What is 'doll therapy' for people with dementia? And is it backed by science?

by Nikki-Anne Wilson,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe way people living with dementiaexperience the worldcan change as the disease progresses. Their sense of real

Updated on: November 25,2024

What is 'doll therapy' for people with dementia? And is it backed by science?

by Nikki-Anne Wilson,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe way people living with dementiaexperience the worldcan change as the disease progresses. Their sense of real

Updated on:November 25,2024

Coverage of Bruce Willis' frontotemporal degeneration shows media misconstrues the disease

by Oxford University PressCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new paper inInnovation in Agingshows that a great deal of media coverage of the actor Bruce Willis' condition, frontot

Updated on: February 24,2024

Coverage of Bruce Willis' frontotemporal degeneration shows media misconstrues the disease

by Oxford University PressCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new paper inInnovation in Agingshows that a great deal of media coverage of the actor Bruce Willis' condition, frontot

Updated on:February 24,2024

Developing the first technique to find the causative agent of brain diseases

by Korea University College of MedicineOperation principles, design, and fabrication of the multishank RTBM MEMS neural probe. (A) Schematic illustration of the setup for simultaneously monitoring mul

Updated on: January 04,2024

Developing the first technique to find the causative agent of brain diseases

by Korea University College of MedicineOperation principles, design, and fabrication of the multishank RTBM MEMS neural probe. (A) Schematic illustration of the setup for simultaneously monitoring mul

Updated on:January 04,2024

Study: ChatGPT extracts data for ischemic stroke almost perfectly, is useful for thrombectomy data transfer

by Jana Schäfer, University Hospital BonnCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn an ischemic stroke, an artery in the brain is blocked by blood clots and the brain cells can no longer be supplied with blo

Updated on: May 14,2024

Study: ChatGPT extracts data for ischemic stroke almost perfectly, is useful for thrombectomy data transfer

by Jana Schäfer, University Hospital BonnCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn an ischemic stroke, an artery in the brain is blocked by blood clots and the brain cells can no longer be supplied with blo

Updated on:May 14,2024

Decade of silence: Science behind James Earl Jones' life with stuttering

by Hunter Boyce, The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainJames Earl Jones, the iconic voice of Darth Vader, has died. Creative collaborators and famous fans alike, from Mark

Updated on: September 23,2024

Decade of silence: Science behind James Earl Jones' life with stuttering

by Hunter Boyce, The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainJames Earl Jones, the iconic voice of Darth Vader, has died. Creative collaborators and famous fans alike, from Mark

Updated on:September 23,2024

When the brain speaks, the heart feels it—the link between the brain's reward system and acute myocardial infarction

byTechnion - Israel Institute of TechnologyEffects of VTA activation on left-ventricular function after AMI. Credit:Nature Cardiovascular Research(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s44161-024-0049

Updated on: July 31,2024

When the brain speaks, the heart feels it—the link between the brain's reward system and acute myocardial infarction

byTechnion - Israel Institute of TechnologyEffects of VTA activation on left-ventricular function after AMI. Credit:Nature Cardiovascular Research(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s44161-024-0049

Updated on:July 31,2024

Brain implant successfully controls both seizures and OCD

by Erik Robinson,Oregon Health & Science UniversityOHSU neurosurgeon Ahmed Raslan, M.D., and patient Amber Pearson. Credit: OHSU/Christine Torres HicksA patient at Oregon Health & Scienc

Updated on: January 05,2024

Brain implant successfully controls both seizures and OCD

by Erik Robinson,Oregon Health & Science UniversityOHSU neurosurgeon Ahmed Raslan, M.D., and patient Amber Pearson. Credit: OHSU/Christine Torres HicksA patient at Oregon Health & Scienc

Updated on:January 05,2024

Researchers identify possible treatment for rare disorder CTNNB1 syndrome

byTufts UniversityCredit:EMBO Molecular Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s44321-024-00110-5Researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine and the Graduate School of Biomedical Scienc

Updated on: November 12,2024

Researchers identify possible treatment for rare disorder CTNNB1 syndrome

byTufts UniversityCredit:EMBO Molecular Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s44321-024-00110-5Researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine and the Graduate School of Biomedical Scienc

Updated on:November 12,2024

Korean population study shows increased Parkinson's disease in rheumatoid arthritis patients

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearch led by Kosin University College of Medicine in Korea has found a correlation between patients with rheumatoid arthritis and

Updated on: June 26,2024

Korean population study shows increased Parkinson's disease in rheumatoid arthritis patients

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearch led by Kosin University College of Medicine in Korea has found a correlation between patients with rheumatoid arthritis and

Updated on:June 26,2024

Brad Pitt believes he has rare 'face blindness' disorder—what is it?

Award-winning actor Brad Pitt believes he suffers from a rare condition that interferes with his ability to recognize people's faces.In a new interview with GQ magazine, Pitt said that he thinks h

Updated on: February 03,2024

Brad Pitt believes he has rare 'face blindness' disorder—what is it?

Award-winning actor Brad Pitt believes he suffers from a rare condition that interferes with his ability to recognize people's faces.In a new interview with GQ magazine, Pitt said that he thinks h

Updated on:February 03,2024

When more is more: Identifying cognitive impairments with multiple drawing tasks

by University of TsukubaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainChanges in drawing traits have been reported in people with early-stage cognitive impairments, but most studies have used a single drawin

Updated on: May 28,2024

When more is more: Identifying cognitive impairments with multiple drawing tasks

by University of TsukubaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainChanges in drawing traits have been reported in people with early-stage cognitive impairments, but most studies have used a single drawin

Updated on:May 28,2024

Predicting Alzheimer's dementia in oldest of the old

byUniversity of PittsburghCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study indicates that severity of amyloid deposition in the brain—not just age—may be key to determining who will benefit from new anti-am

Updated on: December 26,2023

Predicting Alzheimer's dementia in oldest of the old

byUniversity of PittsburghCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study indicates that severity of amyloid deposition in the brain—not just age—may be key to determining who will benefit from new anti-am

Updated on:December 26,2023