Systemic sclerosis is on the rise in Quebec, especially in children, study finds

by Claire Loewen,McGill UniversityAge-standardized incidence rates (ASIR) over time (1996–2019) for females, males, and both. The gray shading depicts the 95% confidence intervals for the annual

Updated on: July 17,2024

Systemic sclerosis is on the rise in Quebec, especially in children, study finds

by Claire Loewen,McGill UniversityAge-standardized incidence rates (ASIR) over time (1996–2019) for females, males, and both. The gray shading depicts the 95% confidence intervals for the annual

Updated on:July 17,2024

Team succeeds in determining the exact moment when the brain detects another person's gaze direction

byUniversity of GenevaExperimental paradigm and stimuli. Credit:NeuroImage(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2024.120659The gaze plays a central role in everyday social interactions.

Updated on: July 05,2024

Team succeeds in determining the exact moment when the brain detects another person's gaze direction

byUniversity of GenevaExperimental paradigm and stimuli. Credit:NeuroImage(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2024.120659The gaze plays a central role in everyday social interactions.

Updated on:July 05,2024

Waste management in the brain may shed light on dementia

by Jim Shelton,Yale UniversityFig. 1: CSF flow speed becomes hyperdynamic with severe CAA. Credit:Nature Aging(2022). DOI: 10.1038/s43587-022-00181-4A new study suggests that a contr

Updated on: May 18,2024

Waste management in the brain may shed light on dementia

by Jim Shelton,Yale UniversityFig. 1: CSF flow speed becomes hyperdynamic with severe CAA. Credit:Nature Aging(2022). DOI: 10.1038/s43587-022-00181-4A new study suggests that a contr

Updated on:May 18,2024

How a gene for obesity affects the brain

byUniversity of MichiganPVHSH2B1→DRN neurocircuit inhibits food intake and obesity. Credit:Advanced Science(2024). DOI: 10.1002/advs.202400437Obesity is a complicated condition, caus

Updated on: July 17,2024

How a gene for obesity affects the brain

byUniversity of MichiganPVHSH2B1→DRN neurocircuit inhibits food intake and obesity. Credit:Advanced Science(2024). DOI: 10.1002/advs.202400437Obesity is a complicated condition, caus

Updated on:July 17,2024

Discovery of cilia defects in ALS patients suggests new treatment path

byVIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology)Motor neurons with damaged primary cilia (green) from patients with the C21orf2 mutation. Credit: VIBAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a deva

Updated on: January 15,2025

Discovery of cilia defects in ALS patients suggests new treatment path

byVIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology)Motor neurons with damaged primary cilia (green) from patients with the C21orf2 mutation. Credit: VIBAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a deva

Updated on:January 15,2025

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

Antibody therapy inspired by patient case reduces tau tangles in a preclinical model of Alzheimer's disease

by Mass General BrighamCredit: Pixabay/Pete Linforth.A team led by researchers from Mass General Brigham reports promising results for a monoclonal antibody that takes aim at a new target for Alz

Updated on: March 02,2024

Antibody therapy inspired by patient case reduces tau tangles in a preclinical model of Alzheimer's disease

by Mass General BrighamCredit: Pixabay/Pete Linforth.A team led by researchers from Mass General Brigham reports promising results for a monoclonal antibody that takes aim at a new target for Alz

Updated on:March 02,2024

A common marker of neurological diseases may play a role in healthy brains

byNational Institutes of HealthLocalization of α-syn Ser129P and effects of phosphorylation on synaptic targeting. Credit:Neuron(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2023.11.020Researchers h

Updated on: March 13,2024

A common marker of neurological diseases may play a role in healthy brains

byNational Institutes of HealthLocalization of α-syn Ser129P and effects of phosphorylation on synaptic targeting. Credit:Neuron(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2023.11.020Researchers h

Updated on:March 13,2024

Traditional foods can bring joy to dementia patients

(HealthDay)—For patients with dementia, traditional dishes can create joy and boost patients' sense of well-being, according to research published online Jan. 11 in theJournal of Clinical Nu

Updated on: February 27,2024

Traditional foods can bring joy to dementia patients

(HealthDay)—For patients with dementia, traditional dishes can create joy and boost patients' sense of well-being, according to research published online Jan. 11 in theJournal of Clinical Nu

Updated on:February 27,2024

White matter integrity disrupted in people with Alzheimer's gene mutation

by Radiological Society of North AmericaCortical areas involved with each of the three distributed cortical association networks analyzed are displayed on an inflated brain surface, viewed from t

Updated on: April 20,2024

White matter integrity disrupted in people with Alzheimer's gene mutation

by Radiological Society of North AmericaCortical areas involved with each of the three distributed cortical association networks analyzed are displayed on an inflated brain surface, viewed from t

Updated on:April 20,2024

Genetic 'whiteout' offers hope to children living with dementia

by Murdoch UniversityChildren living with dementia have the same symptoms as adults with dementia, in that they are losing memories and face a gradual decline in health, with most not reaching ad

Updated on: June 14,2024

Genetic 'whiteout' offers hope to children living with dementia

by Murdoch UniversityChildren living with dementia have the same symptoms as adults with dementia, in that they are losing memories and face a gradual decline in health, with most not reaching ad

Updated on:June 14,2024

Not every young reader's struggle is the same

by Anne Trafton,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMany children struggle to learn to read, and studies have shown that students from a lower socioeconomic st

Updated on: February 03,2024

Not every young reader's struggle is the same

by Anne Trafton,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMany children struggle to learn to read, and studies have shown that students from a lower socioeconomic st

Updated on:February 03,2024