Researchers discover role of microglia during early progression of Alzheimer's disease

by Boston University Medical CenterDiagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.For the first time, researchers have determined how toxic tau fib

Updated on: February 26,2024

Researchers discover role of microglia during early progression of Alzheimer's disease

by Boston University Medical CenterDiagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.For the first time, researchers have determined how toxic tau fib

Updated on:February 26,2024

Alzheimer's disease protein links plaques to cell death in mice

by RIKENMRI scans of CAPON-overexpressing mouse brains scanned 7 days and 3 months after CAPON cDNA introduction to AD mice. Credit: RIKENA new protein involved in Alzheimer's disease (AD) ha

Updated on: April 07,2024

Alzheimer's disease protein links plaques to cell death in mice

by RIKENMRI scans of CAPON-overexpressing mouse brains scanned 7 days and 3 months after CAPON cDNA introduction to AD mice. Credit: RIKENA new protein involved in Alzheimer's disease (AD) ha

Updated on:April 07,2024

AI stroke brain scan readings found to be twice as accurate as current method

by Samantha Rey,Imperial College LondonMethods overview. Credit:npj Digital Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41746-024-01325-zNew AI software can read the brain scans of patients who ha

Updated on: December 17,2024

AI stroke brain scan readings found to be twice as accurate as current method

by Samantha Rey,Imperial College LondonMethods overview. Credit:npj Digital Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41746-024-01325-zNew AI software can read the brain scans of patients who ha

Updated on:December 17,2024

Alzheimer's and an unusual molecular chaperone

by University of KonstanzPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainAmong the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease are the Alzheimer fibrils, deposits of the tau

Updated on: April 20,2024

Alzheimer's and an unusual molecular chaperone

by University of KonstanzPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainAmong the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease are the Alzheimer fibrils, deposits of the tau

Updated on:April 20,2024

Tracing the triggers of late-onset Alzheimer's

by Co-Action PublishingIn a sprawling review of more than 200 articles examining the suggested link between infections of the mouth and Alzheimer's disease (AD), two researchers—one, an original m

Updated on: February 26,2024

Tracing the triggers of late-onset Alzheimer's

by Co-Action PublishingIn a sprawling review of more than 200 articles examining the suggested link between infections of the mouth and Alzheimer's disease (AD), two researchers—one, an original m

Updated on:February 26,2024

Alzheimer's leads to changes in the small blood vessels in the brain

by University of OsloEarlier research has shown that several of the same risk factors behind the development of cardiovascular disease also can lead to Alzheimer’s. Pictured left to right: Shreya

Updated on: April 25,2024

Alzheimer's leads to changes in the small blood vessels in the brain

by University of OsloEarlier research has shown that several of the same risk factors behind the development of cardiovascular disease also can lead to Alzheimer’s. Pictured left to right: Shreya

Updated on:April 25,2024

Advances along the gut-liver-brain axis in Alzheimer's disease

by Alzheimer's AssociationPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainFour new studies reported at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC)

Updated on: April 16,2024

Advances along the gut-liver-brain axis in Alzheimer's disease

by Alzheimer's AssociationPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainFour new studies reported at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC)

Updated on:April 16,2024

Call it Mighty Mouse: Breakthrough leaps Alzheimer's research hurdle

by University of California, IrvineThe reserchers, led by Mathew Blurton-Jones, associate professor of neurobiology & behavior, said the breakthrough also holds promise for investigating many

Updated on: May 06,2024

Call it Mighty Mouse: Breakthrough leaps Alzheimer's research hurdle

by University of California, IrvineThe reserchers, led by Mathew Blurton-Jones, associate professor of neurobiology & behavior, said the breakthrough also holds promise for investigating many

Updated on:May 06,2024

Our brains take rhythmic snapshots of the world as we walk

by Matthew Davidson,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor decades, psychology departments around the world have studied human behavior in darkened laboratories that restrict natur

Updated on: March 19,2024

Our brains take rhythmic snapshots of the world as we walk

by Matthew Davidson,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor decades, psychology departments around the world have studied human behavior in darkened laboratories that restrict natur

Updated on:March 19,2024

Genetic 'hotspots' that speed up and slow down brain aging could provide new targets for Alzheimer's drugs

by University of Southern CaliforniaCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers from a USC-led consortium have discovered 15 "hotspots" in the genome that either speed up brain aging or slow i

Updated on: June 20,2024

Genetic 'hotspots' that speed up and slow down brain aging could provide new targets for Alzheimer's drugs

by University of Southern CaliforniaCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers from a USC-led consortium have discovered 15 "hotspots" in the genome that either speed up brain aging or slow i

Updated on:June 20,2024

Hearing bad grammar results in physical signs of stress, new study reveals

byUniversity of BirminghamCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study by professors at the University of Birmingham has revealed for the first time how our bodies go into stress-mode when hearing misus

Updated on: January 12,2024

Hearing bad grammar results in physical signs of stress, new study reveals

byUniversity of BirminghamCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study by professors at the University of Birmingham has revealed for the first time how our bodies go into stress-mode when hearing misus

Updated on:January 12,2024

Converting brain immune cells into neurons helps mice recover after stroke

by Kyushu UniversityProduction of NeuroD1 in microglial cells induces their development into neurons, therefore decreasing the area of the brain with neuron loss. In scans of the mice brains, neurons

Updated on: January 12,2024

Converting brain immune cells into neurons helps mice recover after stroke

by Kyushu UniversityProduction of NeuroD1 in microglial cells induces their development into neurons, therefore decreasing the area of the brain with neuron loss. In scans of the mice brains, neurons

Updated on:January 12,2024