Sleep deprivation in mice found to reduce brain synapse diversity

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit:Current Biology(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.07.032A multi-disciplinary team has found that depriving lab mice of sleep can lead to a reduction in syn

Updated on: August 08,2024

Sleep deprivation in mice found to reduce brain synapse diversity

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit:Current Biology(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.07.032A multi-disciplinary team has found that depriving lab mice of sleep can lead to a reduction in syn

Updated on:August 08,2024

Brain network mechanism causing spatial memory impairment revealed

by University of California, IrvineNew study, led by UCI School of Medicine's Kei Igarashi, PhD, found that remapping of place cells, a brain circuit function to discriminate distinct environ

Updated on: July 01,2024

Brain network mechanism causing spatial memory impairment revealed

by University of California, IrvineNew study, led by UCI School of Medicine's Kei Igarashi, PhD, found that remapping of place cells, a brain circuit function to discriminate distinct environ

Updated on:July 01,2024

Hope for Alzheimer's blood test

by Macquarie UniversityBoxplots comparing plasma Aβ1-42/Aβ1-40 ratio, p-tau181, GFAP, and NfL between CU Aβ−, CU Aβ+, MCI Aβ−, MCI Aβ+, and AD Aβ+ groups at timepoint 1. Plasma measures were comp

Updated on: March 30,2024

Hope for Alzheimer's blood test

by Macquarie UniversityBoxplots comparing plasma Aβ1-42/Aβ1-40 ratio, p-tau181, GFAP, and NfL between CU Aβ−, CU Aβ+, MCI Aβ−, MCI Aβ+, and AD Aβ+ groups at timepoint 1. Plasma measures were comp

Updated on:March 30,2024

Aboriginal Australians in cities have dementia rates as high as those in rural areas

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainStudies have shown that Aboriginal Australians living in remote areas of the country are disproportionately affected by dementia,

Updated on: July 04,2024

Aboriginal Australians in cities have dementia rates as high as those in rural areas

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainStudies have shown that Aboriginal Australians living in remote areas of the country are disproportionately affected by dementia,

Updated on:July 04,2024

Midbrain dopamine neurons can retain short-term memories, study shows

byRIKENIdentifying midbrain dopaminergic and GABAergic neurons. Credit:(2024). DOI: 10.7554/eLife.89743.2Dopamine neurons in the midbrain are involved in storing short-term memories—a func

Updated on: July 05,2024

Midbrain dopamine neurons can retain short-term memories, study shows

byRIKENIdentifying midbrain dopaminergic and GABAergic neurons. Credit:(2024). DOI: 10.7554/eLife.89743.2Dopamine neurons in the midbrain are involved in storing short-term memories—a func

Updated on:July 05,2024

Dementia spreads via connected brain networks

by University of California, San FranciscoCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn a new study, UC San Francisco scientists used maps of brain connections to predict how brain atrophy would spread in individu

Updated on: May 11,2024

Dementia spreads via connected brain networks

by University of California, San FranciscoCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn a new study, UC San Francisco scientists used maps of brain connections to predict how brain atrophy would spread in individu

Updated on:May 11,2024

Racial disparities in drug prescriptions for dementia

by University College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainDisparities in drug prescribing suggest that black and Asian people with dementia are not receiving the same quality of care as their white pe

Updated on: May 11,2024

Racial disparities in drug prescriptions for dementia

by University College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainDisparities in drug prescribing suggest that black and Asian people with dementia are not receiving the same quality of care as their white pe

Updated on:May 11,2024

Genetic technique reverses Alzheimer's processes in mice

by Alzheimer's Research UKResearchers in the US have used genetic techniques to slow the progression of Alzheimer's in mice that show features of the disease. The study, which centered ar

Updated on: March 07,2024

Genetic technique reverses Alzheimer's processes in mice

by Alzheimer's Research UKResearchers in the US have used genetic techniques to slow the progression of Alzheimer's in mice that show features of the disease. The study, which centered ar

Updated on:March 07,2024

Discovery of cilia defects in ALS patients suggests new treatment path

byVIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology)Motor neurons with damaged primary cilia (green) from patients with the C21orf2 mutation. Credit: VIBAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a deva

Updated on: January 15,2025

Discovery of cilia defects in ALS patients suggests new treatment path

byVIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology)Motor neurons with damaged primary cilia (green) from patients with the C21orf2 mutation. Credit: VIBAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a deva

Updated on:January 15,2025

Understanding the genetic roots of rare mutations in Alzheimer's disease

byVIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology)Hippocampal neurons with staining for endosomes (turquoise and purple) and lysosomes (yellow). When the PSEN2 gene is absent or carries a familial

Updated on: December 11,2024

Understanding the genetic roots of rare mutations in Alzheimer's disease

byVIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology)Hippocampal neurons with staining for endosomes (turquoise and purple) and lysosomes (yellow). When the PSEN2 gene is absent or carries a familial

Updated on:December 11,2024

Study of older people shows lower risk of dementia with higher levels of apolipoprotein E in HDL

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressA team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions across the U.S. has found that older people who have heightened levels of apolipoprotein E in their high-densit

Updated on: March 07,2024

Study of older people shows lower risk of dementia with higher levels of apolipoprotein E in HDL

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressA team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions across the U.S. has found that older people who have heightened levels of apolipoprotein E in their high-densit

Updated on:March 07,2024

Scientists discover pathway that may lead to Alzheimer's disease

by Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research FoundationDiagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.Today, researchers at the Fisher Center for Alzhe

Updated on: February 28,2024

Scientists discover pathway that may lead to Alzheimer's disease

by Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research FoundationDiagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.Today, researchers at the Fisher Center for Alzhe

Updated on:February 28,2024