atrophy. B Sagittal T1 imaging demonstrating cerebellar atrophy. Cr

Updated on:January 06,2024