Behind the wheel: Navigating driving with epilepsy

by Joy Mazur, International League Against EpilepsyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainJessica Veach didn't wait long enough at the stop sign."You got too excited," the instructor told her

Updated on: March 15,2024 10

Behind the wheel: Navigating driving with epilepsy

by Joy Mazur, International League Against EpilepsyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainJessica Veach didn't wait long enough at the stop sign."You got too excited," the instructor told her

Updated on:March 15,2024 10

Newly discovered beneficial mutation in mitochondrial DNA seems to help Alzheimer's gene carriers live longer

byUniversity of Southern CaliforniaThe humanin variant P3S is enriched inAPOE4centenarians. (a) Mitochondrial genomic location of the humanin smORF and the P3S mutation. The frequenc

Updated on: March 27,2024 0

Newly discovered beneficial mutation in mitochondrial DNA seems to help Alzheimer's gene carriers live longer

byUniversity of Southern CaliforniaThe humanin variant P3S is enriched inAPOE4centenarians. (a) Mitochondrial genomic location of the humanin smORF and the P3S mutation. The frequenc

Updated on:March 27,2024 0

Intervention after first seizure may prevent long-term epilepsy

by Kelsey Geesler,Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaEarly-life seizure-associated neurons (A, red cells) are preferentially re-activated by later-life seizures (B, gre

Updated on: April 30,2024 0

Intervention after first seizure may prevent long-term epilepsy

by Kelsey Geesler,Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaEarly-life seizure-associated neurons (A, red cells) are preferentially re-activated by later-life seizures (B, gre

Updated on:April 30,2024 0

Irritability, agitation and anxiety in Alzheimer's patients caused by brain inflammation, study says

by University of PittsburghCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCommon neuropsychiatric symptoms that doctors see in Alzheimer's disease patients originate from brain inflammation rather than amy

Updated on: February 24,2024 12

Irritability, agitation and anxiety in Alzheimer's patients caused by brain inflammation, study says

by University of PittsburghCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCommon neuropsychiatric symptoms that doctors see in Alzheimer's disease patients originate from brain inflammation rather than amy

Updated on:February 24,2024 12

FDA issues another warning on tianeptine products, which can cause seizures and death

JANUARY 25, 2024 Editors' notesby Ernie MundellReiterating a warning first issued in November, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is urging Americans to stay away from supplements containing ti

Updated on: March 14,2024 19

FDA issues another warning on tianeptine products, which can cause seizures and death

JANUARY 25, 2024 Editors' notesby Ernie MundellReiterating a warning first issued in November, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is urging Americans to stay away from supplements containing ti

Updated on:March 14,2024 19

Hardships during youth may alter brain development

bySociety for NeuroscienceCredit: Juan Pablo Serrano Arenas from PexelsExperiencing adversity before the age of 18 is unfortunately quite common. Nearly two thirds of young people experience at

Updated on: December 30,2023 5

Hardships during youth may alter brain development

bySociety for NeuroscienceCredit: Juan Pablo Serrano Arenas from PexelsExperiencing adversity before the age of 18 is unfortunately quite common. Nearly two thirds of young people experience at

Updated on:December 30,2023 5

New method tracks how brain cells age

by Katherine Fenz,Rockefeller UniversityGraphical Abstract. Credit:Cell(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2023.08.042Hospital nurseries routinely place soft bands around the tiny wrists of

Updated on: January 07,2024 19

New method tracks how brain cells age

by Katherine Fenz,Rockefeller UniversityGraphical Abstract. Credit:Cell(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2023.08.042Hospital nurseries routinely place soft bands around the tiny wrists of

Updated on:January 07,2024 19

Evidence early, but emerging, that gamma rhythm stimulation can treat neurological disorders

byMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainA surprising MITstudypublished inNatureat the end of 2016 helped to spur interest in the possibility that

Updated on: December 28,2023 9

Evidence early, but emerging, that gamma rhythm stimulation can treat neurological disorders

byMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainA surprising MITstudypublished inNatureat the end of 2016 helped to spur interest in the possibility that

Updated on:December 28,2023 9

Wearable sensors provide early detection of progression in Parkinson's disease

byUniversity of OxfordCredit: AI-generated imageA team of researchers from the University of Oxford has shown for the first time that it is possible to track the progression of Parkinson's d

Updated on: January 05,2024 10

Wearable sensors provide early detection of progression in Parkinson's disease

byUniversity of OxfordCredit: AI-generated imageA team of researchers from the University of Oxford has shown for the first time that it is possible to track the progression of Parkinson's d

Updated on:January 05,2024 10

Validating the role of inhibitory interneurons in memory

byInstitute for Basic ScienceLabeling of intraregional synapses using LCD-eGRASP in the basolateral amygdala (BLA). Engram cells (Red), Non-engram cells (White), synapses from activated inhibito

Updated on: January 04,2024 8

Validating the role of inhibitory interneurons in memory

byInstitute for Basic ScienceLabeling of intraregional synapses using LCD-eGRASP in the basolateral amygdala (BLA). Engram cells (Red), Non-engram cells (White), synapses from activated inhibito

Updated on:January 04,2024 8

Research uncovers differences between the sexes in sleep, circadian rhythms and metabolism

byUniversity of SouthamptonConceptual framework of sex differences in sleep and circadian rhythms. Credit:Sleep Medicine Reviews(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2024.101926A new review of

Updated on: April 27,2024 0

Research uncovers differences between the sexes in sleep, circadian rhythms and metabolism

byUniversity of SouthamptonConceptual framework of sex differences in sleep and circadian rhythms. Credit:Sleep Medicine Reviews(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2024.101926A new review of

Updated on:April 27,2024 0

AI tool aids in screening ultrasound videos for carpal tunnel syndrome

by Ranjini Raghunath,Indian Institute of ScienceLeft: Ultrasound machine showing the median nerve. Right: Machine learning model running in laptop and segmenting the median nerve in real time. C

Updated on: December 26,2023 12

AI tool aids in screening ultrasound videos for carpal tunnel syndrome

by Ranjini Raghunath,Indian Institute of ScienceLeft: Ultrasound machine showing the median nerve. Right: Machine learning model running in laptop and segmenting the median nerve in real time. C

Updated on:December 26,2023 12