Brain vesicles found to contain selectively packaged, full-length mRNA

by Sanford-Burnham PrebysThis portrait of extracellular vesicles was taken using confocal laser scanning microscopy. The membrane was stained with fluorescent dye. Image titled"Exosome

Updated on: April 28,2024

Brain vesicles found to contain selectively packaged, full-length mRNA

by Sanford-Burnham PrebysThis portrait of extracellular vesicles was taken using confocal laser scanning microscopy. The membrane was stained with fluorescent dye. Image titled"Exosome

Updated on:April 28,2024

Active mind, body may only do so much against Alzheimer's

(HealthDay)—There's plenty of evidence suggesting that people who are active socially, intellectually and physically may stave off Alzheimer's disease. However, a new study shows those efforts

Updated on: February 28,2024

Active mind, body may only do so much against Alzheimer's

(HealthDay)—There's plenty of evidence suggesting that people who are active socially, intellectually and physically may stave off Alzheimer's disease. However, a new study shows those efforts

Updated on:February 28,2024

The middle-aged brain changes a lot—and it's key to understanding dementia

by Sebastian Dohm-Hansen Allard and Yvonne Nolan,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainOur brains change more rapidly at various times of our lives, as though life's clock was ticking fas

Updated on: March 28,2024

The middle-aged brain changes a lot—and it's key to understanding dementia

by Sebastian Dohm-Hansen Allard and Yvonne Nolan,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainOur brains change more rapidly at various times of our lives, as though life's clock was ticking fas

Updated on:March 28,2024

Waste management in the brain may shed light on dementia

by Jim Shelton,Yale UniversityFig. 1: CSF flow speed becomes hyperdynamic with severe CAA. Credit:Nature Aging(2022). DOI: 10.1038/s43587-022-00181-4A new study suggests that a contr

Updated on: May 18,2024

Waste management in the brain may shed light on dementia

by Jim Shelton,Yale UniversityFig. 1: CSF flow speed becomes hyperdynamic with severe CAA. Credit:Nature Aging(2022). DOI: 10.1038/s43587-022-00181-4A new study suggests that a contr

Updated on:May 18,2024

Emergency but not elective hospital admissions linked to faster memory and thinking decline

by Alzheimer's Research UKResearchers in Chicago have investigated the link between hospital admissions and memory and thinking problems. Existing research indicates that older people are at

Updated on: March 07,2024

Emergency but not elective hospital admissions linked to faster memory and thinking decline

by Alzheimer's Research UKResearchers in Chicago have investigated the link between hospital admissions and memory and thinking problems. Existing research indicates that older people are at

Updated on:March 07,2024

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

Treponema denticola found to induce Alzheimer-like tau hyperphosphorylation in mice

by International & American Associations for Dental ResearchA study investigating the role of Treponema denticola (T. denticola) in Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathogenesis will be presented by Z

Updated on: March 07,2024

Treponema denticola found to induce Alzheimer-like tau hyperphosphorylation in mice

by International & American Associations for Dental ResearchA study investigating the role of Treponema denticola (T. denticola) in Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathogenesis will be presented by Z

Updated on:March 07,2024

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

Newly discovered mechanism in mitochondria could lead to new treatment for muscle disorders

byUniversity of CopenhagenCredit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-54183-4Researchers have discovered a mechanism in our cells that is essential to energy producti

Updated on: December 23,2024

Newly discovered mechanism in mitochondria could lead to new treatment for muscle disorders

byUniversity of CopenhagenCredit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-54183-4Researchers have discovered a mechanism in our cells that is essential to energy producti

Updated on:December 23,2024

Enzyme treatment of gene may reverse effects of Alzheimer's

by Tel Aviv UniversityFor the last 20 years, researchers have focused on amyloid beta peptides and the "plaque" they sprout in diseased brains as the main target of Alzheimer's rese

Updated on: March 09,2024

Enzyme treatment of gene may reverse effects of Alzheimer's

by Tel Aviv UniversityFor the last 20 years, researchers have focused on amyloid beta peptides and the "plaque" they sprout in diseased brains as the main target of Alzheimer's rese

Updated on:March 09,2024

PTSD may double risk of dementia

by University College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainPeople who have experienced post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are up to twice as likely to develop dementia later in life, according to a

Updated on: May 13,2024

PTSD may double risk of dementia

by University College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainPeople who have experienced post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are up to twice as likely to develop dementia later in life, according to a

Updated on:May 13,2024

Brain circuit strength predicts a child's ability to understand numbers

by Society for NeuroscienceHippocampal-parietal functional circuits predict number sense training gains. Functional connectivity of the (A) left and (B) right hippocampus with the left intraparie

Updated on: February 21,2024

Brain circuit strength predicts a child's ability to understand numbers

by Society for NeuroscienceHippocampal-parietal functional circuits predict number sense training gains. Functional connectivity of the (A) left and (B) right hippocampus with the left intraparie

Updated on:February 21,2024