Both high and low HDL cholesterol tied to increased risk of dementia

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainHaving either high or low levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, or "good" cholesterol, is tied to a small increa

Updated on: March 02,2024

Both high and low HDL cholesterol tied to increased risk of dementia

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainHaving either high or low levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, or "good" cholesterol, is tied to a small increa

Updated on:March 02,2024

Using light to treat Alzheimer's disease

by The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)Deposits of Beta-Amyloid in Fruit Flies Stopped by Using Porphyrin and Blue LED Lights. Credit: KAISTA Korean research team jointl

Updated on: February 27,2024

Using light to treat Alzheimer's disease

by The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)Deposits of Beta-Amyloid in Fruit Flies Stopped by Using Porphyrin and Blue LED Lights. Credit: KAISTA Korean research team jointl

Updated on:February 27,2024

Protein droplets likely don't cause Parkinson's, study suggests

byPaul Scherrer InstituteCredit:Advanced Science(2024). DOI: 10.1002/advs.202308279Liquid-liquid phase separation is not a precursor to formation of amyloid fibrils, a pathological h

Updated on: July 17,2024

Protein droplets likely don't cause Parkinson's, study suggests

byPaul Scherrer InstituteCredit:Advanced Science(2024). DOI: 10.1002/advs.202308279Liquid-liquid phase separation is not a precursor to formation of amyloid fibrils, a pathological h

Updated on:July 17,2024

Machine-learning algorithms used to detect Alzheimer's during phone conversations

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressThe whole process in the present study. Credit: Shimoda et al, 2021 (CC-BY 4.0, creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Researchers working at the Department of Public Health

Updated on: June 14,2024

Machine-learning algorithms used to detect Alzheimer's during phone conversations

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressThe whole process in the present study. Credit: Shimoda et al, 2021 (CC-BY 4.0, creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Researchers working at the Department of Public Health

Updated on:June 14,2024

White matter integrity disrupted in people with Alzheimer's gene mutation

by Radiological Society of North AmericaCortical areas involved with each of the three distributed cortical association networks analyzed are displayed on an inflated brain surface, viewed from t

Updated on: April 20,2024

White matter integrity disrupted in people with Alzheimer's gene mutation

by Radiological Society of North AmericaCortical areas involved with each of the three distributed cortical association networks analyzed are displayed on an inflated brain surface, viewed from t

Updated on:April 20,2024

Signals from muscle protect from dementia

by St. Jude Children's Research HospitalResearch in the lab of Fabio Demontis, PhD, of Developmental Neurobiology, used immunostaining and confocal microscopy on fruit fly brain and retina ce

Updated on: June 14,2024

Signals from muscle protect from dementia

by St. Jude Children's Research HospitalResearch in the lab of Fabio Demontis, PhD, of Developmental Neurobiology, used immunostaining and confocal microscopy on fruit fly brain and retina ce

Updated on:June 14,2024

Active ingredient in cannabis protects aging brain cells

by Salk InstituteHealthy mitochondria (green); mitochondria showing the effects of oxidative stress (blue); and oxidative stress with CBN (red). Insets show higher magnification of the structure

Updated on: February 18,2024

Active ingredient in cannabis protects aging brain cells

by Salk InstituteHealthy mitochondria (green); mitochondria showing the effects of oxidative stress (blue); and oxidative stress with CBN (red). Insets show higher magnification of the structure

Updated on:February 18,2024

Antihypertensive drugs are effective in hereditary cerebral small vessel disease

by Niigata UniversityTherapeutic effect of candesartan on cerebral arteriopathy via inhibition of matrisome protein accumulation. Credit: Niigata UniversityOur brains have small arteries that perform

Updated on: June 24,2024

Antihypertensive drugs are effective in hereditary cerebral small vessel disease

by Niigata UniversityTherapeutic effect of candesartan on cerebral arteriopathy via inhibition of matrisome protein accumulation. Credit: Niigata UniversityOur brains have small arteries that perform

Updated on:June 24,2024

Cognitive performance at age four can be predicted in infancy

by Martin Lasalle,University of MontrealFlorence Deguire’s work opens up the possibility of detecting neurodevelopmental abnormalities that are currently not diagnosed until age four or five. Cr

Updated on: March 28,2024

Cognitive performance at age four can be predicted in infancy

by Martin Lasalle,University of MontrealFlorence Deguire’s work opens up the possibility of detecting neurodevelopmental abnormalities that are currently not diagnosed until age four or five. Cr

Updated on:March 28,2024

Insulin signaling failures in the brain linked to Alzheimer's disease

by Joslin Diabetes CenterC. Ronald Kahn, Chief Academic Officer at Joslin Diabetes Center, and Mary K. Iacocca Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School Credit: Joslin CommunicationsScienti

Updated on: May 18,2024

Insulin signaling failures in the brain linked to Alzheimer's disease

by Joslin Diabetes CenterC. Ronald Kahn, Chief Academic Officer at Joslin Diabetes Center, and Mary K. Iacocca Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School Credit: Joslin CommunicationsScienti

Updated on:May 18,2024

Immune cells in the brain play key role in relationship between gut microbes and b-amyloid deposits

by University of Chicago Medical CenterMicroglia in the brain of male mice with Alzheimer's Disease have a “neurodegenerative” appearance and is associated with amyloid beta plaques in the br

Updated on: May 18,2024

Immune cells in the brain play key role in relationship between gut microbes and b-amyloid deposits

by University of Chicago Medical CenterMicroglia in the brain of male mice with Alzheimer's Disease have a “neurodegenerative” appearance and is associated with amyloid beta plaques in the br

Updated on:May 18,2024

Mitochondrial roles in antiviral immunity modify manifestations of neurological diseases

by University of HelsinkiSchematic of antiviral innate immune signaling responses to viral PAMPs. Credit:Nature(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07260-zA multidisciplinary team of scien

Updated on: April 06,2024

Mitochondrial roles in antiviral immunity modify manifestations of neurological diseases

by University of HelsinkiSchematic of antiviral innate immune signaling responses to viral PAMPs. Credit:Nature(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07260-zA multidisciplinary team of scien

Updated on:April 06,2024