Veterans experiencing housing instability may face an elevated risk of developing dementia

by WileyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a recent studypublishedinJournal of the American Geriatrics Society, Veterans with housing instability were 53% more likely to receiv

Updated on: February 24,2024

Veterans experiencing housing instability may face an elevated risk of developing dementia

by WileyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a recent studypublishedinJournal of the American Geriatrics Society, Veterans with housing instability were 53% more likely to receiv

Updated on:February 24,2024

Blood test for Alzheimer's disease predicts future cognitive decline in healthy people

by Brigham and Women's HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainToday, a clinician can order a blood test to check a patient's cholesterol or hemoglobin A1c levels—biomarkers that help predict an

Updated on: April 08,2024

Blood test for Alzheimer's disease predicts future cognitive decline in healthy people

by Brigham and Women's HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainToday, a clinician can order a blood test to check a patient's cholesterol or hemoglobin A1c levels—biomarkers that help predict an

Updated on:April 08,2024

How the nervous system distinguishes between different types of social touch

byLinköping UniversityThe researchers at Linköping University study how the nervous system processes the social signals in touch, such as calming touch. Credit: Anna Nilsen/Linköping UniversityT

Updated on: December 16,2024

How the nervous system distinguishes between different types of social touch

byLinköping UniversityThe researchers at Linköping University study how the nervous system processes the social signals in touch, such as calming touch. Credit: Anna Nilsen/Linköping UniversityT

Updated on:December 16,2024

Brain stimulation shows promise in treating drug addiction

by Marla Broadfoot,Mayo ClinicCredit: Public DomainToday, neurostimulation is used to treat avariety of human disorders, including Parkinson's disease, tremor, obsessive-compulsive dis

Updated on: March 19,2024

Brain stimulation shows promise in treating drug addiction

by Marla Broadfoot,Mayo ClinicCredit: Public DomainToday, neurostimulation is used to treat avariety of human disorders, including Parkinson's disease, tremor, obsessive-compulsive dis

Updated on:March 19,2024

Super-resolution microscopy sheds light on how dementia protein becomes dysfunctional

by University of QueenslandThe signalling protein Fyn moving and forming clusters in living brain cells - viewed using super-resolution microscopy. Credit: Meunier Lab, University of QueenslandUn

Updated on: May 05,2024

Super-resolution microscopy sheds light on how dementia protein becomes dysfunctional

by University of QueenslandThe signalling protein Fyn moving and forming clusters in living brain cells - viewed using super-resolution microscopy. Credit: Meunier Lab, University of QueenslandUn

Updated on:May 05,2024

Genomics- and image-guided subtyping refines characterization of Alzheimer's disease

by Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular ImagingRight and left hemisphere brain surface plots showing the strength of the canonical vector, νƙ, for each subtype. Credit: Images created by Fan Yang

Updated on: June 14,2024

Genomics- and image-guided subtyping refines characterization of Alzheimer's disease

by Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular ImagingRight and left hemisphere brain surface plots showing the strength of the canonical vector, νƙ, for each subtype. Credit: Images created by Fan Yang

Updated on:June 14,2024

Unexpected link found between 2 schizophrenia risk proteins

by Emily Caldwell,The Ohio State UniversityBehavioral alterations in MAP6−/−and Kv3.1−/−mice. Adult (3–6 months old) WT B6 (black bars), MAP6−/−(red bars), and Kv3.1−/−(g

Updated on: January 12,2024

Unexpected link found between 2 schizophrenia risk proteins

by Emily Caldwell,The Ohio State UniversityBehavioral alterations in MAP6−/−and Kv3.1−/−mice. Adult (3–6 months old) WT B6 (black bars), MAP6−/−(red bars), and Kv3.1−/−(g

Updated on:January 12,2024

Decoding the hidden signals of aggression and arousal in the brain

byCalifornia Institute of TechnologyAttractor dynamics in head-fixed mice observing aggression. Credit:Nature(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07915-xA series of three papers from neur

Updated on: November 07,2024

Decoding the hidden signals of aggression and arousal in the brain

byCalifornia Institute of TechnologyAttractor dynamics in head-fixed mice observing aggression. Credit:Nature(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07915-xA series of three papers from neur

Updated on:November 07,2024

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

Study finds high prevalence of hidden brain changes in people with heart disease

byGeorge Institute for Global HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new analysis involving over 13,000 people has found changes to blood vessels in the brain that can increase the risk of str

Updated on: March 28,2024

Study finds high prevalence of hidden brain changes in people with heart disease

byGeorge Institute for Global HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new analysis involving over 13,000 people has found changes to blood vessels in the brain that can increase the risk of str

Updated on:March 28,2024

'New' ALS gene destabilizes neuron's structure and chokes off its nucleus

byNorthwestern UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe viral ALS Ice Bucket Challenge a few years ago raised major funding that resulted in the discovery of new genes connected to the dis

Updated on: April 23,2024

'New' ALS gene destabilizes neuron's structure and chokes off its nucleus

byNorthwestern UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe viral ALS Ice Bucket Challenge a few years ago raised major funding that resulted in the discovery of new genes connected to the dis

Updated on:April 23,2024

Our brains take rhythmic snapshots of the world as we walk

by Matthew Davidson,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor decades, psychology departments around the world have studied human behavior in darkened laboratories that restrict natur

Updated on: March 19,2024

Our brains take rhythmic snapshots of the world as we walk

by Matthew Davidson,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor decades, psychology departments around the world have studied human behavior in darkened laboratories that restrict natur

Updated on:March 19,2024