Learning a second language helps maintain a socially healthy brain in old age, finds study

bySingapore University of Technology and DesignHigher gray matter volume, larger suface area, and greater cortical thickness were associated with earlier bilingual acquisition and better perform

Updated on: March 28,2024

Learning a second language helps maintain a socially healthy brain in old age, finds study

bySingapore University of Technology and DesignHigher gray matter volume, larger suface area, and greater cortical thickness were associated with earlier bilingual acquisition and better perform

Updated on:March 28,2024

A 'low dose aspirin' for dementia? Drug ready for first in-human testing

by University of KentuckyLinda Van Eldik in her lab at the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging. Van Eldik's drug candidate, which might function as a sort of "low-dose aspirin" for the pr

Updated on: March 13,2024

A 'low dose aspirin' for dementia? Drug ready for first in-human testing

by University of KentuckyLinda Van Eldik in her lab at the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging. Van Eldik's drug candidate, which might function as a sort of "low-dose aspirin" for the pr

Updated on:March 13,2024

Could there be a link between the enteric neurons, gut microbiome and ALS?

by University of Illinois at ChicagoFigure 1. SOD1G93Amice have slow intestinal mobility, decreased rotarod test time and grip strength during ALS progression. (a) SOD1G93Amice signif

Updated on: February 05,2024

Could there be a link between the enteric neurons, gut microbiome and ALS?

by University of Illinois at ChicagoFigure 1. SOD1G93Amice have slow intestinal mobility, decreased rotarod test time and grip strength during ALS progression. (a) SOD1G93Amice signif

Updated on:February 05,2024

Routine brain scanning may improve clinical care for people with psychosis

by University of OxfordCredit: AI-generated imageRoutine brain scanning in people experiencing psychosis could help to identify underlying physical conditions that are causing their symptoms, acc

Updated on: February 05,2024

Routine brain scanning may improve clinical care for people with psychosis

by University of OxfordCredit: AI-generated imageRoutine brain scanning in people experiencing psychosis could help to identify underlying physical conditions that are causing their symptoms, acc

Updated on:February 05,2024

Machine learning gives nuanced view of Alzheimer's stages

by David Nutt,Cornell UniversityFeed-forward, fully-connected neural network architecture. Nonlinear models have rectified linear units (ReLU) between layers. Final layer implements a soft-max.

Updated on: June 14,2024

Machine learning gives nuanced view of Alzheimer's stages

by David Nutt,Cornell UniversityFeed-forward, fully-connected neural network architecture. Nonlinear models have rectified linear units (ReLU) between layers. Final layer implements a soft-max.

Updated on:June 14,2024

Computational techniques explore 'the dark side of amyloid aggregation in the brain'

by Jianhan Chen,University of Massachusetts AmherstPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainAs physicians and families know too well, though Alzheimer's d

Updated on: June 18,2024

Computational techniques explore 'the dark side of amyloid aggregation in the brain'

by Jianhan Chen,University of Massachusetts AmherstPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainAs physicians and families know too well, though Alzheimer's d

Updated on:June 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

Researchers connect Alzheimer's-associated genetic variants with brain cell function

by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineRepresentative immunofluorescence staining of microglia-specific marker IBA-1. Credit:Nature Genetics(2023). DOI: 10.1

Updated on: March 02,2024

Researchers connect Alzheimer's-associated genetic variants with brain cell function

by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineRepresentative immunofluorescence staining of microglia-specific marker IBA-1. Credit:Nature Genetics(2023). DOI: 10.1

Updated on:March 02,2024

New insights into causes of loss of orientation in dementia

by University of ExeterDiagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.New research has revealed how disease-associated changes in two interlinked n

Updated on: February 27,2024

New insights into causes of loss of orientation in dementia

by University of ExeterDiagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.New research has revealed how disease-associated changes in two interlinked n

Updated on:February 27,2024

Neurologist explains aphasia

by Deb Balzer, Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: CC0 Public DomainAphasia is a condition that can affect a person's ability to communicate.To better understand the condition, the Mayo Clinic News Ne

Updated on: March 13,2024

Neurologist explains aphasia

by Deb Balzer, Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: CC0 Public DomainAphasia is a condition that can affect a person's ability to communicate.To better understand the condition, the Mayo Clinic News Ne

Updated on:March 13,2024

Abnormal proteins found in the spinal fluid of people with ALS and frontotemporal dementia

byNational Institutes of HealthProtein containing a cryptic peptide (red) that results from a lack of functional TDP-43, as in ALS and FTD. Credit: NINDSResearchers at the National Institutes of

Updated on: March 13,2024

Abnormal proteins found in the spinal fluid of people with ALS and frontotemporal dementia

byNational Institutes of HealthProtein containing a cryptic peptide (red) that results from a lack of functional TDP-43, as in ALS and FTD. Credit: NINDSResearchers at the National Institutes of

Updated on:March 13,2024

Certain genetic variant in Alzheimer's disease linked to African ancestry

by Elana GotkineFor individuals of African ancestry, theAPOEε3 R145C missense variant is associated with an increased risk for Alzheimer disease (AD), according to a study published in the

Updated on: April 25,2024

Certain genetic variant in Alzheimer's disease linked to African ancestry

by Elana GotkineFor individuals of African ancestry, theAPOEε3 R145C missense variant is associated with an increased risk for Alzheimer disease (AD), according to a study published in the

Updated on:April 25,2024