AAN issues evidence-in-focus article on aducanumab

byAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: Pixabay/Pete Linforth.To help neurologists, patients and their families understand the current evidence on the use of aducanumab to treat Alzheimer's d

Updated on: January 21,2024

AAN issues evidence-in-focus article on aducanumab

byAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: Pixabay/Pete Linforth.To help neurologists, patients and their families understand the current evidence on the use of aducanumab to treat Alzheimer's d

Updated on:January 21,2024

Cellular architecture of lesions in multiple sclerosis now mapped out

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainUsing advanced methodology, scientists in Sweden were able to reveal at the cellular level how lesions in multiple sclerosis develop. The

Updated on: March 27,2024

Cellular architecture of lesions in multiple sclerosis now mapped out

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainUsing advanced methodology, scientists in Sweden were able to reveal at the cellular level how lesions in multiple sclerosis develop. The

Updated on:March 27,2024

Acting out dreams can signal a serious disorder

by Chris Casey,CU Anschutz Medical CampusCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDreams are excursions of our central nervous system, unfolding when the body is at rest, but our brains are in thrall to

Updated on: March 05,2024

Acting out dreams can signal a serious disorder

by Chris Casey,CU Anschutz Medical CampusCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDreams are excursions of our central nervous system, unfolding when the body is at rest, but our brains are in thrall to

Updated on:March 05,2024

'Switching off' specific brain cells protects against stress

byOsaka UniversityActivation of the claustrum, identified as a reliable marker of the stressed brain, controls stress-induced anxiety-like and depression-like behaviors. Credit: Atsushi KasaiIt

Updated on: January 21,2024

'Switching off' specific brain cells protects against stress

byOsaka UniversityActivation of the claustrum, identified as a reliable marker of the stressed brain, controls stress-induced anxiety-like and depression-like behaviors. Credit: Atsushi KasaiIt

Updated on:January 21,2024

Brain-imaging study reveals curiosity as it emerges

byColumbia UniversityHuman brain-scan images show regions toward the back and front that are active for a person who is feeling curious. Credit: Gottlieb Lab/Columbia's Zuckerman InstituteYo

Updated on: July 09,2024

Brain-imaging study reveals curiosity as it emerges

byColumbia UniversityHuman brain-scan images show regions toward the back and front that are active for a person who is feeling curious. Credit: Gottlieb Lab/Columbia's Zuckerman InstituteYo

Updated on:July 09,2024

Deep brain stimulation shows immediate improvement in arm and hand function post-brain injury, study finds

byUniversity of PittsburghCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDeep brain stimulation may provide immediate improvement in arm and hand strength and function weakened by traumatic brain injury or s

Updated on: October 16,2024

Deep brain stimulation shows immediate improvement in arm and hand function post-brain injury, study finds

byUniversity of PittsburghCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDeep brain stimulation may provide immediate improvement in arm and hand strength and function weakened by traumatic brain injury or s

Updated on:October 16,2024

Very irregular sleep linked to higher risk of dementia

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPeople who have very irregular sleep patterns may have a higher risk of dementia than those who have more regular sleep patterns,

Updated on: February 24,2024

Very irregular sleep linked to higher risk of dementia

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPeople who have very irregular sleep patterns may have a higher risk of dementia than those who have more regular sleep patterns,

Updated on:February 24,2024

'Window into the brain': A simple blood test to diagnose ALS is both robust and repeatable

by Brain Chemistry LabsDr. Rachael Dunlop conducts real-time PCR on microRNA extracted from extracellular vesicles derived from blood samples from ALS patients. Credit: Paul Alan Cox, Brain Chemistry

Updated on: January 21,2024

'Window into the brain': A simple blood test to diagnose ALS is both robust and repeatable

by Brain Chemistry LabsDr. Rachael Dunlop conducts real-time PCR on microRNA extracted from extracellular vesicles derived from blood samples from ALS patients. Credit: Paul Alan Cox, Brain Chemistry

Updated on:January 21,2024

Each nostril has a unique sense of smell, intracranial electroencephalogram study finds

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearch led by the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, and the Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, has examined the neura

Updated on: January 10,2024

Each nostril has a unique sense of smell, intracranial electroencephalogram study finds

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearch led by the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, and the Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, has examined the neura

Updated on:January 10,2024

Research on advanced Alzheimer's disease investigates novel ways to restore cognitive function

by Ellen Goldbaum,University at BuffaloCredit: Wikimedia CommonsWhile most research on Alzheimer's disease (AD) has focused on early diagnosis and treatment, University at Buffalo scientists

Updated on: May 26,2024

Research on advanced Alzheimer's disease investigates novel ways to restore cognitive function

by Ellen Goldbaum,University at BuffaloCredit: Wikimedia CommonsWhile most research on Alzheimer's disease (AD) has focused on early diagnosis and treatment, University at Buffalo scientists

Updated on:May 26,2024

Dementia's financial and family impact: New study shows outsized toll

by University of MichiganCredit: CC0 Public DomainMost people think of dementia as something that affects a person's brain. But a new studyshows just how much damage it does to a person

Updated on: February 24,2024

Dementia's financial and family impact: New study shows outsized toll

by University of MichiganCredit: CC0 Public DomainMost people think of dementia as something that affects a person's brain. But a new studyshows just how much damage it does to a person

Updated on:February 24,2024

How the brain can miraculously switch off pain

Updated on: March 09,2025

How the brain can miraculously switch off pain

Updated on:March 09,2025