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

Video streaming from ambulance can be life-changing for acute stroke patients

byChalmers University of TechnologyUsing video streaming and consultation in the ambulance, stroke patients can quickly and remotely be assessed by a neurologist and driven directly to the hospi

Updated on: October 18,2024

Video streaming from ambulance can be life-changing for acute stroke patients

byChalmers University of TechnologyUsing video streaming and consultation in the ambulance, stroke patients can quickly and remotely be assessed by a neurologist and driven directly to the hospi

Updated on:October 18,2024

Study links poor sleep to migraine attacks

by Stacy Pigott,University of ArizonaCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study by researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences identified a link between poor sleep and migraine attacks th

Updated on: March 19,2024

Study links poor sleep to migraine attacks

by Stacy Pigott,University of ArizonaCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study by researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences identified a link between poor sleep and migraine attacks th

Updated on:March 19,2024

Potential new treatment for Alzheimer's disease would be relatively cheap

by RIKENNeprilysin (red) and Aβ (green) levels in the hippocampus of Alzheimer's disease model mice. Top: control. Bottom: after being fed diazoxide. After diazoxide treatment, neprilysin lev

Updated on: April 07,2024

Potential new treatment for Alzheimer's disease would be relatively cheap

by RIKENNeprilysin (red) and Aβ (green) levels in the hippocampus of Alzheimer's disease model mice. Top: control. Bottom: after being fed diazoxide. After diazoxide treatment, neprilysin lev

Updated on:April 07,2024

Loneliness associated with increased risk of dementia in older adults

by NYU Langone HealthChart showing incident of dementia for adults under age 80 without APOE ε4 allele, a genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease. Credit: NYU Langone HealthAs social isol

Updated on: June 05,2024

Loneliness associated with increased risk of dementia in older adults

by NYU Langone HealthChart showing incident of dementia for adults under age 80 without APOE ε4 allele, a genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease. Credit: NYU Langone HealthAs social isol

Updated on:June 05,2024

Not-so private eyes: Eye movements hold clues to how we make decisions

by University of Colorado at BoulderCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research led by scientists at the University of Colorado Boulder suggests that eyes may really be the window to the soul—

Updated on: February 05,2024

Not-so private eyes: Eye movements hold clues to how we make decisions

by University of Colorado at BoulderCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research led by scientists at the University of Colorado Boulder suggests that eyes may really be the window to the soul—

Updated on:February 05,2024

Protecting the brain from dementia-inducing abnormal protein aggregates

by The National Institutes for Quantum Science and TechnologyResearchers from the National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology prove that the protein p62 eliminates and prevents the formatio

Updated on: April 29,2024

Protecting the brain from dementia-inducing abnormal protein aggregates

by The National Institutes for Quantum Science and TechnologyResearchers from the National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology prove that the protein p62 eliminates and prevents the formatio

Updated on:April 29,2024

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

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

Often overlooked stem cells hold hidden powers for blood disease treatments

by King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologyResearchers have identified a method to enhance the regenerative capabilities of stem cells found in umbilical cord blood, which could have be

Updated on: March 19,2024

Often overlooked stem cells hold hidden powers for blood disease treatments

by King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologyResearchers have identified a method to enhance the regenerative capabilities of stem cells found in umbilical cord blood, which could have be

Updated on:March 19,2024

Massive genome study informs the biology of reading and language

by Max Planck SocietyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhat is the biological basis of our uniquely human capacity to speak, read and write? A genome-wide analysis of five reading- and language-ba

Updated on: February 18,2024

Massive genome study informs the biology of reading and language

by Max Planck SocietyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhat is the biological basis of our uniquely human capacity to speak, read and write? A genome-wide analysis of five reading- and language-ba

Updated on:February 18,2024

Working-age people living with dementia experience inadequate guidance and counselling

by University of Eastern FinlandCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe right of working-age people living with dementia to receive adequate and timely guidance and counseling is not realized prope

Updated on: June 11,2024

Working-age people living with dementia experience inadequate guidance and counselling

by University of Eastern FinlandCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe right of working-age people living with dementia to receive adequate and timely guidance and counseling is not realized prope

Updated on:June 11,2024