Blocking inflammation prevents cell death, improves memory in Alzheimer's disease

by University of California, IrvineA brain tissue sample from Kim Green’s study show microglia (red) and plaques (green). Credit: Green lab / UCIUsing a drug compound created to treat cance

Updated on: February 28,2024

Blocking inflammation prevents cell death, improves memory in Alzheimer's disease

by University of California, IrvineA brain tissue sample from Kim Green’s study show microglia (red) and plaques (green). Credit: Green lab / UCIUsing a drug compound created to treat cance

Updated on:February 28,2024

Immune cells in the brain play key role in relationship between gut microbes and b-amyloid deposits

by University of Chicago Medical CenterMicroglia in the brain of male mice with Alzheimer's Disease have a “neurodegenerative” appearance and is associated with amyloid beta plaques in the br

Updated on: May 18,2024

Immune cells in the brain play key role in relationship between gut microbes and b-amyloid deposits

by University of Chicago Medical CenterMicroglia in the brain of male mice with Alzheimer's Disease have a “neurodegenerative” appearance and is associated with amyloid beta plaques in the br

Updated on:May 18,2024

Build-up of brain proteins affects genes in Alzheimer's disease

by University of ExeterImage of tau build-up in mouse brain. At two months. Credit: University of ExeterNew research has shed fresh light on how the build-up of two proteins in the brain might af

Updated on: May 18,2024

Build-up of brain proteins affects genes in Alzheimer's disease

by University of ExeterImage of tau build-up in mouse brain. At two months. Credit: University of ExeterNew research has shed fresh light on how the build-up of two proteins in the brain might af

Updated on:May 18,2024

Medical nutrition-drink may affect development of early Alzheimer's

by Karolinska InstitutetIn a new study, an international research team shows that a medical nutrition-drink, consisting of, among other things, essential fatty acids and vitamins, may have an imp

Updated on: March 07,2024

Medical nutrition-drink may affect development of early Alzheimer's

by Karolinska InstitutetIn a new study, an international research team shows that a medical nutrition-drink, consisting of, among other things, essential fatty acids and vitamins, may have an imp

Updated on:March 07,2024

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

A sense of touch: ASICs are the receptor for a proton synaptic messenger between Merkel cells and an afferent nerve

by Jeff Hansen,University of Alabama at BirminghamCredit:Neuron(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2024.01.018Transduction is the changing of one form of energy into another, such as a spo

Updated on: March 13,2024

A sense of touch: ASICs are the receptor for a proton synaptic messenger between Merkel cells and an afferent nerve

by Jeff Hansen,University of Alabama at BirminghamCredit:Neuron(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2024.01.018Transduction is the changing of one form of energy into another, such as a spo

Updated on:March 13,2024

Ultrasound exposure improves depressive behavior in rodents

by Tokyo University of ScienceEffects of recorded 50-kHz USV exposure on hyperemotionality in olfactory bulbectomized (OB) rats (a). Hyperemotionality scores were measured before and after ultras

Updated on: February 03,2024

Ultrasound exposure improves depressive behavior in rodents

by Tokyo University of ScienceEffects of recorded 50-kHz USV exposure on hyperemotionality in olfactory bulbectomized (OB) rats (a). Hyperemotionality scores were measured before and after ultras

Updated on:February 03,2024

Bag of words test for Alzheimer's disease

by David Bradley,InderscienceCredit: CC0 Public DomainA positive diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) can only be made definitively postmortem. However, there are many symptoms that become

Updated on: April 18,2024

Bag of words test for Alzheimer's disease

by David Bradley,InderscienceCredit: CC0 Public DomainA positive diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) can only be made definitively postmortem. However, there are many symptoms that become

Updated on:April 18,2024

A promising new approach to data sharing in neuroscience research

byHoward Hughes Medical InstituteOverview of Spyglass. Credit:(2024). DOI: 10.1101/2024.01.25.577295Loren Frank's HHMI lab at UCSF has pioneered an ambitious framework for sharing vast

Updated on: March 28,2024

A promising new approach to data sharing in neuroscience research

byHoward Hughes Medical InstituteOverview of Spyglass. Credit:(2024). DOI: 10.1101/2024.01.25.577295Loren Frank's HHMI lab at UCSF has pioneered an ambitious framework for sharing vast

Updated on:March 28,2024

Ultrasound brain stimulation slows dementia-related brain degeneration

by Medical University of ViennaBrain–behavior correlations. A, Regions of interest—namely left superior parietal lobule (SPL) and left precuneus—where a significant correlation (plotted in panel

Updated on: May 06,2024

Ultrasound brain stimulation slows dementia-related brain degeneration

by Medical University of ViennaBrain–behavior correlations. A, Regions of interest—namely left superior parietal lobule (SPL) and left precuneus—where a significant correlation (plotted in panel

Updated on:May 06,2024

Abnormal proteins found in the spinal fluid of people with ALS and frontotemporal dementia

byNational Institutes of HealthProtein containing a cryptic peptide (red) that results from a lack of functional TDP-43, as in ALS and FTD. Credit: NINDSResearchers at the National Institutes of

Updated on: March 13,2024

Abnormal proteins found in the spinal fluid of people with ALS and frontotemporal dementia

byNational Institutes of HealthProtein containing a cryptic peptide (red) that results from a lack of functional TDP-43, as in ALS and FTD. Credit: NINDSResearchers at the National Institutes of

Updated on:March 13,2024

People with dementia and the right to independent life

by Risto Löf,University of Eastern FinlandTuija Alava, an expert by experience for Pohjois-Savon Muisti, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease while still in working life. Alava lives alone and

Updated on: May 08,2024

People with dementia and the right to independent life

by Risto Löf,University of Eastern FinlandTuija Alava, an expert by experience for Pohjois-Savon Muisti, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease while still in working life. Alava lives alone and

Updated on:May 08,2024