Genes, cardiovascular health each factor into dementia risk

by University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioCredit: CC0 Public DomainGenes and cardiovascular health each contribute in an additive way to a person's risk of dementia, U.S. res

Updated on: June 14,2024

Genes, cardiovascular health each factor into dementia risk

by University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioCredit: CC0 Public DomainGenes and cardiovascular health each contribute in an additive way to a person's risk of dementia, U.S. res

Updated on:June 14,2024

Researchers discover role of microglia during early progression of Alzheimer's disease

by Boston University Medical CenterDiagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.For the first time, researchers have determined how toxic tau fib

Updated on: February 26,2024

Researchers discover role of microglia during early progression of Alzheimer's disease

by Boston University Medical CenterDiagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.For the first time, researchers have determined how toxic tau fib

Updated on:February 26,2024

Alzheimer's treatment shows unique results

by Uppsala UniversityDespite his team’s successes, Lars Lannfelt does not want to speculate on when an approved treatment can be available for health care. Credit: Johan WahlgrenIn late July ther

Updated on: April 08,2024

Alzheimer's treatment shows unique results

by Uppsala UniversityDespite his team’s successes, Lars Lannfelt does not want to speculate on when an approved treatment can be available for health care. Credit: Johan WahlgrenIn late July ther

Updated on:April 08,2024

Alzheimer's researchers study drug efficacy in early stages of disease

by Indiana University School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMost drugs developed to treat Alzheimer's disease have for years been ineffective in clinical trials. Researchers from

Updated on: April 16,2024

Alzheimer's researchers study drug efficacy in early stages of disease

by Indiana University School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMost drugs developed to treat Alzheimer's disease have for years been ineffective in clinical trials. Researchers from

Updated on:April 16,2024

Common infections linked to poorer cognitive performance in middle-aged and older adults

by Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public HealthDose-response relationship between number of total number positive of antibody tests and number of items missed on MMSE illustrating r

Updated on: May 05,2024

Common infections linked to poorer cognitive performance in middle-aged and older adults

by Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public HealthDose-response relationship between number of total number positive of antibody tests and number of items missed on MMSE illustrating r

Updated on:May 05,2024

How gut neurons communicate with the brain to control thirst

by Lori Dajose,California Institute of TechnologyFig. 1: The vagus nerve responds to visceral osmolality changes. Credit: DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-04359-5Drinking a glass of water is often suffic

Updated on: February 05,2024

How gut neurons communicate with the brain to control thirst

by Lori Dajose,California Institute of TechnologyFig. 1: The vagus nerve responds to visceral osmolality changes. Credit: DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-04359-5Drinking a glass of water is often suffic

Updated on:February 05,2024

New Alzheimer trial to use epilepsy drug that calms brain activity

by Scott Dance, The Baltimore SunWhat could be one of the first treatments to delay or prevent Alzheimer's disease received a big boost from the National Institute on Aging, which is putting up $7

Updated on: February 26,2024

New Alzheimer trial to use epilepsy drug that calms brain activity

by Scott Dance, The Baltimore SunWhat could be one of the first treatments to delay or prevent Alzheimer's disease received a big boost from the National Institute on Aging, which is putting up $7

Updated on:February 26,2024

New hyperbaric oxygen therapy protocol can improve cognitive function of older adults

by Tel Aviv UniversityCredit: Tel Aviv UniversityThe Sagol Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Research at Shamir Medical Center, together with the Sackler School of Medicine and Sagol School of N

Updated on: March 09,2024

New hyperbaric oxygen therapy protocol can improve cognitive function of older adults

by Tel Aviv UniversityCredit: Tel Aviv UniversityThe Sagol Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Research at Shamir Medical Center, together with the Sackler School of Medicine and Sagol School of N

Updated on:March 09,2024

Symptom persistence during first year following traumatic brain injury

by Mary Ann Liebert, IncNumber of symptoms endorsed at any severity by traumatic brain injury (TBI) severity subgroup and time. mTBI, mild TBI (admission Glasgow Coma Scale score 13–15); msTBI, m

Updated on: February 03,2024

Symptom persistence during first year following traumatic brain injury

by Mary Ann Liebert, IncNumber of symptoms endorsed at any severity by traumatic brain injury (TBI) severity subgroup and time. mTBI, mild TBI (admission Glasgow Coma Scale score 13–15); msTBI, m

Updated on:February 03,2024

Brain modeling identifies circuits implicated in consciousness

by Human Brain ProjectResponse differences in brain circuits when broadcasting (top row) or receiving signals (bottom row). Left: healthy controls; Middle: unresponsive wakefulness; Right: minimally c

Updated on: February 21,2024

Brain modeling identifies circuits implicated in consciousness

by Human Brain ProjectResponse differences in brain circuits when broadcasting (top row) or receiving signals (bottom row). Left: healthy controls; Middle: unresponsive wakefulness; Right: minimally c

Updated on:February 21,2024

COVID-19 pneumonia increases dementia risk

by University of MissouriUniversity of Missouri Health Care COVID-19 progressive care unit. Credit: Justin Kelley/MU Health CareA new study from the from the University of Missouri School of Medi

Updated on: March 26,2024

COVID-19 pneumonia increases dementia risk

by University of MissouriUniversity of Missouri Health Care COVID-19 progressive care unit. Credit: Justin Kelley/MU Health CareA new study from the from the University of Missouri School of Medi

Updated on:March 26,2024

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