Lithium shows promise in treating autism-related symptoms in mouse study

byInstitute for Basic ScienceLithium restored microcephaly, abnormal synaptic function, and communication issues in mice with Dyrk1a deficiency, a gene associated with autism and Dyrk1a syndrome

Updated on: January 18,2025

Lithium shows promise in treating autism-related symptoms in mouse study

byInstitute for Basic ScienceLithium restored microcephaly, abnormal synaptic function, and communication issues in mice with Dyrk1a deficiency, a gene associated with autism and Dyrk1a syndrome

Updated on:January 18,2025

Healthy diet may reduce cognitive decline as people age

by Karolinska InstitutetEating healthier may reduce cognitive decline and diminish the negative impact of an unhealthy diet on memory and thinking abilities in older adults, suggests a new study

Updated on: February 26,2024

Healthy diet may reduce cognitive decline as people age

by Karolinska InstitutetEating healthier may reduce cognitive decline and diminish the negative impact of an unhealthy diet on memory and thinking abilities in older adults, suggests a new study

Updated on:February 26,2024

New treatments for Alzheimer's and stroke revealed in several new studies

by American Physiological SocietyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe results of three new studies indicate there could be new treatments for Alzheimer's and stroke. One study reveals a possi

Updated on: June 18,2024

New treatments for Alzheimer's and stroke revealed in several new studies

by American Physiological SocietyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe results of three new studies indicate there could be new treatments for Alzheimer's and stroke. One study reveals a possi

Updated on:June 18,2024

Imaging of a living brain can help clearly differentiate between two types of dementia

by Champalimaud Centre for the UnknownSPECT images, superimposed on a magnetic resonance atlas, of an axial slice (top row) and a sagittal slice (bottom row) of the human brain, with a quantitative ar

Updated on: June 11,2024

Imaging of a living brain can help clearly differentiate between two types of dementia

by Champalimaud Centre for the UnknownSPECT images, superimposed on a magnetic resonance atlas, of an axial slice (top row) and a sagittal slice (bottom row) of the human brain, with a quantitative ar

Updated on:June 11,2024

Study confirms cognitive deficits in people with the rare disease MOGAD

by Stefan Zorn, Medizinische Hochschule HannoverMean z-scores of neuropsychological tests at baseline (patients <60 years). PASAT, Paced Auditory Serial Addition Task; SDMT, Symbol Digit Modalities

Updated on: November 12,2024

Study confirms cognitive deficits in people with the rare disease MOGAD

by Stefan Zorn, Medizinische Hochschule HannoverMean z-scores of neuropsychological tests at baseline (patients <60 years). PASAT, Paced Auditory Serial Addition Task; SDMT, Symbol Digit Modalities

Updated on:November 12,2024

On Nutrition: Food for thoughts

by Barbara IntermillCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainI forgot that June was Brain Health Awareness Month. And then I stumbled over several interesting research articles that say it's never to lat

Updated on: April 01,2024

On Nutrition: Food for thoughts

by Barbara IntermillCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainI forgot that June was Brain Health Awareness Month. And then I stumbled over several interesting research articles that say it's never to lat

Updated on:April 01,2024

Skin cells from frontotemporal dementia patients may reveal disease mechanisms and biomarkers for drug research

by University of Eastern FinlandFibroblasts of C9-HRE carriers show unaltered C9orf72 levels, express RNA foci, but do not display DPR proteins. a TaqMan assay from fibroblast RNA for C9orf72 all

Updated on: May 28,2024

Skin cells from frontotemporal dementia patients may reveal disease mechanisms and biomarkers for drug research

by University of Eastern FinlandFibroblasts of C9-HRE carriers show unaltered C9orf72 levels, express RNA foci, but do not display DPR proteins. a TaqMan assay from fibroblast RNA for C9orf72 all

Updated on:May 28,2024

Alzheimer's in one sibling raises risk of shortened lifespan in others

by Leigh Hopper,University of Southern CaliforniaCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn Alzheimer's diagnosis in a sibling raises the risk of a shortened lifespan in other family members—even those wit

Updated on: February 24,2024

Alzheimer's in one sibling raises risk of shortened lifespan in others

by Leigh Hopper,University of Southern CaliforniaCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn Alzheimer's diagnosis in a sibling raises the risk of a shortened lifespan in other family members—even those wit

Updated on:February 24,2024

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

Hallucinations from flickering lights: What happens in our brain?

by Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience - KNAWCredit:Current Biology(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.07.091A new study from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience shows how flickering

Updated on: September 23,2024

Hallucinations from flickering lights: What happens in our brain?

by Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience - KNAWCredit:Current Biology(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.07.091A new study from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience shows how flickering

Updated on:September 23,2024

Connections between addictive drugs and brain function in mice

by John Spizzirri,Argonne National LaboratoryFigure 1. Experimental design for dopamine connectomics. (A) Adeno-associated viruses (AAVs) expressing Cre-dependent Apex2 were bilaterally injected

Updated on: February 05,2024

Connections between addictive drugs and brain function in mice

by John Spizzirri,Argonne National LaboratoryFigure 1. Experimental design for dopamine connectomics. (A) Adeno-associated viruses (AAVs) expressing Cre-dependent Apex2 were bilaterally injected

Updated on:February 05,2024

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