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 0

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 0

Blight or benefit: How cellular neighbors shape the aging brain

byStanford UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainMuch like plants in a thriving forest, certain cells in the brain create a nurturing environment, enhancing the health and resilience of their neigh

Updated on: January 18,2025 0

Blight or benefit: How cellular neighbors shape the aging brain

byStanford UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainMuch like plants in a thriving forest, certain cells in the brain create a nurturing environment, enhancing the health and resilience of their neigh

Updated on:January 18,2025 0

Dementia is leading cause of death for women in England and Wales

by Alzheimer's Research UKNew figures released by the Office for National Statistics have shown that Alzheimer's disease and other dementias were the leading cause of death for women in E

Updated on: February 27,2024 20

Dementia is leading cause of death for women in England and Wales

by Alzheimer's Research UKNew figures released by the Office for National Statistics have shown that Alzheimer's disease and other dementias were the leading cause of death for women in E

Updated on:February 27,2024 20

Researchers integrate fast optical coherence tomography system into neurosurgical microscope

byOpticaResearchers have integrated their megahertz-speed optical coherence tomography (MHz-OCT) system into a commercially available neurosurgical microscope. The top left picture shows the typ

Updated on: October 16,2024 0

Researchers integrate fast optical coherence tomography system into neurosurgical microscope

byOpticaResearchers have integrated their megahertz-speed optical coherence tomography (MHz-OCT) system into a commercially available neurosurgical microscope. The top left picture shows the typ

Updated on:October 16,2024 0

Alzheimer's researchers find clues to toxic forms of amyloid beta

by University of California - Santa CruzDiagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.Much of the research on Alzheimer's disease has focused

Updated on: April 16,2024 11

Alzheimer's researchers find clues to toxic forms of amyloid beta

by University of California - Santa CruzDiagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.Much of the research on Alzheimer's disease has focused

Updated on:April 16,2024 11

A new model of Alzheimer's progression

by Arizona State UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAlzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia and is characterized by neurodegeneration in regions of the brain involved

Updated on: April 10,2024 12

A new model of Alzheimer's progression

by Arizona State UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAlzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia and is characterized by neurodegeneration in regions of the brain involved

Updated on:April 10,2024 12

Reelin reverts the main pathological processes related to Alzheimer's and other tauopathy

by University of BarcelonaImage of a primary neuronal cell culture with detection of MAP2 dendritic marker (red) and Neurofilament axon marker (green). Credit: University of BarcelonaPromoting th

Updated on: April 01,2024 11

Reelin reverts the main pathological processes related to Alzheimer's and other tauopathy

by University of BarcelonaImage of a primary neuronal cell culture with detection of MAP2 dendritic marker (red) and Neurofilament axon marker (green). Credit: University of BarcelonaPromoting th

Updated on:April 01,2024 11

Bilingualism may maintain protection against Alzheimer's, neuroimaging study finds

by Patrick Lejtenyi,Concordia UniversityROIs from the Desikan–Killiany–Tourville cortical atlas (A) and the FreeSurfer subcortical atlas (B). ROIs also include the subiculum and CA1 subfields (n

Updated on: November 06,2024 0

Bilingualism may maintain protection against Alzheimer's, neuroimaging study finds

by Patrick Lejtenyi,Concordia UniversityROIs from the Desikan–Killiany–Tourville cortical atlas (A) and the FreeSurfer subcortical atlas (B). ROIs also include the subiculum and CA1 subfields (n

Updated on:November 06,2024 0

Alzheimer's disease: Neuronal loss very limited

by McGill UniversityPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainFrequently encountered in the elderly, Alzheimer's is considered a neurodegenerative disease,

Updated on: April 10,2024 19

Alzheimer's disease: Neuronal loss very limited

by McGill UniversityPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainFrequently encountered in the elderly, Alzheimer's is considered a neurodegenerative disease,

Updated on:April 10,2024 19

Alternative understanding of brain leads to new treatments for stroke patients

by Aaron Wagner,Pennsylvania State UniversityThe idea of complimentary dominance — both hemispheres of the brain contribute to different aspects of movement in both halves of the body — was deve

Updated on: July 17,2024 0

Alternative understanding of brain leads to new treatments for stroke patients

by Aaron Wagner,Pennsylvania State UniversityThe idea of complimentary dominance — both hemispheres of the brain contribute to different aspects of movement in both halves of the body — was deve

Updated on:July 17,2024 0

Alzheimer research: Noise-inducing neurons shut down memories

by German Center for Neurodegenerative DiseasesCredit: Public DomainNeurons that are responsible for new experiences interfere with the signals of neurons that contain memories and thereby distur

Updated on: April 16,2024 10

Alzheimer research: Noise-inducing neurons shut down memories

by German Center for Neurodegenerative DiseasesCredit: Public DomainNeurons that are responsible for new experiences interfere with the signals of neurons that contain memories and thereby distur

Updated on:April 16,2024 10

New tools reveal neuropeptides, not neurotransmitters, encode danger in the brain

bySalk InstituteTwo images of nerve endings in the amygdala (where fear signals are received and interpreted). On the left, there are no labels and two distinct vesicles in the nerve endings can

Updated on: July 30,2024 0

New tools reveal neuropeptides, not neurotransmitters, encode danger in the brain

bySalk InstituteTwo images of nerve endings in the amygdala (where fear signals are received and interpreted). On the left, there are no labels and two distinct vesicles in the nerve endings can

Updated on:July 30,2024 0