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

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

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

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

How gut neurons communicate with the brain to control thirst

by Lori Dajose,California Institute of TechnologyFig. 1: The vagus nerve responds to visceral osmolality changes. Credit: DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-04359-5Drinking a glass of water is often suffic

Updated on: February 05,2024

How gut neurons communicate with the brain to control thirst

by Lori Dajose,California Institute of TechnologyFig. 1: The vagus nerve responds to visceral osmolality changes. Credit: DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-04359-5Drinking a glass of water is often suffic

Updated on:February 05,2024

Healthy diet may reduce cognitive decline as people age

by Karolinska InstitutetEating healthier may reduce cognitive decline and diminish the negative impact of an unhealthy diet on memory and thinking abilities in older adults, suggests a new study

Updated on: February 26,2024

Healthy diet may reduce cognitive decline as people age

by Karolinska InstitutetEating healthier may reduce cognitive decline and diminish the negative impact of an unhealthy diet on memory and thinking abilities in older adults, suggests a new study

Updated on:February 26,2024

Brain modeling identifies circuits implicated in consciousness

by Human Brain ProjectResponse differences in brain circuits when broadcasting (top row) or receiving signals (bottom row). Left: healthy controls; Middle: unresponsive wakefulness; Right: minimally c

Updated on: February 21,2024

Brain modeling identifies circuits implicated in consciousness

by Human Brain ProjectResponse differences in brain circuits when broadcasting (top row) or receiving signals (bottom row). Left: healthy controls; Middle: unresponsive wakefulness; Right: minimally c

Updated on:February 21,2024

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

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

Pressure sensing by muscles provides a promising new target for treatments

by Michael Dimitriou,Umea UniversityCredit:Cell Reports(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114699A new study from Umeå University, Sweden, shows that the body's muscles sense mech

Updated on: September 23,2024

Pressure sensing by muscles provides a promising new target for treatments

by Michael Dimitriou,Umea UniversityCredit:Cell Reports(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114699A new study from Umeå University, Sweden, shows that the body's muscles sense mech

Updated on:September 23,2024

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

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