Discovery of cilia defects in ALS patients suggests new treatment path

byVIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology)Motor neurons with damaged primary cilia (green) from patients with the C21orf2 mutation. Credit: VIBAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a deva

Updated on: January 15,2025

Discovery of cilia defects in ALS patients suggests new treatment path

byVIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology)Motor neurons with damaged primary cilia (green) from patients with the C21orf2 mutation. Credit: VIBAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a deva

Updated on:January 15,2025

Women with Alzheimer's-related gene lose weight more sharply after age 70

by SUNY Downstate Medical CenterResearchers led by Deborah Gustafson, PhD, MS, professor of neurology at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, have shown that women with a gene variant (APOEe4 allele) associ

Updated on: February 26,2024

Women with Alzheimer's-related gene lose weight more sharply after age 70

by SUNY Downstate Medical CenterResearchers led by Deborah Gustafson, PhD, MS, professor of neurology at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, have shown that women with a gene variant (APOEe4 allele) associ

Updated on:February 26,2024

COVID-19 infection in crucial brain regions may lead to accelerated brain aging

by Houston MethodistThe interaction of SARS-CoV-2 with olfactory cilia for entering the central nervous system (CNS). A) Different layers of cells in the nasal cavity that contain receptors for t

Updated on: February 21,2024

COVID-19 infection in crucial brain regions may lead to accelerated brain aging

by Houston MethodistThe interaction of SARS-CoV-2 with olfactory cilia for entering the central nervous system (CNS). A) Different layers of cells in the nasal cavity that contain receptors for t

Updated on:February 21,2024

Alzheimer's detected before symptoms via new eye technology

by Association for Research in Vision and OphthalmologyRockville, Md. Scientists may have overcome a major roadblock in the development of Alzheimer's therapies by creating a new technology t

Updated on: March 07,2024

Alzheimer's detected before symptoms via new eye technology

by Association for Research in Vision and OphthalmologyRockville, Md. Scientists may have overcome a major roadblock in the development of Alzheimer's therapies by creating a new technology t

Updated on:March 07,2024

New research provides insights into how the brain regenerates lost myelin

New research provides insights into how the brain regenerates lost myelinbyWileyMyelin sheath. Credit: Wikipedia.The neurons of the brain are protected by an insulating layer called myelin. In c

Updated on: September 23,2024

New research provides insights into how the brain regenerates lost myelin

New research provides insights into how the brain regenerates lost myelinbyWileyMyelin sheath. Credit: Wikipedia.The neurons of the brain are protected by an insulating layer called myelin. In c

Updated on:September 23,2024

Alzheimer's study: Electrostimulation to evoke vivid memories

by Wissam Deeb,The ConversationThe fornix, a tiny part of the brain, may hold some clues to memory loss. Credit: Wissam Deeb, CC BY-SAAlzheimer's diseaseis one of the most dreaded diag

Updated on: April 20,2024

Alzheimer's study: Electrostimulation to evoke vivid memories

by Wissam Deeb,The ConversationThe fornix, a tiny part of the brain, may hold some clues to memory loss. Credit: Wissam Deeb, CC BY-SAAlzheimer's diseaseis one of the most dreaded diag

Updated on:April 20,2024

Predicting change in the Alzheimer's brain

by Larry Hardesty,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMIT researchers are developing a computer system that uses genetic, demographic, and clinical data to help predict the effects of disease o

Updated on: February 26,2024

Predicting change in the Alzheimer's brain

by Larry Hardesty,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMIT researchers are developing a computer system that uses genetic, demographic, and clinical data to help predict the effects of disease o

Updated on:February 26,2024

GPS trackers can save the lives of people with dementia

by University of SouthamptonGPS trackers can save the lives of people with dementia. Credit: University of SouthamptonPeople with dementia should have access to location finding devices – like GP

Updated on: March 30,2024

GPS trackers can save the lives of people with dementia

by University of SouthamptonGPS trackers can save the lives of people with dementia. Credit: University of SouthamptonPeople with dementia should have access to location finding devices – like GP

Updated on:March 30,2024

How different areas of the prefrontal cortex influence time variability in individual monkeys

byRIKENDissociations in the involvement of six cortical regions in intra-individual RT variability. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-44341-5Neuroscientists

Updated on: July 31,2024

How different areas of the prefrontal cortex influence time variability in individual monkeys

byRIKENDissociations in the involvement of six cortical regions in intra-individual RT variability. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-44341-5Neuroscientists

Updated on:July 31,2024

Stimulating the auditory cortex improves speech perception

bySociety for NeuroscienceThe Primary Auditory Cortex is highlighted in magenta, and has been known to interact with all areas highlighted on this neural map. Credit: Wikipedia.Stimulating a spe

Updated on: February 18,2024

Stimulating the auditory cortex improves speech perception

bySociety for NeuroscienceThe Primary Auditory Cortex is highlighted in magenta, and has been known to interact with all areas highlighted on this neural map. Credit: Wikipedia.Stimulating a spe

Updated on:February 18,2024

Tau-based biomarker tracks Alzheimer's progression

by Washington University School of MedicineKanta Horie, PhD, works with a mass spectrometer that he uses to measure protein levels in cerebrospinal fluid samples. Horie and colleagues at Washingt

Updated on: June 18,2024

Tau-based biomarker tracks Alzheimer's progression

by Washington University School of MedicineKanta Horie, PhD, works with a mass spectrometer that he uses to measure protein levels in cerebrospinal fluid samples. Horie and colleagues at Washingt

Updated on:June 18,2024

Canada's new dementia strategy needs commitment to be successful

by Canadian Medical Association JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainCanada's new national dementia strategy can be successful with sustained political will, adequate funding, measurable targets a

Updated on: June 20,2024

Canada's new dementia strategy needs commitment to be successful

by Canadian Medical Association JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainCanada's new national dementia strategy can be successful with sustained political will, adequate funding, measurable targets a

Updated on:June 20,2024