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

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

Jalisco mutation, rare strain of Alzheimer's affecting people in their 40s

by Ron Mackovich,University of Southern CaliforniaMaria Barocio, 45, who has early-onset Alzheimer’s, walks with her doctor, Freddi Segal-Gidan, at the Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation

Updated on: June 05,2024

Jalisco mutation, rare strain of Alzheimer's affecting people in their 40s

by Ron Mackovich,University of Southern CaliforniaMaria Barocio, 45, who has early-onset Alzheimer’s, walks with her doctor, Freddi Segal-Gidan, at the Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation

Updated on:June 05,2024

Researchers identify new coding mechanism that transfers information from perception to memory

byDartmouth CollegeMemory areas contain smaller pRFs compared to their paired perceptual areas. Left, group average pRF size with memory areas and perception areas overlaid. Nodes are threshold

Updated on: January 09,2024

Researchers identify new coding mechanism that transfers information from perception to memory

byDartmouth CollegeMemory areas contain smaller pRFs compared to their paired perceptual areas. Left, group average pRF size with memory areas and perception areas overlaid. Nodes are threshold

Updated on:January 09,2024

Study reveals a driver of brain cell damage in neurodegeneration

by Leah Eisenstadt,Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardA section of brain from a mouse model of neurodegeneration, showing a control protein in green, Nptx2 in red, and glial cells in white. Boost

Updated on: April 02,2024

Study reveals a driver of brain cell damage in neurodegeneration

by Leah Eisenstadt,Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardA section of brain from a mouse model of neurodegeneration, showing a control protein in green, Nptx2 in red, and glial cells in white. Boost

Updated on:April 02,2024

Brains are bad at big numbers, making it impossible to grasp what a million COVID-19 deaths really means

by Lindsey Hasak and Elizabeth Y. Toomarian,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAs of April 2022, there have beennearly 1 million confirmed COVID-19 deathsin the U.S. Fo

Updated on: February 21,2024

Brains are bad at big numbers, making it impossible to grasp what a million COVID-19 deaths really means

by Lindsey Hasak and Elizabeth Y. Toomarian,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAs of April 2022, there have beennearly 1 million confirmed COVID-19 deathsin the U.S. Fo

Updated on:February 21,2024

Sleep and stress give clues to understanding epileptic seizures

byUniversity of BirminghamCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainSleeping patterns and stress hormones could be the key to understanding how and when people with epilepsy are likely to experience sei

Updated on: January 11,2024

Sleep and stress give clues to understanding epileptic seizures

byUniversity of BirminghamCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainSleeping patterns and stress hormones could be the key to understanding how and when people with epilepsy are likely to experience sei

Updated on:January 11,2024

Harvard Researchers Develop 3D Brain Model Using Stem Cells from Multiple Donors

Updated on: July 03,2024

Harvard Researchers Develop 3D Brain Model Using Stem Cells from Multiple Donors

Updated on:July 03,2024

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

Early diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease by targeting toxic soluble Aβ oligomers

by Bar-Ilan University(A) Potential influence of azaGly residue on hydrogen-bonding of cyclic D,L-α-hexapeptide nanotubes which share common cross β-sheet structures with (B) Aβ. For clarity, all

Updated on: April 25,2024

Early diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease by targeting toxic soluble Aβ oligomers

by Bar-Ilan University(A) Potential influence of azaGly residue on hydrogen-bonding of cyclic D,L-α-hexapeptide nanotubes which share common cross β-sheet structures with (B) Aβ. For clarity, all

Updated on:April 25,2024

Could loss of smell from COVID-19 create future 'dementia wave?'

byAmerican Physiological SocietyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA review of studies about the effect of SARS-CoV-2—the virus that causes COVID-19—on the olfactory system introduces questions a

Updated on: January 21,2024

Could loss of smell from COVID-19 create future 'dementia wave?'

byAmerican Physiological SocietyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA review of studies about the effect of SARS-CoV-2—the virus that causes COVID-19—on the olfactory system introduces questions a

Updated on:January 21,2024

Scientists discover groups of spinal cord neurons that allow for brain-independent motor learning

byRIKENIn this study, spinal cords that associated limb position with an unpleasant experience learned to reposition the limb after only 10 minutes, and retained a memory the next day. Spinal co

Updated on: April 28,2024

Scientists discover groups of spinal cord neurons that allow for brain-independent motor learning

byRIKENIn this study, spinal cords that associated limb position with an unpleasant experience learned to reposition the limb after only 10 minutes, and retained a memory the next day. Spinal co

Updated on:April 28,2024

Researchers explore the connection between migraine headache and movement

by Jacqueline Mitchell,Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterCortical spreading depolarization (CSD) drives wave-like calcium activity in meningeal afferents. Credit:eLife(2024). DOI:

Updated on: March 19,2024

Researchers explore the connection between migraine headache and movement

by Jacqueline Mitchell,Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterCortical spreading depolarization (CSD) drives wave-like calcium activity in meningeal afferents. Credit:eLife(2024). DOI:

Updated on:March 19,2024