Optical sensors and lab-on-fiber technology may detect Alzheimer's disease at early stages

by Wileya) 3D view of the nanofunctionalized D-shaped lab-on-fiber sensor. b) Related sensing mechanism based on the evaluation of refractive index changes, through evanescent wave interaction, t

Updated on: June 05,2024

Optical sensors and lab-on-fiber technology may detect Alzheimer's disease at early stages

by Wileya) 3D view of the nanofunctionalized D-shaped lab-on-fiber sensor. b) Related sensing mechanism based on the evaluation of refractive index changes, through evanescent wave interaction, t

Updated on:June 05,2024

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

Alzheimer-linked protein complex at super resolution

by VIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology)Credit: CC0 Public DomainWith the advent of super-resolution microscopy, scientists can study close protein associations better than ever before.

Updated on: May 05,2024

Alzheimer-linked protein complex at super resolution

by VIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology)Credit: CC0 Public DomainWith the advent of super-resolution microscopy, scientists can study close protein associations better than ever before.

Updated on:May 05,2024

Expert offers perspective on experimental Alzheimer's disease drug

by Deb BalzerCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAccording to drugmakers Eisai and Biogen, a Phase 3 clinical study on a potential new Alzheimer's disease drug shows promise. The study findings show

Updated on: April 18,2024

Expert offers perspective on experimental Alzheimer's disease drug

by Deb BalzerCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAccording to drugmakers Eisai and Biogen, a Phase 3 clinical study on a potential new Alzheimer's disease drug shows promise. The study findings show

Updated on:April 18,2024

Gut bacterial metabolite promotes neural cell death leading to cognitive decline

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Host & Microbe(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2022.05.005A team of researchers from the Brown Cancer Center, the University of

Updated on: February 03,2024

Gut bacterial metabolite promotes neural cell death leading to cognitive decline

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Host & Microbe(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2022.05.005A team of researchers from the Brown Cancer Center, the University of

Updated on:February 03,2024

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

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

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

A million Aussies will have dementia by 2056, so now is the time to act on prevention

by Cate Swannell, Medical Journal of AustraliaCredit: CC0 Public DomainDementia prevention needs to be Australia's next public health area of focus, as the nation heads towards a projected number

Updated on: May 20,2024

A million Aussies will have dementia by 2056, so now is the time to act on prevention

by Cate Swannell, Medical Journal of AustraliaCredit: CC0 Public DomainDementia prevention needs to be Australia's next public health area of focus, as the nation heads towards a projected number

Updated on:May 20,2024

MRI brain scans help explain human attraction to fatty foods

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA team of neuroscientists and physiologists at the University of Cambridge, working with a pair of colleagues from the Wellcome Trust-MRC

Updated on: January 12,2024

MRI brain scans help explain human attraction to fatty foods

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA team of neuroscientists and physiologists at the University of Cambridge, working with a pair of colleagues from the Wellcome Trust-MRC

Updated on:January 12,2024

Creative couples' intervention significantly helps people with Alzheimer's communicate

by Florida Atlantic UniversityChristine L. Williams, DNSc, principal investigator of the study and a professor and director of the Ph.D. in Nursing Program in FAU's College of Nursing, who de

Updated on: May 13,2024

Creative couples' intervention significantly helps people with Alzheimer's communicate

by Florida Atlantic UniversityChristine L. Williams, DNSc, principal investigator of the study and a professor and director of the Ph.D. in Nursing Program in FAU's College of Nursing, who de

Updated on:May 13,2024

Disrupted circadian regulation of cognition in Alzheimer's disease

by Emily Caldwell,The Ohio State UniversityCredit: AI-generated imageCircadian dysfunction linked to Alzheimer's disease is known to disrupt sleep and daily activity patterns. New research i

Updated on: April 18,2024

Disrupted circadian regulation of cognition in Alzheimer's disease

by Emily Caldwell,The Ohio State UniversityCredit: AI-generated imageCircadian dysfunction linked to Alzheimer's disease is known to disrupt sleep and daily activity patterns. New research i

Updated on:April 18,2024

Study reveals how obesity could accelerate aging in the brain

byAmerican Physiological SocietyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study conducted in mice traces how obesity and a high-fat diet may accelerate aging in the blood vessels that supply blood

Updated on: April 28,2024

Study reveals how obesity could accelerate aging in the brain

byAmerican Physiological SocietyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study conducted in mice traces how obesity and a high-fat diet may accelerate aging in the blood vessels that supply blood

Updated on:April 28,2024