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

Repeated infections associated with increased risk of some neurodegenerative diseases

by Public Library of ScienceResearchers assess hospital-treated infection and risk of neurodegenerative diseases. Created with Adobe Illustrator. Credit: Jiangwei Sun (CC-BY 4.0, creativecommons.

Updated on: June 01,2024

Repeated infections associated with increased risk of some neurodegenerative diseases

by Public Library of ScienceResearchers assess hospital-treated infection and risk of neurodegenerative diseases. Created with Adobe Illustrator. Credit: Jiangwei Sun (CC-BY 4.0, creativecommons.

Updated on:June 01,2024

Touch sensitive brain cells controlled by micromagnets

by University College LondonGraphic illustration of magnetomechanical stimulation. Credit: Yichao Yu and Mark Lythgoe at UCLScientists at UCL have developed a new technique that uses microscopic

Updated on: February 05,2024

Touch sensitive brain cells controlled by micromagnets

by University College LondonGraphic illustration of magnetomechanical stimulation. Credit: Yichao Yu and Mark Lythgoe at UCLScientists at UCL have developed a new technique that uses microscopic

Updated on:February 05,2024

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

Insurers balk at paying for Biogen's $56,000-a-year Alzheimer's treatment

by John Tozzi, Angelica Lavito and Anushree DaveCredit: CC0 Public DomainU.S. health insurers say they want more proof before paying for Biogen Inc.'s Aduhelm, stalling sales of the costly new Alz

Updated on: April 29,2024

Insurers balk at paying for Biogen's $56,000-a-year Alzheimer's treatment

by John Tozzi, Angelica Lavito and Anushree DaveCredit: CC0 Public DomainU.S. health insurers say they want more proof before paying for Biogen Inc.'s Aduhelm, stalling sales of the costly new Alz

Updated on:April 29,2024

Alzheimer's protein is likely held together with many weak chemical interactions

by University of TokyoCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe chemical interactions that give proteins their shape may be weaker and more numerous than previously recognized. These weak connections provide

Updated on: April 18,2024

Alzheimer's protein is likely held together with many weak chemical interactions

by University of TokyoCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe chemical interactions that give proteins their shape may be weaker and more numerous than previously recognized. These weak connections provide

Updated on:April 18,2024

New proteins involved in spinocerebellar ataxia provide insight into selective neuronal vulnerability

by Molly Chiu,Baylor College of MedicineGraphical abstract. Credit:Neuron(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2022.11.016Neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's

Updated on: February 05,2024

New proteins involved in spinocerebellar ataxia provide insight into selective neuronal vulnerability

by Molly Chiu,Baylor College of MedicineGraphical abstract. Credit:Neuron(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2022.11.016Neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's

Updated on:February 05,2024

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

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

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

New Alzheimer trial to use epilepsy drug that calms brain activity

by Scott Dance, The Baltimore SunWhat could be one of the first treatments to delay or prevent Alzheimer's disease received a big boost from the National Institute on Aging, which is putting up $7

Updated on: February 26,2024

New Alzheimer trial to use epilepsy drug that calms brain activity

by Scott Dance, The Baltimore SunWhat could be one of the first treatments to delay or prevent Alzheimer's disease received a big boost from the National Institute on Aging, which is putting up $7

Updated on:February 26,2024

A blood test for Alzheimer's? Markers for tau take us a step closer

by Alzheimer's AssociationCredit: CC0 Public DomainA simple blood test for Alzheimer's would be a great advance for individuals with—and at risk for—the disease, families, doctors and research

Updated on: April 25,2024

A blood test for Alzheimer's? Markers for tau take us a step closer

by Alzheimer's AssociationCredit: CC0 Public DomainA simple blood test for Alzheimer's would be a great advance for individuals with—and at risk for—the disease, families, doctors and research

Updated on:April 25,2024