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 5

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 5

Even in midlife, disrupted sleep tied to memory and thinking problems later on

byAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPeople who have more disrupted sleep in their 30s and 40s may be more likely to have memory and thinking problems a decade later,

Updated on: January 09,2024 10

Even in midlife, disrupted sleep tied to memory and thinking problems later on

byAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPeople who have more disrupted sleep in their 30s and 40s may be more likely to have memory and thinking problems a decade later,

Updated on:January 09,2024 10

Common viruses may be triggering the onset of Alzheimer's disease

by Tufts UniversityVaricella zoster virus (VZV), which commonly causes chickenpox and shingles, activates herpes simplex virus (HSV) from dormancy in neural tissue grown in vitro, which then lead

Updated on: May 05,2024 14

Common viruses may be triggering the onset of Alzheimer's disease

by Tufts UniversityVaricella zoster virus (VZV), which commonly causes chickenpox and shingles, activates herpes simplex virus (HSV) from dormancy in neural tissue grown in vitro, which then lead

Updated on:May 05,2024 14

Your biological age predicts dementia and stroke regardless of your actual age—new study

by Jonathan Ka Long Mak and Sara Hägg,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainAs we journey through life, the risk of developing chronic diseases, including cancer, heart disease and neurologic

Updated on: January 10,2024 13

Your biological age predicts dementia and stroke regardless of your actual age—new study

by Jonathan Ka Long Mak and Sara Hägg,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainAs we journey through life, the risk of developing chronic diseases, including cancer, heart disease and neurologic

Updated on:January 10,2024 13

Mature 'lab grown' neurons hold promise for neurodegenerative disease

by Northwestern UniversityFluorescent images of human neurons (stained with red, green and blue) growing on coatings with fast-moving molecules (left) or conventional laminin (right) for 72 hours

Updated on: February 05,2024 11

Mature 'lab grown' neurons hold promise for neurodegenerative disease

by Northwestern UniversityFluorescent images of human neurons (stained with red, green and blue) growing on coatings with fast-moving molecules (left) or conventional laminin (right) for 72 hours

Updated on:February 05,2024 11

Decoding movement and speech from the brain of a tetraplegic person

by Lori Dajose,California Institute of TechnologyFive types of grasping hand positions. The team asked the study participant to imagine making these hand movements, and recorded brain activity f

Updated on: February 18,2024 7

Decoding movement and speech from the brain of a tetraplegic person

by Lori Dajose,California Institute of TechnologyFive types of grasping hand positions. The team asked the study participant to imagine making these hand movements, and recorded brain activity f

Updated on:February 18,2024 7

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 0

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 0

Ultra-high-resolution MRI reveals migraine brain changes

by Radiological Society of North America(A) Cerebral microbleeds (CMB) visualized as round, dark lesions (arrow) on SWI sequence in the left temporal lobe in a migraine case with aura. (B) Asymme

Updated on: February 05,2024 16

Ultra-high-resolution MRI reveals migraine brain changes

by Radiological Society of North America(A) Cerebral microbleeds (CMB) visualized as round, dark lesions (arrow) on SWI sequence in the left temporal lobe in a migraine case with aura. (B) Asymme

Updated on:February 05,2024 16

Experimental therapy eases Alzheimer's signs, symptoms in mice

by Carole Tanzer MillerA new cellular therapy improved learning and memory in mice with Alzheimer's disease, researchers report.The therapy—developed at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (

Updated on: February 24,2024 18

Experimental therapy eases Alzheimer's signs, symptoms in mice

by Carole Tanzer MillerA new cellular therapy improved learning and memory in mice with Alzheimer's disease, researchers report.The therapy—developed at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (

Updated on:February 24,2024 18

What happens when we pass out? Researchers identify new brain and heart connections

by Mario Aguilera,University of California - San DiegoAn image of a heart labeled by vagal sensory neurons. In a new study published in the journalNature, UC San Diego researchers and thei

Updated on: January 11,2024 14

What happens when we pass out? Researchers identify new brain and heart connections

by Mario Aguilera,University of California - San DiegoAn image of a heart labeled by vagal sensory neurons. In a new study published in the journalNature, UC San Diego researchers and thei

Updated on:January 11,2024 14

Brad Pitt believes he has rare 'face blindness' disorder—what is it?

Award-winning actor Brad Pitt believes he suffers from a rare condition that interferes with his ability to recognize people's faces.In a new interview with GQ magazine, Pitt said that he thinks h

Updated on: February 03,2024 16

Brad Pitt believes he has rare 'face blindness' disorder—what is it?

Award-winning actor Brad Pitt believes he suffers from a rare condition that interferes with his ability to recognize people's faces.In a new interview with GQ magazine, Pitt said that he thinks h

Updated on:February 03,2024 16

New therapeutic target for Parkinson's disease discovered

JULY 19, 2023byNorthwestern UniversityImmunohistochemistry for alpha-synuclein showing positive staining (brown) of an intraneural Lewy-body in the Substantia nigra in Parkinson's disease. C

Updated on: March 15,2024 5

New therapeutic target for Parkinson's disease discovered

JULY 19, 2023byNorthwestern UniversityImmunohistochemistry for alpha-synuclein showing positive staining (brown) of an intraneural Lewy-body in the Substantia nigra in Parkinson's disease. C

Updated on:March 15,2024 5