Stranded dolphins' brains show common signs of Alzheimer's disease

by University of GlasgowCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe brains of three species of stranded dolphins show classic markers of human Alzheimer's disease, according to the most extensive s

Updated on: June 04,2024

Stranded dolphins' brains show common signs of Alzheimer's disease

by University of GlasgowCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe brains of three species of stranded dolphins show classic markers of human Alzheimer's disease, according to the most extensive s

Updated on:June 04,2024

First study of the microvessels connecting the human cranium and brain

by CENIEHMicrophoramine distribution in adult human skulls. Credit: Bruner and EisovaEmiliano Bruner, a paleoneurologist at the Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH), has

Updated on: March 19,2024

First study of the microvessels connecting the human cranium and brain

by CENIEHMicrophoramine distribution in adult human skulls. Credit: Bruner and EisovaEmiliano Bruner, a paleoneurologist at the Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH), has

Updated on:March 19,2024

New research on brain structure highlights cells linked to Alzheimer's and autism

by Wellcome Trust Sanger InstitutePET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainNew insights into the architecture of the brain have been revealed by scientists at

Updated on: May 26,2024

New research on brain structure highlights cells linked to Alzheimer's and autism

by Wellcome Trust Sanger InstitutePET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainNew insights into the architecture of the brain have been revealed by scientists at

Updated on:May 26,2024

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

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

Unlikely that high cholesterol or statins increase the risk of dementia

by Cecilie Bakken Høstmark,University of OsloIn professor Kjetil Retterstøl's new study, he found that neither high cholesterol itself nor statins can explain an increased risk of developing

Updated on: June 04,2024

Unlikely that high cholesterol or statins increase the risk of dementia

by Cecilie Bakken Høstmark,University of OsloIn professor Kjetil Retterstøl's new study, he found that neither high cholesterol itself nor statins can explain an increased risk of developing

Updated on:June 04,2024

Preparing for a tough exam? A tough gym workout could help with your studies

Updated on: December 08,2025

Preparing for a tough exam? A tough gym workout could help with your studies

Updated on:December 08,2025

Faster, stronger … smarter? New research shows the importance of brain training for junior athletes

by Kylie A Steel, Clare MacMahon and Todd Pickering,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public Domain"Look for the gap!" "Move into space!" "Who's free?"Sound familiar?

Updated on: July 31,2024

Faster, stronger … smarter? New research shows the importance of brain training for junior athletes

by Kylie A Steel, Clare MacMahon and Todd Pickering,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public Domain"Look for the gap!" "Move into space!" "Who's free?"Sound familiar?

Updated on:July 31,2024

Kirigami electrodes unfold new horizons for brain organoid research

by Grace Huckins,Stanford UniversityCui lab and Pasca lab. Credit: Stanford UniversityIt all started at Peet's. Ten years ago, neuroscientist Sergiu Pasca was just getting his lab up and run

Updated on: June 26,2024

Kirigami electrodes unfold new horizons for brain organoid research

by Grace Huckins,Stanford UniversityCui lab and Pasca lab. Credit: Stanford UniversityIt all started at Peet's. Ten years ago, neuroscientist Sergiu Pasca was just getting his lab up and run

Updated on:June 26,2024

Why most people are right handed but left eyed

by Gillian Forrester,The ConversationCredit:Scientific Reports(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-64372-2Whether you're left, right or ambidextrous, "handedness" is part of

Updated on: July 05,2024

Why most people are right handed but left eyed

by Gillian Forrester,The ConversationCredit:Scientific Reports(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-64372-2Whether you're left, right or ambidextrous, "handedness" is part of

Updated on:July 05,2024

Improving blood vessel health in the brain may help combat Alzheimer's

by Massachusetts General HospitalPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainIn patients with Alzheimer's disease, amyloid-beta protein fragments accumulate i

Updated on: June 04,2024

Improving blood vessel health in the brain may help combat Alzheimer's

by Massachusetts General HospitalPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainIn patients with Alzheimer's disease, amyloid-beta protein fragments accumulate i

Updated on:June 04,2024

Gantenerumab does not slow clinical decline in early Alzheimer disease, research finds

by Elana GotkineThe use of gantenerumab leads to lower amyloid plaque burden at 116 weeks, but is not associated with slower clinical decline among patients with early Alzheimer disease, according to

Updated on: February 24,2024

Gantenerumab does not slow clinical decline in early Alzheimer disease, research finds

by Elana GotkineThe use of gantenerumab leads to lower amyloid plaque burden at 116 weeks, but is not associated with slower clinical decline among patients with early Alzheimer disease, according to

Updated on:February 24,2024

Mapping the human brain's default mode network: Anatomical study suggests it has widespread influence

Updated on: March 02,2025

Mapping the human brain's default mode network: Anatomical study suggests it has widespread influence

Updated on:March 02,2025