Alzheimer's disease and the holidays

by Graciela Gutierrez,Baylor College of MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe holidays can be a special time, but may present challenges for those with dementia and their loved ones. Tra

Updated on: March 19,2024

Alzheimer's disease and the holidays

by Graciela Gutierrez,Baylor College of MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe holidays can be a special time, but may present challenges for those with dementia and their loved ones. Tra

Updated on:March 19,2024

Reducing harmful proteins in the fight against dementia

by Jacqueline Pumphrey, Oxford Science Blog,Oxford UniversityWe probably all know someone who has dementia. By 2025, there will be 1 million people affected by it in the UK. Alzheimer's dise

Updated on: February 26,2024

Reducing harmful proteins in the fight against dementia

by Jacqueline Pumphrey, Oxford Science Blog,Oxford UniversityWe probably all know someone who has dementia. By 2025, there will be 1 million people affected by it in the UK. Alzheimer's dise

Updated on:February 26,2024

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

Movement disorder ALS and cognitive disorder FTLD show strong molecular overlaps, new study shows

byMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyStained motor cortex tissue from a donor with ALS (right) shows reduced amounts of the protein HLA-E (green) in the vasculature. HLA-E is thought to inhibi

Updated on: March 28,2024

Movement disorder ALS and cognitive disorder FTLD show strong molecular overlaps, new study shows

byMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyStained motor cortex tissue from a donor with ALS (right) shows reduced amounts of the protein HLA-E (green) in the vasculature. HLA-E is thought to inhibi

Updated on:March 28,2024

Team develops method for imaging deep brain activity with microprisms

bySPIEUsing a microprism approach for brain imaging, researchers can track and map neural activity over days. Credit:Neurophotonics(2024). DOI: 10.1117/1.NPh.11.3.033407Organisms con

Updated on: March 28,2024

Team develops method for imaging deep brain activity with microprisms

bySPIEUsing a microprism approach for brain imaging, researchers can track and map neural activity over days. Credit:Neurophotonics(2024). DOI: 10.1117/1.NPh.11.3.033407Organisms con

Updated on:March 28,2024

Different 'subtypes' of Alzheimer's may be linked to different modifications of the tau protein

by Massachusetts General HospitalDiagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.A new study reveals a possible biological reason that Alzheimer&#39

Updated on: April 07,2024

Different 'subtypes' of Alzheimer's may be linked to different modifications of the tau protein

by Massachusetts General HospitalDiagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.A new study reveals a possible biological reason that Alzheimer&#39

Updated on:April 07,2024

Study reveals how key brain regions regulate inhibitory actions, paving way for impulse control disorder treatment

by Juntendo University Research Promotion CenterExperiment overview. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-54564-9A pioneering study from Japan meticulously maps the

Updated on: December 17,2024

Study reveals how key brain regions regulate inhibitory actions, paving way for impulse control disorder treatment

by Juntendo University Research Promotion CenterExperiment overview. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-54564-9A pioneering study from Japan meticulously maps the

Updated on:December 17,2024

Study pinpoints origins of creativity in the brain

byUniversity of Utah Health SciencesElectrodes at multiple brain regions reveal brain activity in real time. Colored dots show the locations of all of the electrodes across all patients, color-c

Updated on: July 17,2024

Study pinpoints origins of creativity in the brain

byUniversity of Utah Health SciencesElectrodes at multiple brain regions reveal brain activity in real time. Colored dots show the locations of all of the electrodes across all patients, color-c

Updated on:July 17,2024

Neuroscientists map how the brain transforms sensation into action

bySainsbury Wellcome CentreResearchers map how the brain transforms sensation into action. Credit: Sainsbury Wellcome CentreNeuroscientists have revealed how sensory input is transformed into mo

Updated on: September 23,2024

Neuroscientists map how the brain transforms sensation into action

bySainsbury Wellcome CentreResearchers map how the brain transforms sensation into action. Credit: Sainsbury Wellcome CentreNeuroscientists have revealed how sensory input is transformed into mo

Updated on:September 23,2024

People with cluster headaches may have a significantly increased risk of other illnesses

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainPeople with cluster headaches may be more than three times more likely to have other medical conditions such as heart disease, mental diso

Updated on: February 18,2024

People with cluster headaches may have a significantly increased risk of other illnesses

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainPeople with cluster headaches may be more than three times more likely to have other medical conditions such as heart disease, mental diso

Updated on:February 18,2024

An Alzheimer's treatment would tax the US health care system

by RAND CorporationThe flow of how an Alzheimer's treatment would get to patients after approval. Credit: RAND Corp.The U.S. health care system lacks the capacity to rapidly move a treatment

Updated on: April 08,2024

An Alzheimer's treatment would tax the US health care system

by RAND CorporationThe flow of how an Alzheimer's treatment would get to patients after approval. Credit: RAND Corp.The U.S. health care system lacks the capacity to rapidly move a treatment

Updated on:April 08,2024

Alzheimer's disease can be diagnosed before symptoms emerge

by Lund UniversityNIA-AA versus IWG criteria. Differences in the nomenclature of cognitively unimpaired individuals with (+) or without (−) in vivo biomarker evidence of Aβ (A) and tau (T) pathol

Updated on: April 10,2024

Alzheimer's disease can be diagnosed before symptoms emerge

by Lund UniversityNIA-AA versus IWG criteria. Differences in the nomenclature of cognitively unimpaired individuals with (+) or without (−) in vivo biomarker evidence of Aβ (A) and tau (T) pathol

Updated on:April 10,2024