30 years on, are we winning the fight against Alzheimer's?

by Suzanne Leigh, University of CaliforniaA set of 16 brain PET scans, with orange areas representing Alzheimer's progression. Credit: UC San FranciscoUC San Francisco experts say that we have rea

Updated on: March 13,2024

30 years on, are we winning the fight against Alzheimer's?

by Suzanne Leigh, University of CaliforniaA set of 16 brain PET scans, with orange areas representing Alzheimer's progression. Credit: UC San FranciscoUC San Francisco experts say that we have rea

Updated on:March 13,2024

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

Can phototherapy improve cognitive function in patients with dementia?

by WileyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn an analysis of published clinical trials, investigators found that phototherapy—or exposure to sessions of bright light—may be a promising non-pharmaco

Updated on: June 05,2024

Can phototherapy improve cognitive function in patients with dementia?

by WileyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn an analysis of published clinical trials, investigators found that phototherapy—or exposure to sessions of bright light—may be a promising non-pharmaco

Updated on:June 05,2024

Brain's 'appetite control center' found to be different in people who are overweight or living with obesity

by University of CambridgeCredit: CC0 Public DomainCambridge scientists have shown that the hypothalamus, a key region of the brain involved in controlling appetite, is different in the brains of

Updated on: February 05,2024

Brain's 'appetite control center' found to be different in people who are overweight or living with obesity

by University of CambridgeCredit: CC0 Public DomainCambridge scientists have shown that the hypothalamus, a key region of the brain involved in controlling appetite, is different in the brains of

Updated on:February 05,2024

Can the healthy brain offer clues to curing Alzheimer's?

by The ConversationImage of brain with regions of the medial temporal lobe colour-coded"Have you cured Alzheimer's disease yet?"This is a common question people ask when they discov

Updated on: June 24,2024

Can the healthy brain offer clues to curing Alzheimer's?

by The ConversationImage of brain with regions of the medial temporal lobe colour-coded"Have you cured Alzheimer's disease yet?"This is a common question people ask when they discov

Updated on:June 24,2024

How invisible presences hijack the social counting brain in Parkinson's disease

by Ecole Polytechnique Federale de LausanneCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIf you had to estimate the number of people in a room, without counting them one by one, by nature you would overcount

Updated on: March 19,2024

How invisible presences hijack the social counting brain in Parkinson's disease

by Ecole Polytechnique Federale de LausanneCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIf you had to estimate the number of people in a room, without counting them one by one, by nature you would overcount

Updated on:March 19,2024

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

High biological age may increase the risk of dementia and stroke

by Karolinska InstitutetCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPeople who have a higher biological age than their actual chronological age have a significantly increased risk of stroke and dementia, e

Updated on: February 24,2024

High biological age may increase the risk of dementia and stroke

by Karolinska InstitutetCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPeople who have a higher biological age than their actual chronological age have a significantly increased risk of stroke and dementia, e

Updated on:February 24,2024

Brain signals can predict how often a news article is shared online

by Hailey Reissman,University of PennsylvaniaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFor years, researchers at the Communication Neuroscience Lab at the Annenberg School for Communication and their pa

Updated on: January 12,2024

Brain signals can predict how often a news article is shared online

by Hailey Reissman,University of PennsylvaniaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFor years, researchers at the Communication Neuroscience Lab at the Annenberg School for Communication and their pa

Updated on:January 12,2024

Biogen cuts the price tag on its Alzheimer's drug in half

by Tom MurphyThe Biogen Inc., headquarters is shown March 11, 2020, in Cambridge, Mass. Biogen is slashing the price of its Alzheimer's treatment months after the drug debuted to widespread critic

Updated on: April 25,2024

Biogen cuts the price tag on its Alzheimer's drug in half

by Tom MurphyThe Biogen Inc., headquarters is shown March 11, 2020, in Cambridge, Mass. Biogen is slashing the price of its Alzheimer's treatment months after the drug debuted to widespread critic

Updated on:April 25,2024

Brain mapping technique reveals insights into brain's higher functions

byUniversity of BirminghamHigher-order brain mapping: schematic of the approach and applications. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-54472-yA new way of mapp

Updated on: December 17,2024

Brain mapping technique reveals insights into brain's higher functions

byUniversity of BirminghamHigher-order brain mapping: schematic of the approach and applications. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-54472-yA new way of mapp

Updated on:December 17,2024

First 'gene silencing' drug for Alzheimer's disease shows promise

by University College LondonEffect of MAPTRxon CSF concentrations of p-tau protein and tau/Aβ42. a, The mean percentage change from baseline in p-tau over time according to dose group. b, T

Updated on: March 30,2024

First 'gene silencing' drug for Alzheimer's disease shows promise

by University College LondonEffect of MAPTRxon CSF concentrations of p-tau protein and tau/Aβ42. a, The mean percentage change from baseline in p-tau over time according to dose group. b, T

Updated on:March 30,2024