Healthy lifestyle linked to slower memory decline in older adults

by British Medical JournalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA healthy lifestyle, in particular a healthy diet, is associated with slower memory decline, finds a decade-long study of older adults i

Updated on: June 24,2024

Healthy lifestyle linked to slower memory decline in older adults

by British Medical JournalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA healthy lifestyle, in particular a healthy diet, is associated with slower memory decline, finds a decade-long study of older adults i

Updated on:June 24,2024

How does the brain know whether our actions actually make a difference?

by Champalimaud Centre for the UnknownIn "controllable houses", the door's color determines which room it leads to. In contrast, in "uncontrollable houses" the sequence of room

Updated on: February 21,2024

How does the brain know whether our actions actually make a difference?

by Champalimaud Centre for the UnknownIn "controllable houses", the door's color determines which room it leads to. In contrast, in "uncontrollable houses" the sequence of room

Updated on:February 21,2024

The construction of visual attention highlighted at the neuronal level

byParis Brain InstituteAttention being caught. Credit: Mikhail Nilov.A giant billboard flashes on the side of a country road. Why does it catch our attention more easily than other details in th

Updated on: March 28,2024

The construction of visual attention highlighted at the neuronal level

byParis Brain InstituteAttention being caught. Credit: Mikhail Nilov.A giant billboard flashes on the side of a country road. Why does it catch our attention more easily than other details in th

Updated on:March 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

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

HIV drug shown to help protect against build-up of dementia-related proteins in mouse brains

by University of CambridgeGraphical Abstract. Credit:Neuron(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2023.04.006Cambridge scientists have shown how the brain's ability to clear out toxic prot

Updated on: March 30,2024

HIV drug shown to help protect against build-up of dementia-related proteins in mouse brains

by University of CambridgeGraphical Abstract. Credit:Neuron(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2023.04.006Cambridge scientists have shown how the brain's ability to clear out toxic prot

Updated on:March 30,2024

7T brain scans reveal potential early indicator of Alzheimer's

by Center for BrainHealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas are investigating a potential new early indicator of the dec

Updated on: March 13,2024

7T brain scans reveal potential early indicator of Alzheimer's

by Center for BrainHealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas are investigating a potential new early indicator of the dec

Updated on:March 13,2024

Key gene in familial Alzheimer's disease regulates neuronal development

by Autonomous University of BarcelonaAn international team of researchers led by the Institute of Neuroscience at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona describes a new route that promotes differe

Updated on: March 07,2024

Key gene in familial Alzheimer's disease regulates neuronal development

by Autonomous University of BarcelonaAn international team of researchers led by the Institute of Neuroscience at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona describes a new route that promotes differe

Updated on:March 07,2024

How prenatal opioid exposure impairs breathing in newborns

by Laurel Hamers,University of OregonMaternal opioids age-dependently impair neural activity from isolated neonatal respiratory control networks. Representative neurograms(A)from iso

Updated on: February 05,2024

How prenatal opioid exposure impairs breathing in newborns

by Laurel Hamers,University of OregonMaternal opioids age-dependently impair neural activity from isolated neonatal respiratory control networks. Representative neurograms(A)from iso

Updated on:February 05,2024

Educational background and previous brain injury may be associated with higher risk of frontotemporal dementia

by University of Eastern FinlandCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainTwo recent studies from the University of Eastern Finland show that educational background and previous traumatic brain injury ma

Updated on: June 24,2024

Educational background and previous brain injury may be associated with higher risk of frontotemporal dementia

by University of Eastern FinlandCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainTwo recent studies from the University of Eastern Finland show that educational background and previous traumatic brain injury ma

Updated on:June 24,2024

Clinicians should address needs of family caregivers of persons with dementia

by University of Pennsylvania School of NursingMore than 15 million family members and other unpaid caregivers provide care to persons living with dementia in the United States. Yet the current h

Updated on: March 07,2024

Clinicians should address needs of family caregivers of persons with dementia

by University of Pennsylvania School of NursingMore than 15 million family members and other unpaid caregivers provide care to persons living with dementia in the United States. Yet the current h

Updated on:March 07,2024

Using herpes drugs to slow down Alzheimer's disease could become reality

by Umea UniversityThe first clinical study to investigate if herpes virus drugs can have an effect on fundamental Alzheimer's disease processes has been launched at Umeå University in Sweden.

Updated on: March 07,2024

Using herpes drugs to slow down Alzheimer's disease could become reality

by Umea UniversityThe first clinical study to investigate if herpes virus drugs can have an effect on fundamental Alzheimer's disease processes has been launched at Umeå University in Sweden.

Updated on:March 07,2024

Racial disparities seen in presentation of frontotemporal dementia

by Elana GotkineRacial disparities can be seen in dementia severity, functional impairment, and neuropsychiatric symptoms among patients with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), according to a study publis

Updated on: March 02,2024

Racial disparities seen in presentation of frontotemporal dementia

by Elana GotkineRacial disparities can be seen in dementia severity, functional impairment, and neuropsychiatric symptoms among patients with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), according to a study publis

Updated on:March 02,2024