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

Alzheimer's genetics point to new research direction

by Robyn Mills,University of AdelaideDiagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.A University of Adelaide analysis of genetic mutations which c

Updated on: April 16,2024

Alzheimer's genetics point to new research direction

by Robyn Mills,University of AdelaideDiagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.A University of Adelaide analysis of genetic mutations which c

Updated on:April 16,2024

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

Dementia diagnosis often comes as part of costly crisis

by University of MichiganCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainGetting diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or another kind of dementia is never pleasant—but a new study shows that when and how some

Updated on: May 06,2024

Dementia diagnosis often comes as part of costly crisis

by University of MichiganCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainGetting diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or another kind of dementia is never pleasant—but a new study shows that when and how some

Updated on:May 06,2024

Gut protein may protect brain cells in Parkinson's disease

by Moriah Cunningham,Thomas Jefferson UniversityFunctional GUCY2C protein and mRNA are expressed by DA neurons within the SNpc.aSchematic of mice used for analyses.b–dImm

Updated on: July 31,2024

Gut protein may protect brain cells in Parkinson's disease

by Moriah Cunningham,Thomas Jefferson UniversityFunctional GUCY2C protein and mRNA are expressed by DA neurons within the SNpc.aSchematic of mice used for analyses.b–dImm

Updated on:July 31,2024

No new drugs for Alzheimer's disease in 15 years

by Vanessa Jane Hall,ScienceNordicCredit: AI-generated imageHow often to you read headlines proclaiming the arrival of a new, ground-breaking treatment for Alzheimer's?The answer is probably

Updated on: March 13,2024

No new drugs for Alzheimer's disease in 15 years

by Vanessa Jane Hall,ScienceNordicCredit: AI-generated imageHow often to you read headlines proclaiming the arrival of a new, ground-breaking treatment for Alzheimer's?The answer is probably

Updated on:March 13,2024

Mechanisms of phototherapy of Alzheimer's disease during sleep and wakefulness

by Frontiers JournalsPhotobiomodulation of brain cleansing of beta-amyloid during sleep. Credit: Frontiers JournalsPhotobiomodulation during sleep turns the brain into a washing machine, helping to cl

Updated on: March 02,2024

Mechanisms of phototherapy of Alzheimer's disease during sleep and wakefulness

by Frontiers JournalsPhotobiomodulation of brain cleansing of beta-amyloid during sleep. Credit: Frontiers JournalsPhotobiomodulation during sleep turns the brain into a washing machine, helping to cl

Updated on:March 02,2024

'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

How a tangled protein kills brain cells, promotes Alzheimer's

by Lisa Marshall,University of Colorado at BoulderGraphical abstract. Credit:Neuron(2021). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2021.03.026Look deep inside the brain of someone with Alzheimer's

Updated on: July 04,2024

How a tangled protein kills brain cells, promotes Alzheimer's

by Lisa Marshall,University of Colorado at BoulderGraphical abstract. Credit:Neuron(2021). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2021.03.026Look deep inside the brain of someone with Alzheimer's

Updated on:July 04,2024

Study links premature development of human neurons to brain developmental disorders

byVIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology)Mouse cortex (in blue) transplanted with human neurons (in green). Credit: VIBThe mechanisms underlying intellectual disabilities or autism remain

Updated on: August 08,2024

Study links premature development of human neurons to brain developmental disorders

byVIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology)Mouse cortex (in blue) transplanted with human neurons (in green). Credit: VIBThe mechanisms underlying intellectual disabilities or autism remain

Updated on:August 08,2024

Experimental drug shows promise in treating Alzheimer's disease

by American Society of AnesthesiologistsAn experimental drug shows promise in treating Alzheimer's disease by preventing inflammation and removing abnormal protein clumps in the brain that are ass

Updated on: March 07,2024

Experimental drug shows promise in treating Alzheimer's disease

by American Society of AnesthesiologistsAn experimental drug shows promise in treating Alzheimer's disease by preventing inflammation and removing abnormal protein clumps in the brain that are ass

Updated on:March 07,2024

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