LATE: A common but largely unknown cause of dementia

by Andrew E. Budson,Harvard UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIf dementia is a general term that means thinking and memory has deteriorated to the point that it interferes with day-to-d

Updated on: May 11,2024

LATE: A common but largely unknown cause of dementia

by Andrew E. Budson,Harvard UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIf dementia is a general term that means thinking and memory has deteriorated to the point that it interferes with day-to-d

Updated on:May 11,2024

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

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

Detecting Alzheimer's disease in the blood

by Hokkaido UniversityConcept for digital detection of amyloid β-binding exosomes in the blood of an Alzheimer's disease model mouse. Credit: Kohei YuyamaResearchers from Hokkaido University

Updated on: June 20,2024

Detecting Alzheimer's disease in the blood

by Hokkaido UniversityConcept for digital detection of amyloid β-binding exosomes in the blood of an Alzheimer's disease model mouse. Credit: Kohei YuyamaResearchers from Hokkaido University

Updated on:June 20,2024

Genetic marker that often points to heart disease and Alzheimer's may have fertility benefit

by Arizona State UniversityBen Trumble inside ASU's lab at the School of Human Evolution and Social Change. Credit: Charlie Leight/ASU NewsPrevious research has revealed that the Apolipoprote

Updated on: July 01,2024

Genetic marker that often points to heart disease and Alzheimer's may have fertility benefit

by Arizona State UniversityBen Trumble inside ASU's lab at the School of Human Evolution and Social Change. Credit: Charlie Leight/ASU NewsPrevious research has revealed that the Apolipoprote

Updated on:July 01,2024

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

Alzheimer's disease and type 2 diabetes: Synthetic peptides may suppress formation of harmful amyloid aggregates

by Technical University MunichProposed mechanism and hypothetical models of IAPP/ACM nanofiber co-assembly versus IAPP amyloid self-assembly. The lower part, IAPP self-assembly into toxic oligome

Updated on: April 08,2024

Alzheimer's disease and type 2 diabetes: Synthetic peptides may suppress formation of harmful amyloid aggregates

by Technical University MunichProposed mechanism and hypothetical models of IAPP/ACM nanofiber co-assembly versus IAPP amyloid self-assembly. The lower part, IAPP self-assembly into toxic oligome

Updated on:April 08,2024

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

New blood test for Alzheimer's developed

by Margareta G. Kubista,University of GothenburgCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new blood test for Alzheimer's disease has been developed under the leadership of researchers at the University of

Updated on: April 18,2024

New blood test for Alzheimer's developed

by Margareta G. Kubista,University of GothenburgCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new blood test for Alzheimer's disease has been developed under the leadership of researchers at the University of

Updated on:April 18,2024

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

Family found with unusually heritable Alzheimer's risk

by Mary Loftus,Emory UniversityThe Lowman family (several members of whom can be seen in this old family photo, above) recalls touching moments from more than a decade of caring for their mother

Updated on: February 28,2024

Family found with unusually heritable Alzheimer's risk

by Mary Loftus,Emory UniversityThe Lowman family (several members of whom can be seen in this old family photo, above) recalls touching moments from more than a decade of caring for their mother

Updated on:February 28,2024

Systemic sclerosis is on the rise in Quebec, especially in children, study finds

by Claire Loewen,McGill UniversityAge-standardized incidence rates (ASIR) over time (1996–2019) for females, males, and both. The gray shading depicts the 95% confidence intervals for the annual

Updated on: July 17,2024

Systemic sclerosis is on the rise in Quebec, especially in children, study finds

by Claire Loewen,McGill UniversityAge-standardized incidence rates (ASIR) over time (1996–2019) for females, males, and both. The gray shading depicts the 95% confidence intervals for the annual

Updated on:July 17,2024

Research finds that ultrasound slows brain ageing

by University of QueenslandTreatment with scanning ultrasound has already been proven to reverse Alzheimer's disease in mice, and now it appears it could also slow down ageing in healthy brai

Updated on: March 07,2024

Research finds that ultrasound slows brain ageing

by University of QueenslandTreatment with scanning ultrasound has already been proven to reverse Alzheimer's disease in mice, and now it appears it could also slow down ageing in healthy brai

Updated on:March 07,2024