Single brain scan can diagnose Alzheimer's disease

by Imperial College LondonPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainThe research uses machine learning technology to look at structural features within the brai

Updated on: May 20,2024

Single brain scan can diagnose Alzheimer's disease

by Imperial College LondonPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainThe research uses machine learning technology to look at structural features within the brai

Updated on:May 20,2024

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

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

How does the brain know whether our actions actually make a difference?

by Champalimaud Centre for the UnknownIn "controllable houses", the door's color determines which room it leads to. In contrast, in "uncontrollable houses" the sequence of room

Updated on: February 21,2024

How does the brain know whether our actions actually make a difference?

by Champalimaud Centre for the UnknownIn "controllable houses", the door's color determines which room it leads to. In contrast, in "uncontrollable houses" the sequence of room

Updated on:February 21,2024

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

Study reveals brain's role in starting meals through GABA, dopamine

by Taylor Barnes,Baylor College of MedicineCredit:Metabolism(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2024.156099When you are feeling hungry, the brain takes the necessary steps toward consumin

Updated on: January 15,2025

Study reveals brain's role in starting meals through GABA, dopamine

by Taylor Barnes,Baylor College of MedicineCredit:Metabolism(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2024.156099When you are feeling hungry, the brain takes the necessary steps toward consumin

Updated on:January 15,2025

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

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

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

Brain stimulation shows promise for Alzheimer's disease in early trial

by Alzheimer's Research UKPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainScientists in the US have found that electrically stimulating regions of the brain in th

Updated on: May 13,2024

Brain stimulation shows promise for Alzheimer's disease in early trial

by Alzheimer's Research UKPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainScientists in the US have found that electrically stimulating regions of the brain in th

Updated on:May 13,2024

Hit the sleep 'sweet spot' to keep brain sharp

by Washington University School of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainLike so many other good things in life, sleep is best in moderation. A multiyear study of older adults found that both short an

Updated on: May 13,2024

Hit the sleep 'sweet spot' to keep brain sharp

by Washington University School of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainLike so many other good things in life, sleep is best in moderation. A multiyear study of older adults found that both short an

Updated on:May 13,2024

Brain stimulation treatment may improve depression, anxiety in older adults

byUniversity of FloridaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA noninvasive brain stimulation treatment improved depression and anxiety symptoms among older adults in a new University of Florida-led&n

Updated on: April 28,2024

Brain stimulation treatment may improve depression, anxiety in older adults

byUniversity of FloridaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA noninvasive brain stimulation treatment improved depression and anxiety symptoms among older adults in a new University of Florida-led&n

Updated on:April 28,2024