How blocking a neural receptor responsible for addiction could reduce alcohol use

by The Scripps Research InstituteTime course of alcohol self-administration acquisition across 21 training sessions and escalation of drinking during week 6 of CIE vapor exposure. (A) Male and fe

Updated on: March 30,2024

How blocking a neural receptor responsible for addiction could reduce alcohol use

by The Scripps Research InstituteTime course of alcohol self-administration acquisition across 21 training sessions and escalation of drinking during week 6 of CIE vapor exposure. (A) Male and fe

Updated on:March 30,2024

Alzheimer-type brain pathology after transplantation of dura mater

by University of ZurichBrown-colored A-beta plaques in the cerebral cortex in Alzheimer's disease. Credit: University Hospital ZurichUp to now Alzheimer's disease has not been recognized

Updated on: February 27,2024

Alzheimer-type brain pathology after transplantation of dura mater

by University of ZurichBrown-colored A-beta plaques in the cerebral cortex in Alzheimer's disease. Credit: University Hospital ZurichUp to now Alzheimer's disease has not been recognized

Updated on:February 27,2024

How much does dementia risk increase after traumatic brain injury?

by Public Library of ScienceThe WHO has predicted that TBI will become a leading cause of death and long-term illness during the next ten years. Already one per cent of the population in the United St

Updated on: May 13,2024

How much does dementia risk increase after traumatic brain injury?

by Public Library of ScienceThe WHO has predicted that TBI will become a leading cause of death and long-term illness during the next ten years. Already one per cent of the population in the United St

Updated on:May 13,2024

Getting the temperature just right helps people with dementia stay cool

by Paul Cooper, Federico Tartarini And Richard Fleming,The ConversationDr Federico Tartarini (right) led the study that found that indoor temperatures in aged care centres have a dramatic impact

Updated on: April 29,2024

Getting the temperature just right helps people with dementia stay cool

by Paul Cooper, Federico Tartarini And Richard Fleming,The ConversationDr Federico Tartarini (right) led the study that found that indoor temperatures in aged care centres have a dramatic impact

Updated on:April 29,2024

Research suggests myelin fatty acid metabolism could serve as an energy reserve for the central nervous system

by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical XpressElectron microscopy image of optic nerve myelin. Credit: Wiebke Moebius, MPI Goettingen.The brains of mammals expend a significant amount of energy in the form of ade

Updated on: October 18,2024

Research suggests myelin fatty acid metabolism could serve as an energy reserve for the central nervous system

by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical XpressElectron microscopy image of optic nerve myelin. Credit: Wiebke Moebius, MPI Goettingen.The brains of mammals expend a significant amount of energy in the form of ade

Updated on:October 18,2024

Eating mushrooms may reduce the risk of cognitive decline

by National University of SingaporeA six-year study, led by Assistant Professor Lei Feng (left) from the National University of Singapore, found that seniors who ate more than 300 grams of cooked

Updated on: May 06,2024

Eating mushrooms may reduce the risk of cognitive decline

by National University of SingaporeA six-year study, led by Assistant Professor Lei Feng (left) from the National University of Singapore, found that seniors who ate more than 300 grams of cooked

Updated on:May 06,2024

Computer simulations explore how Alzheimer's disease starts

by Rice UniversityA team of Rice University researchers built computer simulations of amyloid beta proteins to see what their energy landscapes reveal about the formation of plaques in patients w

Updated on: June 18,2024

Computer simulations explore how Alzheimer's disease starts

by Rice UniversityA team of Rice University researchers built computer simulations of amyloid beta proteins to see what their energy landscapes reveal about the formation of plaques in patients w

Updated on:June 18,2024

Understanding the role of microglia in Alzheimer's disease

by VIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology)Illustration of the complex microglial AD genetics by cell-state profiles and driven by different Aβ pathologies. Credit:Nature Neuroscience

Updated on: March 30,2024

Understanding the role of microglia in Alzheimer's disease

by VIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology)Illustration of the complex microglial AD genetics by cell-state profiles and driven by different Aβ pathologies. Credit:Nature Neuroscience

Updated on:March 30,2024

Dementia found to be the dominant risk factor for COVID in elderly care

by University of GothenburgHazard ratios (HR) and 95% Confidence intervals (CI) of the relationship between individual-level factors (age, sex, education, dementia, cardiovascular disease, lung d

Updated on: May 06,2024

Dementia found to be the dominant risk factor for COVID in elderly care

by University of GothenburgHazard ratios (HR) and 95% Confidence intervals (CI) of the relationship between individual-level factors (age, sex, education, dementia, cardiovascular disease, lung d

Updated on:May 06,2024

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

Rehabilitation robot training programs show promise in treating upper body paralysis

Rehabilitation robot training programs show promise in treating upper body paralysisbyOsaka Metropolitan UniversityRehabilitation robot training programs show promise in treating upper body para

Updated on: January 14,2025

Rehabilitation robot training programs show promise in treating upper body paralysis

Rehabilitation robot training programs show promise in treating upper body paralysisbyOsaka Metropolitan UniversityRehabilitation robot training programs show promise in treating upper body para

Updated on:January 14,2025

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