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

BACE-Inhibitor successfully tested in Alzheimer's animal model

by Technical University MunichMarc Aurel Busche at the two-photon microscope, which allows to visualize nerve cells with high temporal and spatial resolution in the intact brain. Credit: Kurt Bau

Updated on: March 19,2024

BACE-Inhibitor successfully tested in Alzheimer's animal model

by Technical University MunichMarc Aurel Busche at the two-photon microscope, which allows to visualize nerve cells with high temporal and spatial resolution in the intact brain. Credit: Kurt Bau

Updated on:March 19,2024

Telecare found to cut costs, boost quality of life for dementia patients

by University of California, San FranciscoCredit: CC0 Public DomainA UCSF telecare program that improves outcomes for patients with dementia and lightens the load for unpaid caregivers also has t

Updated on: March 02,2024

Telecare found to cut costs, boost quality of life for dementia patients

by University of California, San FranciscoCredit: CC0 Public DomainA UCSF telecare program that improves outcomes for patients with dementia and lightens the load for unpaid caregivers also has t

Updated on:March 02,2024

Couch potatoes face same chance of dementia as those with genetic risk factors

by McMaster UniversityJennifer Heisz, assistant professor of kinesiology, McMaster University Credit: McMaster UniversitySedentary older adults with no genetic risk factors for dementia may be ju

Updated on: March 09,2024

Couch potatoes face same chance of dementia as those with genetic risk factors

by McMaster UniversityJennifer Heisz, assistant professor of kinesiology, McMaster University Credit: McMaster UniversitySedentary older adults with no genetic risk factors for dementia may be ju

Updated on:March 09,2024

Unraveling the neural circuit behind reduced food intake in high temperatures

byKarolinska InstitutetAcute heat reduces food intake and selectively activates α-tanycytes. Credit:Nature(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07232-3In a study recentlypublished&nb

Updated on: April 28,2024

Unraveling the neural circuit behind reduced food intake in high temperatures

byKarolinska InstitutetAcute heat reduces food intake and selectively activates α-tanycytes. Credit:Nature(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07232-3In a study recentlypublished&nb

Updated on:April 28,2024

Antioxidants to prevent Alzheimer's disease

by Institut national de la recherche scientifique - INRSINRS Professor Charles Ramassamy, specialist on Alzheimer's disease, doctoral student Mohamed Raâfet Ben Khedher and postdoctoral stude

Updated on: March 26,2024

Antioxidants to prevent Alzheimer's disease

by Institut national de la recherche scientifique - INRSINRS Professor Charles Ramassamy, specialist on Alzheimer's disease, doctoral student Mohamed Raâfet Ben Khedher and postdoctoral stude

Updated on:March 26,2024

New perspectives on understanding, preventing and treating vascular dementia

by Hôpitaux Universitaires de GenèveCCR5 expression in response to oxidative stress is mediated by NF-κB. (A)Upper: Schematic overview of the murineCcr5gene. Blue boxes represent int

Updated on: March 02,2024

New perspectives on understanding, preventing and treating vascular dementia

by Hôpitaux Universitaires de GenèveCCR5 expression in response to oxidative stress is mediated by NF-κB. (A)Upper: Schematic overview of the murineCcr5gene. Blue boxes represent int

Updated on:March 02,2024

Healthy lifestyle linked to slower memory decline in older adults

by British Medical JournalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA healthy lifestyle, in particular a healthy diet, is associated with slower memory decline, finds a decade-long study of older adults i

Updated on: June 24,2024

Healthy lifestyle linked to slower memory decline in older adults

by British Medical JournalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA healthy lifestyle, in particular a healthy diet, is associated with slower memory decline, finds a decade-long study of older adults i

Updated on:June 24,2024

Link found between chronic inflammation and risk for Alzheimer's disease

by Boston University School of MedicineWhile it is widely shown that possessing the ApoE4 gene is the major genetic risk factor of Alzheimer's disease (AD), not all ApoE4 carriers develop AD.

Updated on: March 07,2024

Link found between chronic inflammation and risk for Alzheimer's disease

by Boston University School of MedicineWhile it is widely shown that possessing the ApoE4 gene is the major genetic risk factor of Alzheimer's disease (AD), not all ApoE4 carriers develop AD.

Updated on:March 07,2024

Can highly superior autobiographic memory enhance creativity?

by BIAL FoundationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from universities in Italy and the U.S. studied the relationship between memory and creativity to assess whether those who remember the s

Updated on: February 05,2024

Can highly superior autobiographic memory enhance creativity?

by BIAL FoundationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from universities in Italy and the U.S. studied the relationship between memory and creativity to assess whether those who remember the s

Updated on:February 05,2024

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

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