Restoring normal sleep reduces amyloid-beta accumulation in mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

by Baylor College of MedicineThe white line represents a hypnogram that indicates what state the brain is in during your sleeping time: active wake, quiet wake, rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, or

Updated on: June 11,2024 6

Restoring normal sleep reduces amyloid-beta accumulation in mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

by Baylor College of MedicineThe white line represents a hypnogram that indicates what state the brain is in during your sleeping time: active wake, quiet wake, rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, or

Updated on:June 11,2024 6

Researchers develop shortcut to generate brain stem cells for age-related disease research

by The University of Hong KongCredit:Nucleic Acids Research(2023). DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkad597A research team from the School of Biomedical Sciences, LKS Faculty of Medicine of the Unive

Updated on: March 19,2024 14

Researchers develop shortcut to generate brain stem cells for age-related disease research

by The University of Hong KongCredit:Nucleic Acids Research(2023). DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkad597A research team from the School of Biomedical Sciences, LKS Faculty of Medicine of the Unive

Updated on:March 19,2024 14

Study: Gut health plays a role in Alzheimer's development

by Alzheimer's Research UKCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA series of experiments presented today at the Alzheimer's Research UK 2022 Conference at the Brighton Centre, has implicated th

Updated on: April 20,2024 17

Study: Gut health plays a role in Alzheimer's development

by Alzheimer's Research UKCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA series of experiments presented today at the Alzheimer's Research UK 2022 Conference at the Brighton Centre, has implicated th

Updated on:April 20,2024 17

Challenging assumptions on the economic costs of dementia

by Trinity College DublinPredicted average health-care cost per patient at diagnosis as well as 10 years before and 6 years after. 95% confidence intervals indicated by the whiskers. Expressed in

Updated on: May 26,2024 6

Challenging assumptions on the economic costs of dementia

by Trinity College DublinPredicted average health-care cost per patient at diagnosis as well as 10 years before and 6 years after. 95% confidence intervals indicated by the whiskers. Expressed in

Updated on:May 26,2024 6

Adults with ADHD are at increased risk for developing dementia, study suggests

by Rutgers UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAdults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are nearly three times more likely to develop dementia than adults without ADHD,

Updated on: February 24,2024 14

Adults with ADHD are at increased risk for developing dementia, study suggests

by Rutgers UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAdults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are nearly three times more likely to develop dementia than adults without ADHD,

Updated on:February 24,2024 14

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

Donor motor neurons could restore muscle function in ALS

byeLifeCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainScientists have detailed how a combination of grafted replacement motor neurons and optical nerve stimulation—using light to activate neurons—can improve

Updated on: April 09,2024 0

Donor motor neurons could restore muscle function in ALS

byeLifeCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainScientists have detailed how a combination of grafted replacement motor neurons and optical nerve stimulation—using light to activate neurons—can improve

Updated on:April 09,2024 0

Ultrasound enables gene delivery throughout the brain

byRice UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainRice University researchers tested the safety and feasibility of gene delivery to multiple brain regions using a noninvasive, ultrasound-based technique

Updated on: January 07,2024 11

Ultrasound enables gene delivery throughout the brain

byRice UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainRice University researchers tested the safety and feasibility of gene delivery to multiple brain regions using a noninvasive, ultrasound-based technique

Updated on:January 07,2024 11

Neuropathology tied to dementia ID'd in football players who had CTE

(HealthDay)—White matter rarefaction, arteriolosclerosis, and dorsolateral frontal cortex (DLFC) neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) are independently associated with dementia among older men who played fo

Updated on: June 11,2024 4

Neuropathology tied to dementia ID'd in football players who had CTE

(HealthDay)—White matter rarefaction, arteriolosclerosis, and dorsolateral frontal cortex (DLFC) neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) are independently associated with dementia among older men who played fo

Updated on:June 11,2024 4

Research investigating links between viruses and Alzheimer's was dismissed for years, but now the evidence is building

by Ruth Itzhaki,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageWhen I was about seven or eight, I asserted that I wanted to be a scientist, or so my parents told me years later, even though I would h

Updated on: May 28,2024 3

Research investigating links between viruses and Alzheimer's was dismissed for years, but now the evidence is building

by Ruth Itzhaki,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageWhen I was about seven or eight, I asserted that I wanted to be a scientist, or so my parents told me years later, even though I would h

Updated on:May 28,2024 3

Magnet therapy for depression—here's how it works

by Amanda Ellison,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMagnets to treat depression? It may sound bizarre, but this treatment is nowavailable on the NHS. It's called transcr

Updated on: February 03,2024 20

Magnet therapy for depression—here's how it works

by Amanda Ellison,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMagnets to treat depression? It may sound bizarre, but this treatment is nowavailable on the NHS. It's called transcr

Updated on:February 03,2024 20

First gene therapy for children with metachromatic leukodystrophy approved by FDA

by Lori SolomonThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Orchard Therapeutics' Lenmeldy (atidarsagene autotemcel) as the first gene therapy for the treatment of children with metachromati

Updated on: March 27,2024 0

First gene therapy for children with metachromatic leukodystrophy approved by FDA

by Lori SolomonThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Orchard Therapeutics' Lenmeldy (atidarsagene autotemcel) as the first gene therapy for the treatment of children with metachromati

Updated on:March 27,2024 0