Study finds non-immune brain cells can acquire immune memory, may drive CNS pathologies like multiple sclerosis

byBrigham and Women’s Hospitalp300 promotes astrocyte epigenetic memory in EAE.a, Immunostaining (left) and quantification (right) of H3K27ac+and p300+astrocytes in mice with o

Updated on: March 28,2024

Study finds non-immune brain cells can acquire immune memory, may drive CNS pathologies like multiple sclerosis

byBrigham and Women’s Hospitalp300 promotes astrocyte epigenetic memory in EAE.a, Immunostaining (left) and quantification (right) of H3K27ac+and p300+astrocytes in mice with o

Updated on:March 28,2024

Dementia risk scores have high error rates

by Lori SolomonCurrent dementia risk scores have high error rates and limited clinical utility for estimating 10-year risk, according to a study published online June 13 inJAMA Network Open.Mika

Updated on: May 06,2024

Dementia risk scores have high error rates

by Lori SolomonCurrent dementia risk scores have high error rates and limited clinical utility for estimating 10-year risk, according to a study published online June 13 inJAMA Network Open.Mika

Updated on:May 06,2024

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

Neuroscientists explore how the brain makes decisions

byHarvard Medical SchoolCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainScientists have gained new insights into how neurons in the brain communicate during a decision, and how the connections between neurons

Updated on: March 13,2024

Neuroscientists explore how the brain makes decisions

byHarvard Medical SchoolCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainScientists have gained new insights into how neurons in the brain communicate during a decision, and how the connections between neurons

Updated on:March 13,2024

Special properties of pneumococci affect their ability to cause meningitis

by Karolinska InstitutetCredit: AI-generated imageStructures on the surface of pneumococci determine the ability of these bacteria to enter the brain and cause severe infections, according to a p

Updated on: March 06,2024

Special properties of pneumococci affect their ability to cause meningitis

by Karolinska InstitutetCredit: AI-generated imageStructures on the surface of pneumococci determine the ability of these bacteria to enter the brain and cause severe infections, according to a p

Updated on:March 06,2024

More than just neurons: Scientists create new model for studying human brain inflammation

bySalk InstituteHuman astrocytes (green) extending processes that wrap around the host blood vessel (magenta). Credit: Salk InstituteThe brain is typically depicted as a complex web of neurons s

Updated on: March 13,2024

More than just neurons: Scientists create new model for studying human brain inflammation

bySalk InstituteHuman astrocytes (green) extending processes that wrap around the host blood vessel (magenta). Credit: Salk InstituteThe brain is typically depicted as a complex web of neurons s

Updated on:March 13,2024

Gene ID'd as potential therapeutic target for dementia in Parkinson's

by Washington University School of MedicineClumps of the Parkinson's protein alpha-synuclein (red) are visible inside neurons (green) in the brain of a mouse. Researchers at Washington Univer

Updated on: June 14,2024

Gene ID'd as potential therapeutic target for dementia in Parkinson's

by Washington University School of MedicineClumps of the Parkinson's protein alpha-synuclein (red) are visible inside neurons (green) in the brain of a mouse. Researchers at Washington Univer

Updated on:June 14,2024

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

A novel immunotherapy proves effective in animal models of multiple sclerosis

by Thomas Jefferson UniversityThe purified oligodendrocyte extracellular vesicles under an electron microscope. Credit: G. Casella et al., Science Translational Medicine (2020)Multiple sclerosis

Updated on: March 25,2024

A novel immunotherapy proves effective in animal models of multiple sclerosis

by Thomas Jefferson UniversityThe purified oligodendrocyte extracellular vesicles under an electron microscope. Credit: G. Casella et al., Science Translational Medicine (2020)Multiple sclerosis

Updated on:March 25,2024

A century after the EEG was discovered, it remains a crucial tool for understanding the brain

by Giridhar Kalamangalam,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainJena, Germany, 1924: Working in near-isolation and with painstaking tediousness, thepsychiatrist Hans Berger

Updated on: April 06,2024

A century after the EEG was discovered, it remains a crucial tool for understanding the brain

by Giridhar Kalamangalam,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainJena, Germany, 1924: Working in near-isolation and with painstaking tediousness, thepsychiatrist Hans Berger

Updated on:April 06,2024

AAN recommends people 65+ be screened yearly for memory problems

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: Public DomainPeople with mild cognitive impairment have thinking and memory problems but usually do not know it because such problems are not severe enough

Updated on: March 19,2024

AAN recommends people 65+ be screened yearly for memory problems

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: Public DomainPeople with mild cognitive impairment have thinking and memory problems but usually do not know it because such problems are not severe enough

Updated on:March 19,2024

Cholesterol may be key to new therapies for Alzheimer's disease, diabetes

by University of Arizona Health SciencesCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA University of Arizona Health Sciences researcher examined the role of cholesterol in both Alzheimer's disease and Type 2

Updated on: May 20,2024

Cholesterol may be key to new therapies for Alzheimer's disease, diabetes

by University of Arizona Health SciencesCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA University of Arizona Health Sciences researcher examined the role of cholesterol in both Alzheimer's disease and Type 2

Updated on:May 20,2024