Cell engineering team links cancer drug to potential therapy for Alzheimer's disease

FEBRUARY 23, 2024byJohns Hopkins UniversityNeurons that express Lag3 proteins (grey/white) can take in Tau proteins (red) compared with neighboring neurons that do not express Lag3. Credit: Xiao

Updated on: March 25,2024

Cell engineering team links cancer drug to potential therapy for Alzheimer's disease

FEBRUARY 23, 2024byJohns Hopkins UniversityNeurons that express Lag3 proteins (grey/white) can take in Tau proteins (red) compared with neighboring neurons that do not express Lag3. Credit: Xiao

Updated on:March 25,2024

Insights on FDA's controversial approval of Alzheimer's drug

by Patrick Ercolano,Johns Hopkins UniversitySupriya Munshaw. Credit: Johns Hopkins UniversityThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration's recent approval of aducanumab, a treatment for Alzheimer&

Updated on: May 22,2024

Insights on FDA's controversial approval of Alzheimer's drug

by Patrick Ercolano,Johns Hopkins UniversitySupriya Munshaw. Credit: Johns Hopkins UniversityThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration's recent approval of aducanumab, a treatment for Alzheimer&

Updated on:May 22,2024

Scientists discover a new set of cells that control the blood-brain barrier

byUniversity of Western AustraliaAstrocytes transfer mitochondria and alleviate oxidative stress of endothelial cells. Credit:Science Advances(2024). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adk2913Resea

Updated on: July 08,2024

Scientists discover a new set of cells that control the blood-brain barrier

byUniversity of Western AustraliaAstrocytes transfer mitochondria and alleviate oxidative stress of endothelial cells. Credit:Science Advances(2024). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adk2913Resea

Updated on:July 08,2024

Rely on gut feeling? New research identifies how second brain in gut communicates

by Flinders UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainYou're faced with a big decision so your second brain provides what's normally referred to as "gut instinct," but how did

Updated on: April 01,2024

Rely on gut feeling? New research identifies how second brain in gut communicates

by Flinders UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainYou're faced with a big decision so your second brain provides what's normally referred to as "gut instinct," but how did

Updated on:April 01,2024

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

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

Moral emotions, a diagnotic tool for frontotemporal dementia?

by IOS PressCredit: CC0 Public DomainA study conducted by Marc Teichmann and Carole Azuar at the Brain and Spine Institute in Paris (France) and at the Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital shows a particul

Updated on: May 20,2024

Moral emotions, a diagnotic tool for frontotemporal dementia?

by IOS PressCredit: CC0 Public DomainA study conducted by Marc Teichmann and Carole Azuar at the Brain and Spine Institute in Paris (France) and at the Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital shows a particul

Updated on:May 20,2024

Patients with Alzheimer's disease, dementia face twice the risk of dying after ICU discharge

by American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)Outcomes after a stay in the intensive care unit for patients in cohorts with versus without Alzheimer disease and related dementia (ADRD). Credit

Updated on: April 02,2024

Patients with Alzheimer's disease, dementia face twice the risk of dying after ICU discharge

by American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)Outcomes after a stay in the intensive care unit for patients in cohorts with versus without Alzheimer disease and related dementia (ADRD). Credit

Updated on:April 02,2024

Research team discovers new role of cerebellum in coordinating the brain network essential for social recognition memory

by Alex Smith,University of Minnesota Medical SchoolAltered c-Fos expression by chemogenetic excitation of MLIs in cerebellar lobules IV-VII following the social recognition test.aDe

Updated on: January 10,2024

Research team discovers new role of cerebellum in coordinating the brain network essential for social recognition memory

by Alex Smith,University of Minnesota Medical SchoolAltered c-Fos expression by chemogenetic excitation of MLIs in cerebellar lobules IV-VII following the social recognition test.aDe

Updated on:January 10,2024

New gene therapy for metachromatic leukodystrophy proves effective in mice

by Marie Simon, Paris Brain InstituteGraphical abstract. Credit: Molecular Therapy - Methods & Clinical Development (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.omtm.2024.101248Metachromatic leukodystrophy is a rare ge

Updated on: May 14,2024

New gene therapy for metachromatic leukodystrophy proves effective in mice

by Marie Simon, Paris Brain InstituteGraphical abstract. Credit: Molecular Therapy - Methods & Clinical Development (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.omtm.2024.101248Metachromatic leukodystrophy is a rare ge

Updated on:May 14,2024

Discovery of new role for brain's immune cells could have Alzheimer's implications

by Josh Barney,University of Virginia“Precise blood vessel function is critical to accommodate the extreme energy demands of the brain for normal brain function,” said Ukpong B. Eyo, a top exper

Updated on: May 28,2024

Discovery of new role for brain's immune cells could have Alzheimer's implications

by Josh Barney,University of Virginia“Precise blood vessel function is critical to accommodate the extreme energy demands of the brain for normal brain function,” said Ukpong B. Eyo, a top exper

Updated on:May 28,2024

'Spatial Computing' enables flexible working memory

byMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyTriangles represent neurons. Colors represent specific information they encode. The ovals represent patches in which brain waves represent task rules. For

Updated on: January 21,2024

'Spatial Computing' enables flexible working memory

byMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyTriangles represent neurons. Colors represent specific information they encode. The ovals represent patches in which brain waves represent task rules. For

Updated on:January 21,2024

Research finds sex differences in immune response and metabolism drive Alzheimer's disease

by Cleveland ClinicCredit: CC0 Public DomainCleveland Clinic researchers analyzed genes and brain tissue of patients with Alzheimer's and found that differences in brain immunometabolism—the

Updated on: February 24,2024

Research finds sex differences in immune response and metabolism drive Alzheimer's disease

by Cleveland ClinicCredit: CC0 Public DomainCleveland Clinic researchers analyzed genes and brain tissue of patients with Alzheimer's and found that differences in brain immunometabolism—the

Updated on:February 24,2024