For immigrants to Canada, risk of multiple sclerosis increases with proportion of life spent there

byAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainImmigrants to Canada who have spent a greater proportion of their lives in Canada have a greater risk of developing multiple scle

Updated on: April 30,2024

For immigrants to Canada, risk of multiple sclerosis increases with proportion of life spent there

byAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainImmigrants to Canada who have spent a greater proportion of their lives in Canada have a greater risk of developing multiple scle

Updated on:April 30,2024

Insight into cells' 'self-eating' process could pave the way for new dementia treatments

by University of PlymouthThe autophagy system in cells. Green and yellow dots: autophagosomes; red dots: autophagosomes fused with lysosomes. Credit: University of PlymouthCells regularly go thro

Updated on: May 26,2024

Insight into cells' 'self-eating' process could pave the way for new dementia treatments

by University of PlymouthThe autophagy system in cells. Green and yellow dots: autophagosomes; red dots: autophagosomes fused with lysosomes. Credit: University of PlymouthCells regularly go thro

Updated on:May 26,2024

Twice daily electrical stimulation may boost mental processes in Alzheimer's disease, clinical trial suggests

by British Medical JournalCredit: Wikimedia CommonsTwice daily non-invasive electrical stimulation of the brain may boost mental processes (cognitive function) in people with Alzheimer's dise

Updated on: February 24,2024

Twice daily electrical stimulation may boost mental processes in Alzheimer's disease, clinical trial suggests

by British Medical JournalCredit: Wikimedia CommonsTwice daily non-invasive electrical stimulation of the brain may boost mental processes (cognitive function) in people with Alzheimer's dise

Updated on:February 24,2024

The therapeutic window for Angelman syndrome patients may be broader than previously reported

by Texas Children's HospitalUbe3amRNA is diminished in the brain of a new maternalUbe3aknockout mouse but remains in a previously generated Angelman syndrome mouse model. (A) Sch

Updated on: January 21,2024

The therapeutic window for Angelman syndrome patients may be broader than previously reported

by Texas Children's HospitalUbe3amRNA is diminished in the brain of a new maternalUbe3aknockout mouse but remains in a previously generated Angelman syndrome mouse model. (A) Sch

Updated on:January 21,2024

'Resetting' the injured brain offers clues for concussion treatment

by Emily Caldwell,The Ohio State UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research in mice raises the prospects for development of post-concussion therapies that could ward off cognitive

Updated on: January 21,2024

'Resetting' the injured brain offers clues for concussion treatment

by Emily Caldwell,The Ohio State UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research in mice raises the prospects for development of post-concussion therapies that could ward off cognitive

Updated on:January 21,2024

Model that maps relationships between neurons could help make deep brain stimulation treatment more viable

by Laurel Hamers,University of OregonRobustness of inferred CFs to time-dependent inputs. CF is robust to both private noise (a, i.i.d. realizations of noise in each unit) or shared noise. (b, a

Updated on: January 02,2024

Model that maps relationships between neurons could help make deep brain stimulation treatment more viable

by Laurel Hamers,University of OregonRobustness of inferred CFs to time-dependent inputs. CF is robust to both private noise (a, i.i.d. realizations of noise in each unit) or shared noise. (b, a

Updated on:January 02,2024

Babies as young as four months show signs of self-awareness: Study

byUniversity of BirminghamBaby wearing EEG cap for the study. Pictured with parent. Credit: University of Birmingham.Babies as young as four months old can make sense of how their bodies interac

Updated on: January 21,2024

Babies as young as four months show signs of self-awareness: Study

byUniversity of BirminghamBaby wearing EEG cap for the study. Pictured with parent. Credit: University of Birmingham.Babies as young as four months old can make sense of how their bodies interac

Updated on:January 21,2024

Rapid telehealth consults found to improve care for rural patients with stroke

by American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)Telestroke workflow chart. Credit:Critical Care Nurse(2023). DOI: 10.4037/ccn2023505Minutes matter when a patient may have had a strok

Updated on: January 06,2024

Rapid telehealth consults found to improve care for rural patients with stroke

by American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)Telestroke workflow chart. Credit:Critical Care Nurse(2023). DOI: 10.4037/ccn2023505Minutes matter when a patient may have had a strok

Updated on:January 06,2024

For epilepsy, yoga may be good for your mind

byAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor people with epilepsy, doing yoga may help reduce feelings of stigma about the disease along with reducing seizure frequency an

Updated on: January 10,2024

For epilepsy, yoga may be good for your mind

byAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor people with epilepsy, doing yoga may help reduce feelings of stigma about the disease along with reducing seizure frequency an

Updated on:January 10,2024

Study shows that attractor dynamics in the monkey prefrontal cortex reflect the confidence of decisions

by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical XpressTemporal-discounting task performed by monkeys during the team's experiments. In each trial, the animals first touched a bar, after which a red dot was presented.

Updated on: January 11,2024

Study shows that attractor dynamics in the monkey prefrontal cortex reflect the confidence of decisions

by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical XpressTemporal-discounting task performed by monkeys during the team's experiments. In each trial, the animals first touched a bar, after which a red dot was presented.

Updated on:January 11,2024

How the inflamed brain becomes disconnected after a stroke

by Levi Gadye,University of California, San FranciscoThe brain’s neurons (yellow) connect with one another using a vast network of neural wires, called neurites. Credit: Swanson Lab/University o

Updated on: April 28,2024

How the inflamed brain becomes disconnected after a stroke

by Levi Gadye,University of California, San FranciscoThe brain’s neurons (yellow) connect with one another using a vast network of neural wires, called neurites. Credit: Swanson Lab/University o

Updated on:April 28,2024

ALS diagnosis and survival linked to metals in blood, urine

byUniversity of MichiganAn MRI with increased signal in the posterior part of the internal capsule which can be tracked to the motor cortex consistent with the diagnosis of ALS. Credit: Frank Ga

Updated on: August 30,2024

ALS diagnosis and survival linked to metals in blood, urine

byUniversity of MichiganAn MRI with increased signal in the posterior part of the internal capsule which can be tracked to the motor cortex consistent with the diagnosis of ALS. Credit: Frank Ga

Updated on:August 30,2024