Oxytocin: The love hormone that holds the key to better memory

byTokyo University of ScienceResearchers discovered that activating a specific group of oxytocin neurons in the mouse brain improves performance in novel object recognition tasks. Credit: Akiyos

Updated on: March 13,2024

Oxytocin: The love hormone that holds the key to better memory

byTokyo University of ScienceResearchers discovered that activating a specific group of oxytocin neurons in the mouse brain improves performance in novel object recognition tasks. Credit: Akiyos

Updated on:March 13,2024

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

Alzheimer's beginnings prove to be a sticky situation

by Layne Cameron , Lisa Lapidus,Michigan State UniversityMSU's Lisa Lapidus uses lasers to reveal a common trait of Alzheimer's beginnings. Credit: G.L. KohuthLaser technology has reveal

Updated on: April 18,2024

Alzheimer's beginnings prove to be a sticky situation

by Layne Cameron , Lisa Lapidus,Michigan State UniversityMSU's Lisa Lapidus uses lasers to reveal a common trait of Alzheimer's beginnings. Credit: G.L. KohuthLaser technology has reveal

Updated on:April 18,2024

Alzheimer's genes might show effects in your 20s

by Alan MozesEvery college student misplaces keys or forgets an appointment from time to time. Usually it's no big deal. But a new study warns that when young people with a family history of Alzhe

Updated on: April 18,2024

Alzheimer's genes might show effects in your 20s

by Alan MozesEvery college student misplaces keys or forgets an appointment from time to time. Usually it's no big deal. But a new study warns that when young people with a family history of Alzhe

Updated on:April 18,2024

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

Uncovering Alzheimer's disease: Researchers examine impact of menopause on cognitive function

by University of MissouriCredit: CC0 Public DomainCharacterized by a buildup of amyloid plaques in the brain, Alzheimer's is an irreversible disease that leads to memory loss and a decrease i

Updated on: July 01,2024

Uncovering Alzheimer's disease: Researchers examine impact of menopause on cognitive function

by University of MissouriCredit: CC0 Public DomainCharacterized by a buildup of amyloid plaques in the brain, Alzheimer's is an irreversible disease that leads to memory loss and a decrease i

Updated on:July 01,2024

Nerve cells in the brain can halt all movement in the body—even breathing

JULY 29, 2023byUniversity of CopenhagenBrainstem projection targets from Chx10-PPN neurons. Credit:Nature Neuroscience(2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41593-023-01396-3When a hunting dog picks

Updated on: March 13,2024

Nerve cells in the brain can halt all movement in the body—even breathing

JULY 29, 2023byUniversity of CopenhagenBrainstem projection targets from Chx10-PPN neurons. Credit:Nature Neuroscience(2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41593-023-01396-3When a hunting dog picks

Updated on:March 13,2024

Scientists compete to make best predictions about pertussis vaccine

by La Jolla Institute for ImmunologyGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports Methods(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.crmeth.2024.100731Scientists love a challenge. Or a friendly competition. Now

Updated on: March 19,2024

Scientists compete to make best predictions about pertussis vaccine

by La Jolla Institute for ImmunologyGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports Methods(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.crmeth.2024.100731Scientists love a challenge. Or a friendly competition. Now

Updated on:March 19,2024

Care more expensive for dementia patients and families in last years of life

by The Mount Sinai HospitalThe cost of care over the last five years of life for patients with dementia is significantly higher than for patients who die from heart disease, cancer, or other caus

Updated on: February 26,2024

Care more expensive for dementia patients and families in last years of life

by The Mount Sinai HospitalThe cost of care over the last five years of life for patients with dementia is significantly higher than for patients who die from heart disease, cancer, or other caus

Updated on:February 26,2024

Is memory loss mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's or just aging? When to get tested

by Eric AdlerCredit: CC0 Public DomainFor people of a certain age, it takes only a few "senior moments"—struggling for words, names or memories—to cause worry.Is this normal aging ormi

Updated on: June 18,2024

Is memory loss mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's or just aging? When to get tested

by Eric AdlerCredit: CC0 Public DomainFor people of a certain age, it takes only a few "senior moments"—struggling for words, names or memories—to cause worry.Is this normal aging ormi

Updated on:June 18,2024

Discovery of cellular mechanism to maintain brain's energy could benefit late-life brain health

byUniversity College LondonDeletion of A2B receptors in hippocampal astrocytes. Credit:Nature(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07611-wA key mechanism which detects when the brain needs

Updated on: July 05,2024

Discovery of cellular mechanism to maintain brain's energy could benefit late-life brain health

byUniversity College LondonDeletion of A2B receptors in hippocampal astrocytes. Credit:Nature(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07611-wA key mechanism which detects when the brain needs

Updated on:July 05,2024

Amyloid is a less accurate marker for measuring severity, progression of Alzheimer's

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaPET imaging using the radiotracers FDG and florbetapir to quantify cognitive decline in patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD), mil

Updated on: May 22,2024

Amyloid is a less accurate marker for measuring severity, progression of Alzheimer's

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaPET imaging using the radiotracers FDG and florbetapir to quantify cognitive decline in patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD), mil

Updated on:May 22,2024