Alzheimer's risk gene undermines insulation of brain's 'wiring'

by Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyBlack gold staining in postmortem human brain samples from three individuals reveals significantly less myelination in people carrying a copy of the APOE4

Updated on: April 20,2024

Alzheimer's risk gene undermines insulation of brain's 'wiring'

by Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyBlack gold staining in postmortem human brain samples from three individuals reveals significantly less myelination in people carrying a copy of the APOE4

Updated on:April 20,2024

Global effort to map the human brain releases first data

byAllen Institute for Brain ScienceBrain slice being prepared for analysis and study. Credit: Erik Dinnel / Allen InstituteThe BRAIN Initiative Cell Atlas Network (BICAN) has launched its first

Updated on: October 16,2024

Global effort to map the human brain releases first data

byAllen Institute for Brain ScienceBrain slice being prepared for analysis and study. Credit: Erik Dinnel / Allen InstituteThe BRAIN Initiative Cell Atlas Network (BICAN) has launched its first

Updated on:October 16,2024

Chatbots for dementia patients and caregivers need more work

by Holly Ober,University of California - RiversideCredit: CC0 Public DomainChatbots hold promise for dementia patient or caregiver support, but are still in their infancy, finds a paper publishe

Updated on: May 08,2024

Chatbots for dementia patients and caregivers need more work

by Holly Ober,University of California - RiversideCredit: CC0 Public DomainChatbots hold promise for dementia patient or caregiver support, but are still in their infancy, finds a paper publishe

Updated on:May 08,2024

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

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

Vesicles that trap amyloid appear to also contribute to Alzheimer's

by Medical College of Georgia at Augusta UniversityDr. Erhard Bieberich, neuroscientist in the MCG Department of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine and the study's corresponding author. C

Updated on: April 29,2024

Vesicles that trap amyloid appear to also contribute to Alzheimer's

by Medical College of Georgia at Augusta UniversityDr. Erhard Bieberich, neuroscientist in the MCG Department of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine and the study's corresponding author. C

Updated on:April 29,2024

Researchers report on the effectiveness of skin biopsy to detect Parkinson's and related neurodegenerative diseases

byBeth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a paper published in theJournal of the American Medical Association(JAMA), neurologists at Beth Israel Deaco

Updated on: March 28,2024

Researchers report on the effectiveness of skin biopsy to detect Parkinson's and related neurodegenerative diseases

byBeth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a paper published in theJournal of the American Medical Association(JAMA), neurologists at Beth Israel Deaco

Updated on:March 28,2024

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

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

New Alzheimer's disease pathways identified

by University of LübeckPath model of main findings. This path model summarizes the main-effect mediation model. Circles indicate principal components or latent variables, rectangles represent observed

Updated on: March 02,2024

New Alzheimer's disease pathways identified

by University of LübeckPath model of main findings. This path model summarizes the main-effect mediation model. Circles indicate principal components or latent variables, rectangles represent observed

Updated on:March 02,2024

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

Silent synapses are abundant in the adult brain

by Anne Trafton,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMIT neuroscientists have discovered that the adult brain contains millions of "silent synapses"—im

Updated on: February 05,2024

Silent synapses are abundant in the adult brain

by Anne Trafton,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMIT neuroscientists have discovered that the adult brain contains millions of "silent synapses"—im

Updated on:February 05,2024