Elon Musk's brain implant company offers an intriguing glimpse of an internet connecting human minds

by Simon Marvin and Allan McCay,The ConversationCredit: Rice UniversityElon Musk'scompany called Neuralink, launched in 2016, aims toimplant a piece of technologyin people&

Updated on: March 28,2024

Elon Musk's brain implant company offers an intriguing glimpse of an internet connecting human minds

by Simon Marvin and Allan McCay,The ConversationCredit: Rice UniversityElon Musk'scompany called Neuralink, launched in 2016, aims toimplant a piece of technologyin people&

Updated on:March 28,2024

From autism to Alzheimer's: A large-scale animal study links brain pH changes to wide-ranging cognitive issues

byFujita Health UniversityIncreased brain lactate levels correlated with decreased pH are associated with poor working memory. Credit: eLife (2024). DOI: 10.7554/eLife.89376.3A global collaborat

Updated on: March 28,2024

From autism to Alzheimer's: A large-scale animal study links brain pH changes to wide-ranging cognitive issues

byFujita Health UniversityIncreased brain lactate levels correlated with decreased pH are associated with poor working memory. Credit: eLife (2024). DOI: 10.7554/eLife.89376.3A global collaborat

Updated on:March 28,2024

Alzheimer's disease risk impacted by the liver, diet

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaDiagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.CHICAGO -Reduced levels of plasmalog

Updated on: April 07,2024

Alzheimer's disease risk impacted by the liver, diet

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaDiagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.CHICAGO -Reduced levels of plasmalog

Updated on:April 07,2024

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

Detecting diminished dopamine-firing cells inside brain could reveal earliest signs of Alzheimer's

by University of SheffieldPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainA new link between diminished input from dopamine-firing cells deep inside the brain and the

Updated on: June 20,2024

Detecting diminished dopamine-firing cells inside brain could reveal earliest signs of Alzheimer's

by University of SheffieldPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainA new link between diminished input from dopamine-firing cells deep inside the brain and the

Updated on:June 20,2024

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

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

Cardiometabolic diseases may influence both risk and progression of motor neuron diseases

Cardiometabolic diseases may influence both risk and progression of motor neuron diseasesbyKarolinska InstitutetCredit: PixabayA new study from the Institute of Environmental Medicine (IMM),&nbs

Updated on: January 15,2025

Cardiometabolic diseases may influence both risk and progression of motor neuron diseases

Cardiometabolic diseases may influence both risk and progression of motor neuron diseasesbyKarolinska InstitutetCredit: PixabayA new study from the Institute of Environmental Medicine (IMM),&nbs

Updated on:January 15,2025

One in three people born in 2015 will develop dementia, new analysis shows

by Alzheimer's Research UKDiagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.Alzheimer's Research UK has renewed its call for urgent action on

Updated on: February 26,2024

One in three people born in 2015 will develop dementia, new analysis shows

by Alzheimer's Research UKDiagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.Alzheimer's Research UK has renewed its call for urgent action on

Updated on:February 26,2024

Women's blood lipid metabolism found to be better at countering effects of sleep apnea

by University of OttawaSubjects were seated for six hours with an intravenous catheter to measure blood lipids, breathing medical nitrogen to simulate sleep apnea. Credit: University of OttawaSle

Updated on: March 05,2024

Women's blood lipid metabolism found to be better at countering effects of sleep apnea

by University of OttawaSubjects were seated for six hours with an intravenous catheter to measure blood lipids, breathing medical nitrogen to simulate sleep apnea. Credit: University of OttawaSle

Updated on:March 05,2024

New study shows promising diagnosis of multiple sclerosis from images of the eye

byDurham UniversitySaliency maps generated for eight SLO images and OCT thickness maps of the total retina of (A) HC and (B) MS subjects from the test dataset when the best-performing model trai

Updated on: July 31,2024

New study shows promising diagnosis of multiple sclerosis from images of the eye

byDurham UniversitySaliency maps generated for eight SLO images and OCT thickness maps of the total retina of (A) HC and (B) MS subjects from the test dataset when the best-performing model trai

Updated on:July 31,2024

3D bioprinting sheds light on why blood vessel curvature may foster brain cancer metastasis

JANUARY 19, 2024byPohang University of Science and TechnologyCreation of an in vitro cerebrovascular model using 3D bioprinting technology. Credit: POSTECHRecent research suggests that the windi

Updated on: March 13,2024

3D bioprinting sheds light on why blood vessel curvature may foster brain cancer metastasis

JANUARY 19, 2024byPohang University of Science and TechnologyCreation of an in vitro cerebrovascular model using 3D bioprinting technology. Credit: POSTECHRecent research suggests that the windi

Updated on:March 13,2024

'Healthy' vitamin B12 levels not enough to ward off neuro decline: Experts call for new recommendations for older

Updated on: April 28,2025

'Healthy' vitamin B12 levels not enough to ward off neuro decline: Experts call for new recommendations for older

Updated on:April 28,2025