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

Updated on: May 11,2024

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

Updated on:May 11,2024

Patients' groups, progressives square off over Medicare Alzheimer's decision

by Lauren ClasonPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainAdvocates on both sides of a debate over dramatically restricting Medicare's coverage of an expensive a

Updated on: June 11,2024

Patients' groups, progressives square off over Medicare Alzheimer's decision

by Lauren ClasonPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainAdvocates on both sides of a debate over dramatically restricting Medicare's coverage of an expensive a

Updated on:June 11,2024

Study: The language spoken by others conditions our ability to predict their actions from a very early age

by Universitat Pompeu Fabra - Barcelona(A) First, infants saw the agent (A) reaching for a ball (O) when the ball jumped into a box (A+O+), and not moving when the ball jumped out of the box (A-O

Updated on: March 30,2024

Study: The language spoken by others conditions our ability to predict their actions from a very early age

by Universitat Pompeu Fabra - Barcelona(A) First, infants saw the agent (A) reaching for a ball (O) when the ball jumped into a box (A+O+), and not moving when the ball jumped out of the box (A-O

Updated on:March 30,2024

Poor neighborhoods linked to elevated dementia risk and faster brain aging

by Duke UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainLiving in a poorer neighborhood is linked to accelerated brain aging and increased dementia risk early in life, regardless of income level or education,

Updated on: March 19,2024

Poor neighborhoods linked to elevated dementia risk and faster brain aging

by Duke UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainLiving in a poorer neighborhood is linked to accelerated brain aging and increased dementia risk early in life, regardless of income level or education,

Updated on:March 19,2024

Large collaboration yields unprecedented 'live' view into the brain's complexity

by Institute of Science and Technology AustriaLIONESS delineates the complexity of dense brain tissue. a: Complex neuronal environment b: LIONESS can image and reconstruct the sample in a way tha

Updated on: February 18,2024

Large collaboration yields unprecedented 'live' view into the brain's complexity

by Institute of Science and Technology AustriaLIONESS delineates the complexity of dense brain tissue. a: Complex neuronal environment b: LIONESS can image and reconstruct the sample in a way tha

Updated on:February 18,2024

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).

Updated on: September 06,2024

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).

Updated on:September 06,2024

Touch sensitive brain cells controlled by micromagnets

by University College LondonGraphic illustration of magnetomechanical stimulation. Credit: Yichao Yu and Mark Lythgoe at UCLScientists at UCL have developed a new technique that uses microscopic

Updated on: February 05,2024

Touch sensitive brain cells controlled by micromagnets

by University College LondonGraphic illustration of magnetomechanical stimulation. Credit: Yichao Yu and Mark Lythgoe at UCLScientists at UCL have developed a new technique that uses microscopic

Updated on:February 05,2024

Brain map clarifies neuronal connectivity behind motor function

bySt. Jude Children's Research HospitalGraphical abstract. Credit:Neuron(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2024.11.019Signals relayed to motor neurons from the brain enable muscle mov

Updated on: January 14,2025

Brain map clarifies neuronal connectivity behind motor function

bySt. Jude Children's Research HospitalGraphical abstract. Credit:Neuron(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2024.11.019Signals relayed to motor neurons from the brain enable muscle mov

Updated on:January 14,2025

Personality changes during transition to developing mild cognitive impairment

by American Geriatrics SocietyA key feature of Alzheimer's disease is memory loss and losing one's ability to think and make decisions (also called "cognitive ability"). Those c

Updated on: March 07,2024

Personality changes during transition to developing mild cognitive impairment

by American Geriatrics SocietyA key feature of Alzheimer's disease is memory loss and losing one's ability to think and make decisions (also called "cognitive ability"). Those c

Updated on:March 07,2024

Neuroscientist uses AI to map learning, decision-making, to discover how brains work

by Stacey DeLoye,University of FloridaMeta-learning of RL. Credit:Nature Neuroscience(2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41593-023-01485-3With trial and error, repetition and praise, when a puppy

Updated on: March 13,2024

Neuroscientist uses AI to map learning, decision-making, to discover how brains work

by Stacey DeLoye,University of FloridaMeta-learning of RL. Credit:Nature Neuroscience(2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41593-023-01485-3With trial and error, repetition and praise, when a puppy

Updated on:March 13,2024

Study reveals key role of TRIO gene in epileptic encephalopathies

byUniversity of MontrealDefective migration of MGE-derived cortical INs inTrio–/–embryos. Credit:Molecular Psychiatry(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41380-024-02742-yWhat are the m

Updated on: October 09,2024

Study reveals key role of TRIO gene in epileptic encephalopathies

byUniversity of MontrealDefective migration of MGE-derived cortical INs inTrio–/–embryos. Credit:Molecular Psychiatry(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41380-024-02742-yWhat are the m

Updated on:October 09,2024

Can highly superior autobiographic memory enhance creativity?

by BIAL FoundationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from universities in Italy and the U.S. studied the relationship between memory and creativity to assess whether those who remember the s

Updated on: February 05,2024

Can highly superior autobiographic memory enhance creativity?

by BIAL FoundationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from universities in Italy and the U.S. studied the relationship between memory and creativity to assess whether those who remember the s

Updated on:February 05,2024