Study reveals brain's role in starting meals through GABA, dopamine

by Taylor Barnes,Baylor College of MedicineCredit:Metabolism(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2024.156099When you are feeling hungry, the brain takes the necessary steps toward consumin

Updated on: January 15,2025

Study reveals brain's role in starting meals through GABA, dopamine

by Taylor Barnes,Baylor College of MedicineCredit:Metabolism(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2024.156099When you are feeling hungry, the brain takes the necessary steps toward consumin

Updated on:January 15,2025

AAN recommends people 65+ be screened yearly for memory problems

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: Public DomainPeople with mild cognitive impairment have thinking and memory problems but usually do not know it because such problems are not severe enough

Updated on: March 19,2024

AAN recommends people 65+ be screened yearly for memory problems

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: Public DomainPeople with mild cognitive impairment have thinking and memory problems but usually do not know it because such problems are not severe enough

Updated on:March 19,2024

Undergraduates develop tools to diagnose Alzheimer's disease before patients show symptoms

by University of MarylandA prototype of the UMD team's tool to diagnose Alzheimer's disease before patients show symptoms. Credit: University of MarylandA team of seven University of Mary

Updated on: April 29,2024

Undergraduates develop tools to diagnose Alzheimer's disease before patients show symptoms

by University of MarylandA prototype of the UMD team's tool to diagnose Alzheimer's disease before patients show symptoms. Credit: University of MarylandA team of seven University of Mary

Updated on:April 29,2024

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

Successful Phase 2 clinical trial for neflamapimod in mild-to-moderate Lewy body dementia

by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainEIP Pharma announced on October 6 that a phase 2 study in patients with mild-to-moderate Lewy body dement

Updated on: April 01,2024

Successful Phase 2 clinical trial for neflamapimod in mild-to-moderate Lewy body dementia

by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainEIP Pharma announced on October 6 that a phase 2 study in patients with mild-to-moderate Lewy body dement

Updated on:April 01,2024

How retrotransposons control the brain

by John Hewitt , Medical XpressCredit: WikipediaAround half of the genome is made up of transposable elements or 'jumping genes' that derive from ancient viral integrations. They persist in va

Updated on: June 01,2024

How retrotransposons control the brain

by John Hewitt , Medical XpressCredit: WikipediaAround half of the genome is made up of transposable elements or 'jumping genes' that derive from ancient viral integrations. They persist in va

Updated on:June 01,2024

Could a breakdown in the brain's networks allow infections to contribute to Alzheimer's disease?

by Drexel UniversityCartoon of the LDA algorithm. Credit:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology(2023). DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2023.1123228The human microbiome includes the genet

Updated on: March 02,2024

Could a breakdown in the brain's networks allow infections to contribute to Alzheimer's disease?

by Drexel UniversityCartoon of the LDA algorithm. Credit:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology(2023). DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2023.1123228The human microbiome includes the genet

Updated on:March 02,2024

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

Removing large brain artery clot, chased with clot-buster shot may improve stroke outcomes

byAmerican Heart AssociationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainRemoving a blood clot from a large brain artery, then injecting the clot-dissolving drug tenecteplase into the artery resulted in str

Updated on: March 03,2025

Removing large brain artery clot, chased with clot-buster shot may improve stroke outcomes

byAmerican Heart AssociationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainRemoving a blood clot from a large brain artery, then injecting the clot-dissolving drug tenecteplase into the artery resulted in str

Updated on:March 03,2025

Hidden financial dimensions affect people with cognitive decline and their care partners, report says

by The Gerontological Society of AmericaCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn planning for older adulthood, many people both fear and consistently underestimate the risk of Alzheimer's disease and related d

Updated on: April 29,2024

Hidden financial dimensions affect people with cognitive decline and their care partners, report says

by The Gerontological Society of AmericaCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn planning for older adulthood, many people both fear and consistently underestimate the risk of Alzheimer's disease and related d

Updated on:April 29,2024

Early-life stress can disrupt maturation of brain's reward circuits, promoting disorders

by University of California, IrvineA projection of CRH/GABA neurons in the medial BLA to the medial NAc shell.a–cRetrograde tracing of CRH+neuronal inputs to medial NAc shell of

Updated on: March 26,2024

Early-life stress can disrupt maturation of brain's reward circuits, promoting disorders

by University of California, IrvineA projection of CRH/GABA neurons in the medial BLA to the medial NAc shell.a–cRetrograde tracing of CRH+neuronal inputs to medial NAc shell of

Updated on:March 26,2024

Thinning of brain region may signal dementia risk 5–10 years before symptoms

by Will Sansom,University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioStrengths of significant association (regression t values) for gray matter thickness in Alzheimer's disease (AD) dement

Updated on: March 13,2024

Thinning of brain region may signal dementia risk 5–10 years before symptoms

by Will Sansom,University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioStrengths of significant association (regression t values) for gray matter thickness in Alzheimer's disease (AD) dement

Updated on:March 13,2024