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

New material derived from graphene improves the performance of neuroprostheses

byAutonomous University of BarcelonaThe image on the left shows a histological section of the nerve implanted with an electrode longitudinally. The device (arrow) can be seen in close contact wi

Updated on: July 11,2024

New material derived from graphene improves the performance of neuroprostheses

byAutonomous University of BarcelonaThe image on the left shows a histological section of the nerve implanted with an electrode longitudinally. The device (arrow) can be seen in close contact wi

Updated on:July 11,2024

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

Stool transplant shows promise for Parkinson's disease

by VIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology)Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainParkinson's disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disease that affects millions worldwide. Now, a ground

Updated on: April 06,2024

Stool transplant shows promise for Parkinson's disease

by VIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology)Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainParkinson's disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disease that affects millions worldwide. Now, a ground

Updated on:April 06,2024

Dementia and COVID-19: Determinants of infection and mortality

by IOS PressFactors associated with 60-day mortality in dementia patients infected with SARS-CoV-2. Credit:Journal of Alzheimer's Disease(2022). DOI: 10.3233/JAD-220369The elderly

Updated on: May 06,2024

Dementia and COVID-19: Determinants of infection and mortality

by IOS PressFactors associated with 60-day mortality in dementia patients infected with SARS-CoV-2. Credit:Journal of Alzheimer's Disease(2022). DOI: 10.3233/JAD-220369The elderly

Updated on:May 06,2024

Progranulin and dementia—a blood sample does not tell the full story!

by Bentham Science PublishersProgranulin is a central protein in both neuronal survival and neurodegenerative diseases. It is thus not surprising that altered progranulin levels represent a universal

Updated on: March 07,2024

Progranulin and dementia—a blood sample does not tell the full story!

by Bentham Science PublishersProgranulin is a central protein in both neuronal survival and neurodegenerative diseases. It is thus not surprising that altered progranulin levels represent a universal

Updated on:March 07,2024

Dementia education: An age-friendly future starts with our kids

by University of South AustraliaCredit: City of UnleySchool-based dementia education could deliver much needed empathy and understanding for older generations as new research from the University

Updated on: May 09,2024

Dementia education: An age-friendly future starts with our kids

by University of South AustraliaCredit: City of UnleySchool-based dementia education could deliver much needed empathy and understanding for older generations as new research from the University

Updated on:May 09,2024

Personalized stem cell model offers fast, individualized drug testing for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

by International Society for Stem Cell ResearchThe technique for inducing differentiation of human motor neurons used in this paper clearly shows neuronal electrical activity. Credit: Satoru MorimotoA

Updated on: January 18,2025

Personalized stem cell model offers fast, individualized drug testing for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

by International Society for Stem Cell ResearchThe technique for inducing differentiation of human motor neurons used in this paper clearly shows neuronal electrical activity. Credit: Satoru MorimotoA

Updated on:January 18,2025

Successful or pathological cognitive aging? The 'frontal preservation, temporal impairment (FPTI)' hypothesis

by Science China PressThe SCA group has specific frontal preservation and the MCI group has specific temporal impairment on GM morphology, GM network, and WM network properties, in addition, the

Updated on: February 05,2024

Successful or pathological cognitive aging? The 'frontal preservation, temporal impairment (FPTI)' hypothesis

by Science China PressThe SCA group has specific frontal preservation and the MCI group has specific temporal impairment on GM morphology, GM network, and WM network properties, in addition, the

Updated on:February 05,2024

Minimally invasive neural interface allows brain access without skull opening

byRice UniversityEndocisternal neural interface in human and sheep models. Credit:Nature Biomedical Engineering(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41551-024-01281-9A team of researchers led by Ric

Updated on: November 28,2024

Minimally invasive neural interface allows brain access without skull opening

byRice UniversityEndocisternal neural interface in human and sheep models. Credit:Nature Biomedical Engineering(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41551-024-01281-9A team of researchers led by Ric

Updated on:November 28,2024

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

Most seniors with dementia live at home, despite pain, anxiety, poor health

by University of California, San FranciscoCredit: CC0 Public DomainContrary to popular belief, most older Americans with advancing dementia remain in their own homes—many until they die. But a ne

Updated on: May 13,2024

Most seniors with dementia live at home, despite pain, anxiety, poor health

by University of California, San FranciscoCredit: CC0 Public DomainContrary to popular belief, most older Americans with advancing dementia remain in their own homes—many until they die. But a ne

Updated on:May 13,2024