Alzheimer's discovery holds potential to improve drugs

byCSIROMRI image noting subregions of the basal forebrain studied in the paper. Credit: CSIROA significant discovery by Australian scientists has the potential to improve the effectiveness of dr

Updated on: July 31,2024

Alzheimer's discovery holds potential to improve drugs

byCSIROMRI image noting subregions of the basal forebrain studied in the paper. Credit: CSIROA significant discovery by Australian scientists has the potential to improve the effectiveness of dr

Updated on:July 31,2024

Higher levels of mercury in brain not linked with increased risk of Alzheimer's disease

by The JAMA Network JournalsIn a study of deceased individuals, moderate seafood consumption was correlated with lesser Alzheimer disease neuropathology, and although seafood consumption was asso

Updated on: February 27,2024

Higher levels of mercury in brain not linked with increased risk of Alzheimer's disease

by The JAMA Network JournalsIn a study of deceased individuals, moderate seafood consumption was correlated with lesser Alzheimer disease neuropathology, and although seafood consumption was asso

Updated on:February 27,2024

Study finds a concerning association between BMI and the adolescent brain

by Children's Hospital BostonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainObesity is a growing epidemic in children and adults. A large national study published in theInternational Journal of Obes

Updated on: May 08,2024

Study finds a concerning association between BMI and the adolescent brain

by Children's Hospital BostonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainObesity is a growing epidemic in children and adults. A large national study published in theInternational Journal of Obes

Updated on:May 08,2024

Computational neuroscientists show how astrocytes increase flexible learning

by Petra Sandow,University of BonnThe D-serine hypothesis. a, b) The astrocytes-mediated feedback loop shows remarkable similarities with the BCM postulate of a synaptic modification threshold θ

Updated on: July 31,2024

Computational neuroscientists show how astrocytes increase flexible learning

by Petra Sandow,University of BonnThe D-serine hypothesis. a, b) The astrocytes-mediated feedback loop shows remarkable similarities with the BCM postulate of a synaptic modification threshold θ

Updated on:July 31,2024

Imitating movements could help Alzheimer's patients

by FrontiersDiagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.Alzheimer's disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the U.S., according to th

Updated on: February 28,2024

Imitating movements could help Alzheimer's patients

by FrontiersDiagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.Alzheimer's disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the U.S., according to th

Updated on:February 28,2024

Scientists use ribosomal tagging to study neuroinfections

by Jan Grabowski, Zentrum für Experimentelle und Klinische InfektionsforschungSorted microglia exhibit artificially induced transcriptional alterations. Credit:Journal of Neuroinflammation

Updated on: October 18,2024

Scientists use ribosomal tagging to study neuroinfections

by Jan Grabowski, Zentrum für Experimentelle und Klinische InfektionsforschungSorted microglia exhibit artificially induced transcriptional alterations. Credit:Journal of Neuroinflammation

Updated on:October 18,2024

Nerve regrowth findings could lead to a potential treatment for a common cause of blindness

by Kim Krieger,University of ConnecticutThe image show two optic nerves, six weeks after they have been crushed (injury marked with a rhombus.) The nerves project fibers from left to right. Live

Updated on: December 16,2024

Nerve regrowth findings could lead to a potential treatment for a common cause of blindness

by Kim Krieger,University of ConnecticutThe image show two optic nerves, six weeks after they have been crushed (injury marked with a rhombus.) The nerves project fibers from left to right. Live

Updated on:December 16,2024

Neurosurgery patients reveal numerical concepts are processed deep in an ancient part of brain

by Erik Robinson,Oregon Health & Science UniversityDistribution and localization of sEEG electrodes. Electrode localization (A) Heat map 94 of sEEG electrode contact distribution (B) sEEG im

Updated on: December 16,2024

Neurosurgery patients reveal numerical concepts are processed deep in an ancient part of brain

by Erik Robinson,Oregon Health & Science UniversityDistribution and localization of sEEG electrodes. Electrode localization (A) Heat map 94 of sEEG electrode contact distribution (B) sEEG im

Updated on:December 16,2024

Singing is beneficial for memory and mood especially in early dementia

by IOS PressResearchers led by Dr. Teppo Särkämö at University of Helsinki, Finland have revealed that caregiver-implemented musical leisure activities, particularly singing, are cognitively and

Updated on: February 27,2024

Singing is beneficial for memory and mood especially in early dementia

by IOS PressResearchers led by Dr. Teppo Särkämö at University of Helsinki, Finland have revealed that caregiver-implemented musical leisure activities, particularly singing, are cognitively and

Updated on:February 27,2024

Risk for dementia found to be similar with SGLT2 inhibitors, dulaglutide in type 2 diabetes

by Elana GotkineFor older adults with type 2 diabetes, the risk for dementia seems similar with sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors and the glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist (GLP-

Updated on: September 05,2024

Risk for dementia found to be similar with SGLT2 inhibitors, dulaglutide in type 2 diabetes

by Elana GotkineFor older adults with type 2 diabetes, the risk for dementia seems similar with sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors and the glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist (GLP-

Updated on:September 05,2024

Researchers use MRI scans and karaoke to better understand the nature of blushing

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressAssociations between task activity and individual differences in blushing as indexed by cheek temperature increase. (a) Regions with parameter estimates for watching singi

Updated on: July 30,2024

Researchers use MRI scans and karaoke to better understand the nature of blushing

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressAssociations between task activity and individual differences in blushing as indexed by cheek temperature increase. (a) Regions with parameter estimates for watching singi

Updated on:July 30,2024

Clinton announces $2 billion effort to cure Alzheimer's

by Lisa LererHillary Clinton announced Tuesday a $2 billion annual effort to cure Alzheimer's disease by 2025, calling for doubling federal spending to combat the illness.The Democratic front-runne

Updated on: February 27,2024

Clinton announces $2 billion effort to cure Alzheimer's

by Lisa LererHillary Clinton announced Tuesday a $2 billion annual effort to cure Alzheimer's disease by 2025, calling for doubling federal spending to combat the illness.The Democratic front-runne

Updated on:February 27,2024