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Dementia carers reassured they can – and should – call police about wandering patients

Dementia carers reassured they can – and should – call police about wandering patients

by University of PortsmouthCredit: CC0 Public DomainOnly a small proportion of cases of a person with dementia going missing are reported to police, according to a new study.Mostfamily care

Dementia carers reassured they can – and should – call police about wandering patients

by University of PortsmouthCredit: CC0 Public DomainOnly a small proportion of cases of a person with dementia going missing are reported to police, according to a new study.Mostfamily care
Not just a 'bad guy': Researchers discover neuroprotective function of Tau protein

Not just a 'bad guy': Researchers discover neuroprotective function of Tau protein

by Rajalaxmi Natarajan,Baylor College of MedicineOverexpression of hTau in glia disrupts LDs and glial cell morphology in response to neuronal ROS. Credit:Nature Neuroscience(2024).

Not just a 'bad guy': Researchers discover neuroprotective function of Tau protein

by Rajalaxmi Natarajan,Baylor College of MedicineOverexpression of hTau in glia disrupts LDs and glial cell morphology in response to neuronal ROS. Credit:Nature Neuroscience(2024).
Converting brain immune cells into neurons helps mice recover after stroke

Converting brain immune cells into neurons helps mice recover after stroke

by Kyushu UniversityProduction of NeuroD1 in microglial cells induces their development into neurons, therefore decreasing the area of the brain with neuron loss. In scans of the mice brains, neurons

Converting brain immune cells into neurons helps mice recover after stroke

by Kyushu UniversityProduction of NeuroD1 in microglial cells induces their development into neurons, therefore decreasing the area of the brain with neuron loss. In scans of the mice brains, neurons
Publication highlights care challenges of dementia-related psychosis

Publication highlights care challenges of dementia-related psychosis

by The Gerontological Society of AmericaCredit: CC0 Public DomainIt is estimated that over 2 million Americans with dementia experience delusions (false beliefs) and hallucinations (seeing or hearing

Publication highlights care challenges of dementia-related psychosis

by The Gerontological Society of AmericaCredit: CC0 Public DomainIt is estimated that over 2 million Americans with dementia experience delusions (false beliefs) and hallucinations (seeing or hearing
Lecanemab: Experimental drug is a ray of hope for Alzheimer's disease

Lecanemab: Experimental drug is a ray of hope for Alzheimer's disease

by Frederic Calon and Étienne Aumont,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageOn Nov. 30, Eisai and Biogen announced theresults of their latest phase 3 clinical trial in Alzheimer's d

Lecanemab: Experimental drug is a ray of hope for Alzheimer's disease

by Frederic Calon and Étienne Aumont,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageOn Nov. 30, Eisai and Biogen announced theresults of their latest phase 3 clinical trial in Alzheimer's d
Oxytocin: The love hormone that holds the key to better memory

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

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
Silent synapses are abundant in the adult brain

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

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
Care more expensive for dementia patients and families in last years of life

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

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
Not every young reader's struggle is the same

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

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
The brain applies data compression for decision-making

The brain applies data compression for decision-making

by Champalimaud Centre for the UnknownGeorge Costanza's Frogger arcade videogame from the episode The Frogger of the sitcom Seinfeld. Exhibition Seinfeld: The Apartment, 451 W 14th Street, Manhatt

The brain applies data compression for decision-making

by Champalimaud Centre for the UnknownGeorge Costanza's Frogger arcade videogame from the episode The Frogger of the sitcom Seinfeld. Exhibition Seinfeld: The Apartment, 451 W 14th Street, Manhatt
Researchers report on the effectiveness of skin biopsy to detect Parkinson's and related neurodegenerative diseases

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

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
Dementia leading cause of death in September

Dementia leading cause of death in September

by Alzheimer's Research UKCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe Office for National Statistics (ONS) has today (23 October) revealed "dementia and Alzheimer's disease" were the leading c

Dementia leading cause of death in September

by Alzheimer's Research UKCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe Office for National Statistics (ONS) has today (23 October) revealed "dementia and Alzheimer's disease" were the leading c