High rate of diabetes, high blood pressure in Puerto Ricans linked to brain changes

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe high rate of diabetes and high blood pressure combined in Puerto Rican people may be linked to structural changes in the brain, accord

Updated on: February 05,2024

High rate of diabetes, high blood pressure in Puerto Ricans linked to brain changes

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe high rate of diabetes and high blood pressure combined in Puerto Rican people may be linked to structural changes in the brain, accord

Updated on:February 05,2024

Researchers achieve success in allowing a patient to 'speak' using only the power of thought

byTel-Aviv UniversityAn image from the experiment of the speech neuroprosthesis (a.k.a speech brain-computer interface). It shows the participant who is completely silent, with his mouth closed,

Updated on: July 17,2024

Researchers achieve success in allowing a patient to 'speak' using only the power of thought

byTel-Aviv UniversityAn image from the experiment of the speech neuroprosthesis (a.k.a speech brain-computer interface). It shows the participant who is completely silent, with his mouth closed,

Updated on:July 17,2024

How zebrafish map their environment: Spatial orientation mechanisms surprisingly similar to our own

by Sophia Jahns, Max Planck Institute for Biological CyberneticsIdentification of PCs in the larval zebrafish brain. Credit:Nature(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07867-2Researchers are tur

Updated on: September 06,2024

How zebrafish map their environment: Spatial orientation mechanisms surprisingly similar to our own

by Sophia Jahns, Max Planck Institute for Biological CyberneticsIdentification of PCs in the larval zebrafish brain. Credit:Nature(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07867-2Researchers are tur

Updated on:September 06,2024

New Alzheimer trial to use epilepsy drug that calms brain activity

by Scott Dance, The Baltimore SunWhat could be one of the first treatments to delay or prevent Alzheimer's disease received a big boost from the National Institute on Aging, which is putting up $7

Updated on: February 26,2024

New Alzheimer trial to use epilepsy drug that calms brain activity

by Scott Dance, The Baltimore SunWhat could be one of the first treatments to delay or prevent Alzheimer's disease received a big boost from the National Institute on Aging, which is putting up $7

Updated on:February 26,2024

Functional connections between different brain networks can predict a person's age

by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical XpressCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNeuroscientists have been trying to understand for decades how the human brain changes over the lifespan. This could ultimately help

Updated on: February 05,2024

Functional connections between different brain networks can predict a person's age

by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical XpressCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNeuroscientists have been trying to understand for decades how the human brain changes over the lifespan. This could ultimately help

Updated on:February 05,2024

'Crosstalk' between genes promotes brain inflammation in Alzheimer's

by Massachusetts General HospitalPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainA new study by scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) offers clues about

Updated on: June 14,2024

'Crosstalk' between genes promotes brain inflammation in Alzheimer's

by Massachusetts General HospitalPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainA new study by scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) offers clues about

Updated on:June 14,2024

Alzheimer's researchers study drug efficacy in early stages of disease

by Indiana University School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMost drugs developed to treat Alzheimer's disease have for years been ineffective in clinical trials. Researchers from

Updated on: April 16,2024

Alzheimer's researchers study drug efficacy in early stages of disease

by Indiana University School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMost drugs developed to treat Alzheimer's disease have for years been ineffective in clinical trials. Researchers from

Updated on:April 16,2024

New tool provides researchers with improved understanding of stem cell aging in the brain

by University of Wisconsin-MadisonPatterns in the tiny amounts of light emitted by these neural stem cells helped researchers determine whether they were active or dormant without destructive tes

Updated on: March 30,2024

New tool provides researchers with improved understanding of stem cell aging in the brain

by University of Wisconsin-MadisonPatterns in the tiny amounts of light emitted by these neural stem cells helped researchers determine whether they were active or dormant without destructive tes

Updated on:March 30,2024

Researchers use imaging technique to predict dementia status in adults with down syndrome

by Laura Dawahare,University of KentuckyResearchers at the University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging found that magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), a noninvasive imaging technique,

Updated on: March 07,2024

Researchers use imaging technique to predict dementia status in adults with down syndrome

by Laura Dawahare,University of KentuckyResearchers at the University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging found that magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), a noninvasive imaging technique,

Updated on:March 07,2024

Study says Alzheimer's plaques can also affect the brain's blood vessels

by Bob Shepard,University of Alabama at Birmingham3-D microscope image of blood vessels (in red) with surrounding vascular amyloid plaques (in green). Credit: Ian KimbroughAmyloid beta, the plaq

Updated on: February 27,2024

Study says Alzheimer's plaques can also affect the brain's blood vessels

by Bob Shepard,University of Alabama at Birmingham3-D microscope image of blood vessels (in red) with surrounding vascular amyloid plaques (in green). Credit: Ian KimbroughAmyloid beta, the plaq

Updated on:February 27,2024

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

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