Could 'love hormone' oxytocin help treat Alzheimer's disease? Here's what researchers currently know

by Eleftheria Kodosaki,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOxytocin is often called "the love hormone" because of its role in social bonding, reproduction and childbirth.

Updated on: March 13,2024

Could 'love hormone' oxytocin help treat Alzheimer's disease? Here's what researchers currently know

by Eleftheria Kodosaki,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOxytocin is often called "the love hormone" because of its role in social bonding, reproduction and childbirth.

Updated on:March 13,2024

How antidepressants, ketamine and psychedelic drugs may make brains more flexible—new research

by Barbara Jacquelyn Sahakian and Christelle Langley,The ConversationCredit: Juan Gaertner/ShutterstockThe first-line pharmacological treatment for major depressive disorder (MDD) are antidepres

Updated on: January 12,2024

How antidepressants, ketamine and psychedelic drugs may make brains more flexible—new research

by Barbara Jacquelyn Sahakian and Christelle Langley,The ConversationCredit: Juan Gaertner/ShutterstockThe first-line pharmacological treatment for major depressive disorder (MDD) are antidepres

Updated on:January 12,2024

Beyond plaques and tangles: Genetic variation may increase risk of cognitive decline

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainA genetic variation in some people may be associated with cognitive decline that can't be explained by deposits of two key proteins as

Updated on: May 13,2024

Beyond plaques and tangles: Genetic variation may increase risk of cognitive decline

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainA genetic variation in some people may be associated with cognitive decline that can't be explained by deposits of two key proteins as

Updated on:May 13,2024

Can brain stimulation improve memory formation?

by Graciela Gutierrez,Baylor College of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor some adults, the use of a responsive neurostimulation (RNS) system implanted in the brain can help lessen or

Updated on: February 21,2024

Can brain stimulation improve memory formation?

by Graciela Gutierrez,Baylor College of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor some adults, the use of a responsive neurostimulation (RNS) system implanted in the brain can help lessen or

Updated on:February 21,2024

Poor gut health may drive multiple sclerosis—better diet may ease it

by Rutgers UniversityDevelopment of colitis in spontaneous EAE mice. (A) Swollen colon in spontaneous EAE mice. (B) H&E histopathology of swollen colon isolated from spontaneous EAE and non-E

Updated on: February 03,2024

Poor gut health may drive multiple sclerosis—better diet may ease it

by Rutgers UniversityDevelopment of colitis in spontaneous EAE mice. (A) Swollen colon in spontaneous EAE mice. (B) H&E histopathology of swollen colon isolated from spontaneous EAE and non-E

Updated on:February 03,2024

Brain health 'Check-in' tool to help reduce dementia risk

by University College LondonCredit: Alzheimer's Research UKA free new digital tool has been launched by Alzheimer's Research UK, supported by evidence from UCL researchers, to help people

Updated on: April 29,2024

Brain health 'Check-in' tool to help reduce dementia risk

by University College LondonCredit: Alzheimer's Research UKA free new digital tool has been launched by Alzheimer's Research UK, supported by evidence from UCL researchers, to help people

Updated on:April 29,2024

Neanderthoids and space brains: Stem cell researcher pushes the boundaries of neuroscience

by Genomic PressAlysson R. Muotri, Ph.D., University of California, San Diego, U.S. Credit:Brain Medicine(2024). https://doi.org/10.61373/bm024k.0082In an interviewpublishedin&

Updated on: October 16,2024

Neanderthoids and space brains: Stem cell researcher pushes the boundaries of neuroscience

by Genomic PressAlysson R. Muotri, Ph.D., University of California, San Diego, U.S. Credit:Brain Medicine(2024). https://doi.org/10.61373/bm024k.0082In an interviewpublishedin&

Updated on:October 16,2024

Study shows that 'transcendent' thinking may grow teens' brains over time

byUniversity of Southern CaliforniaDepiction of coronal, sagittal, and axial views of the group-level default mode network (DMN; top) and left executive control network (left ECN; bottom) maps,

Updated on: March 28,2024

Study shows that 'transcendent' thinking may grow teens' brains over time

byUniversity of Southern CaliforniaDepiction of coronal, sagittal, and axial views of the group-level default mode network (DMN; top) and left executive control network (left ECN; bottom) maps,

Updated on:March 28,2024

Protein shapes matter in Alzheimer's research

by Allison Mills,Michigan Technological UniversityCellular toxicity, which is higher in amyloid amorphous aggregates, shows that small changes in protein folding chemistry can cause differences

Updated on: April 16,2024

Protein shapes matter in Alzheimer's research

by Allison Mills,Michigan Technological UniversityCellular toxicity, which is higher in amyloid amorphous aggregates, shows that small changes in protein folding chemistry can cause differences

Updated on:April 16,2024

Dementia and COVID: What families and physicians should know

by Columbia University Irving Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainEarly in the pandemic, neurologists expressed concern that COVID-19 patients with dementia may be at higher risk for complicat

Updated on: May 06,2024

Dementia and COVID: What families and physicians should know

by Columbia University Irving Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainEarly in the pandemic, neurologists expressed concern that COVID-19 patients with dementia may be at higher risk for complicat

Updated on:May 06,2024

Landmark study finds dementia risk varies significantly among racial and ethnic groups

by Kaiser PermanenteDiagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.In the largest and longest study thus far of ethnic disparities in dementia risk

Updated on: February 27,2024

Landmark study finds dementia risk varies significantly among racial and ethnic groups

by Kaiser PermanenteDiagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.In the largest and longest study thus far of ethnic disparities in dementia risk

Updated on:February 27,2024

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