Artificial intelligence predicts dementia before onset of symptoms

by McGill UniversityCredit: McGill UniversityImagine if doctors could determine, many years in advance, who is likely to develop dementia. Such prognostic capabilities would give patients and the

Updated on: March 09,2024

Artificial intelligence predicts dementia before onset of symptoms

by McGill UniversityCredit: McGill UniversityImagine if doctors could determine, many years in advance, who is likely to develop dementia. Such prognostic capabilities would give patients and the

Updated on:March 09,2024

Team reports major breakthrough in understanding Alzheimer's disease

by Trinity College DublinA human donor Alzheimer's disease brain tissue stained with an agent called 'congo-red', which allows for the visualization of amyloid-beta plaques (red) in t

Updated on: February 26,2024

Team reports major breakthrough in understanding Alzheimer's disease

by Trinity College DublinA human donor Alzheimer's disease brain tissue stained with an agent called 'congo-red', which allows for the visualization of amyloid-beta plaques (red) in t

Updated on:February 26,2024

Scientists may have discovered how to diagnose elusive neuro disorder

byUniversity of California, San FranciscoCredit: Wikimedia CommonsProgressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), a mysterious and deadly neurological disorder, usually goes undiagnosed until after a pati

Updated on: July 05,2024

Scientists may have discovered how to diagnose elusive neuro disorder

byUniversity of California, San FranciscoCredit: Wikimedia CommonsProgressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), a mysterious and deadly neurological disorder, usually goes undiagnosed until after a pati

Updated on:July 05,2024

Dementia: Catching the memory thief

by University of CambridgeCredit: CC0 Public DomainIt's over a hundred years since the first case of Alzheimer's disease was diagnosed. Since then we've learned a great deal about the

Updated on: May 11,2024

Dementia: Catching the memory thief

by University of CambridgeCredit: CC0 Public DomainIt's over a hundred years since the first case of Alzheimer's disease was diagnosed. Since then we've learned a great deal about the

Updated on:May 11,2024

The evolution of amyloid toxicity in Alzheimer's

by Biophysical SocietyThe suspected molecular dagger in Alzheimer's, shown here in red attacking cells (grey), contains a special twist. Credit: MaitiA tiny protein known as an "amyloid beta&

Updated on: February 28,2024

The evolution of amyloid toxicity in Alzheimer's

by Biophysical SocietyThe suspected molecular dagger in Alzheimer's, shown here in red attacking cells (grey), contains a special twist. Credit: MaitiA tiny protein known as an "amyloid beta&

Updated on:February 28,2024

New discovery could help treat a rare and severe form of amyloidosis

byWileyPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainIn people with a rare condition called light chain amyloidosis, light chain proteins—which are a component of

Updated on: July 11,2024

New discovery could help treat a rare and severe form of amyloidosis

byWileyPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainIn people with a rare condition called light chain amyloidosis, light chain proteins—which are a component of

Updated on:July 11,2024

How zebrafish map their environment: Spatial orientation mechanisms surprisingly similar to our own

by Sophia Jahns, Max Planck Institute for Biological CyberneticsIdentification of PCs in the larval zebrafish brain. Credit:Nature(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07867-2Researchers are tur

Updated on: September 06,2024

How zebrafish map their environment: Spatial orientation mechanisms surprisingly similar to our own

by Sophia Jahns, Max Planck Institute for Biological CyberneticsIdentification of PCs in the larval zebrafish brain. Credit:Nature(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07867-2Researchers are tur

Updated on:September 06,2024

Unlocking Alzheimer's mysteries: A comprehensive brain connectome-based survey

by TranSpreadStructural connectivity (SC) refers to anatomical links and is usually estimated using fiber bundles derived from diffusion MRI; Functional connectivity (FC) and effective connectivity (E

Updated on: March 28,2024

Unlocking Alzheimer's mysteries: A comprehensive brain connectome-based survey

by TranSpreadStructural connectivity (SC) refers to anatomical links and is usually estimated using fiber bundles derived from diffusion MRI; Functional connectivity (FC) and effective connectivity (E

Updated on:March 28,2024

Effects of type 2 diabetes are major risk to development of Alzheimer's disease

by Osaka City UniversityIncreased levels of blood glucose (green) after food intake trigger insulin (blue) secretion from islet β cells. This glucose-triggered insulin secretion is accompanied wi

Updated on: March 13,2024

Effects of type 2 diabetes are major risk to development of Alzheimer's disease

by Osaka City UniversityIncreased levels of blood glucose (green) after food intake trigger insulin (blue) secretion from islet β cells. This glucose-triggered insulin secretion is accompanied wi

Updated on:March 13,2024

Allopurinol may cut risk for neurodegenerative diseases

by Elana GotkineXanthine dehydrogenase/oxidase blockers may reduce the risk for neurodegenerative diseases, according to a study published online May 17 inPLOS ONE.Yizhe Song, from the Washingto

Updated on: February 05,2024

Allopurinol may cut risk for neurodegenerative diseases

by Elana GotkineXanthine dehydrogenase/oxidase blockers may reduce the risk for neurodegenerative diseases, according to a study published online May 17 inPLOS ONE.Yizhe Song, from the Washingto

Updated on:February 05,2024

Scientists reveal chemical structural analysis in neural computations that allow us to identify odors

byChinese Academy of SciencesNostril-specific modulation of odor perception by substructure adaptation. Credit:Nature Human Behaviour(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41562-024-01849-0Scents, su

Updated on: March 28,2024

Scientists reveal chemical structural analysis in neural computations that allow us to identify odors

byChinese Academy of SciencesNostril-specific modulation of odor perception by substructure adaptation. Credit:Nature Human Behaviour(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41562-024-01849-0Scents, su

Updated on:March 28,2024

New resource for dementia and firearm safety to prevent injuries

by CU Anschutz Medical CampusCredit: CC0 Public DomainToday, faculty members at the University of Colorado School of Medicine at the Anschutz Medical Campus announced the Safety in Dementia websi

Updated on: May 08,2024

New resource for dementia and firearm safety to prevent injuries

by CU Anschutz Medical CampusCredit: CC0 Public DomainToday, faculty members at the University of Colorado School of Medicine at the Anschutz Medical Campus announced the Safety in Dementia websi

Updated on:May 08,2024