Understanding the genetic roots of rare mutations in Alzheimer's disease

byVIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology)Hippocampal neurons with staining for endosomes (turquoise and purple) and lysosomes (yellow). When the PSEN2 gene is absent or carries a familial

Updated on: December 11,2024

Understanding the genetic roots of rare mutations in Alzheimer's disease

byVIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology)Hippocampal neurons with staining for endosomes (turquoise and purple) and lysosomes (yellow). When the PSEN2 gene is absent or carries a familial

Updated on:December 11,2024

'Super-agers' study may reveal secrets to staying young

Mary Helen Abbott, 77, paints her lips bright pink, still smokes the occasional cigarette, keeps up on all the gossip at the retirement home and wears a short skirt to fitness class.She giggles as the

Updated on: February 26,2024

'Super-agers' study may reveal secrets to staying young

Mary Helen Abbott, 77, paints her lips bright pink, still smokes the occasional cigarette, keeps up on all the gossip at the retirement home and wears a short skirt to fitness class.She giggles as the

Updated on:February 26,2024

Excessive daytime sleepiness linked with brain protein involved in Alzheimer's disease

by Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public HealthPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainAnalysis of data captured during a long-term study of agi

Updated on: April 25,2024

Excessive daytime sleepiness linked with brain protein involved in Alzheimer's disease

by Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public HealthPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainAnalysis of data captured during a long-term study of agi

Updated on:April 25,2024

Team succeeds in determining the exact moment when the brain detects another person's gaze direction

byUniversity of GenevaExperimental paradigm and stimuli. Credit:NeuroImage(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2024.120659The gaze plays a central role in everyday social interactions.

Updated on: July 05,2024

Team succeeds in determining the exact moment when the brain detects another person's gaze direction

byUniversity of GenevaExperimental paradigm and stimuli. Credit:NeuroImage(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2024.120659The gaze plays a central role in everyday social interactions.

Updated on:July 05,2024

New insights into the molecular mechanisms behind the action of secretagogin

byKarolinska InstitutetThe vesicular release of neurotransmitters and hormones relies on the SNARE-complex formed by three proteins: VAMP (blue), Syntaxin (pink) and SNAP-25 (green). Secretagoin

Updated on: April 28,2024

New insights into the molecular mechanisms behind the action of secretagogin

byKarolinska InstitutetThe vesicular release of neurotransmitters and hormones relies on the SNARE-complex formed by three proteins: VAMP (blue), Syntaxin (pink) and SNAP-25 (green). Secretagoin

Updated on:April 28,2024

Energy storehouses in the brain may be source of Alzheimer's, targets of new therapy

by Arizona State UniversityDiego Mastroeni is a researcher in the ASU-Banner Neurodegenerative Disease Research Center. Credit: Biodesign Institute at Arizona State UniversityAlzheimer's dise

Updated on: May 18,2024

Energy storehouses in the brain may be source of Alzheimer's, targets of new therapy

by Arizona State UniversityDiego Mastroeni is a researcher in the ASU-Banner Neurodegenerative Disease Research Center. Credit: Biodesign Institute at Arizona State UniversityAlzheimer's dise

Updated on:May 18,2024

Do veterans who experience concussions have an increased risk of Alzheimer's?

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMiddle-age veterans who experienced concussions due to blasts from explosive devices may have biomarkers in their spinal fluid sim

Updated on: March 19,2024

Do veterans who experience concussions have an increased risk of Alzheimer's?

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMiddle-age veterans who experienced concussions due to blasts from explosive devices may have biomarkers in their spinal fluid sim

Updated on:March 19,2024

Research team develops soft and highly durable brain electrodes that could be used in treatment

by DGIST (Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology)ECoG electrode array based on PDMS-based substrates treated in two different ways. (a) Fabrication of ECoG electrodes based on surface-tre

Updated on: March 30,2024

Research team develops soft and highly durable brain electrodes that could be used in treatment

by DGIST (Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology)ECoG electrode array based on PDMS-based substrates treated in two different ways. (a) Fabrication of ECoG electrodes based on surface-tre

Updated on:March 30,2024

Research finds that ultrasound slows brain ageing

by University of QueenslandTreatment with scanning ultrasound has already been proven to reverse Alzheimer's disease in mice, and now it appears it could also slow down ageing in healthy brai

Updated on: March 07,2024

Research finds that ultrasound slows brain ageing

by University of QueenslandTreatment with scanning ultrasound has already been proven to reverse Alzheimer's disease in mice, and now it appears it could also slow down ageing in healthy brai

Updated on:March 07,2024

Parkinson's disease gene variant found in some people of African ancestry

by National Institutes of HealthScientists discovered a gene variant, found almost exclusively in the genomes of individuals of African ancestry, that increases the risk of having Parkinson's

Updated on: June 23,2024

Parkinson's disease gene variant found in some people of African ancestry

by National Institutes of HealthScientists discovered a gene variant, found almost exclusively in the genomes of individuals of African ancestry, that increases the risk of having Parkinson's

Updated on:June 23,2024

Dementia fighter: Orienteering helps brain and body alike, with greater benefits for those who move quickest

by McMaster UniversityA new study finds orienteering helps both brain and body, with greater benefits for those who move quickest. Credit: McMaster UniversityThe sport of orienteering, which simu

Updated on: June 15,2024

Dementia fighter: Orienteering helps brain and body alike, with greater benefits for those who move quickest

by McMaster UniversityA new study finds orienteering helps both brain and body, with greater benefits for those who move quickest. Credit: McMaster UniversityThe sport of orienteering, which simu

Updated on:June 15,2024

Is that 'midlife crisis' really Alzheimer's disease?

by Carmela Tartaglia,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageImagine you tell your 55 year-old mom you're going to get married and she's too disorganized to help you with the wedding p

Updated on: March 13,2024

Is that 'midlife crisis' really Alzheimer's disease?

by Carmela Tartaglia,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageImagine you tell your 55 year-old mom you're going to get married and she's too disorganized to help you with the wedding p

Updated on:March 13,2024