Liver disease drug could help restore cells damaged by Alzheimer's

by Amy Huxtable,University of SheffieldPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainA drug which has been used to treat liver disease for decades could help to re

Updated on: June 04,2024 4

Liver disease drug could help restore cells damaged by Alzheimer's

by Amy Huxtable,University of SheffieldPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainA drug which has been used to treat liver disease for decades could help to re

Updated on:June 04,2024 4

How soon is soon enough to learn you have Alzheimer's?

by Alex Smith, Kaiser Health NewsPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainJose Belardo of Lansing, Kan., spent most of his career in the U.S. Public Health Service.

Updated on: May 28,2024 6

How soon is soon enough to learn you have Alzheimer's?

by Alex Smith, Kaiser Health NewsPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainJose Belardo of Lansing, Kan., spent most of his career in the U.S. Public Health Service.

Updated on:May 28,2024 6

Cluster headaches may be more severe in women

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhile cluster headache is more common in men than in women, a new study suggests that the disorder may be more severe for women. The study

Updated on: February 18,2024 12

Cluster headaches may be more severe in women

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhile cluster headache is more common in men than in women, a new study suggests that the disorder may be more severe for women. The study

Updated on:February 18,2024 12

The brain's ability to perceive space expands like the universe

by Salk InstituteNew experiences are absorbed into neural representations over time, symbolized here by a hyperboloid hourglass. Credit: Salk InstituteYoung children sometimes believe that the mo

Updated on: February 21,2024 9

The brain's ability to perceive space expands like the universe

by Salk InstituteNew experiences are absorbed into neural representations over time, symbolized here by a hyperboloid hourglass. Credit: Salk InstituteYoung children sometimes believe that the mo

Updated on:February 21,2024 9

A third of women found to experience migraines associated with menstruation, most commonly when premenopausal

byGeorgetown University Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA third of the nearly 20 million women who participated in a national health survey report migraines during menstruation, a

Updated on: April 28,2024 0

A third of women found to experience migraines associated with menstruation, most commonly when premenopausal

byGeorgetown University Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA third of the nearly 20 million women who participated in a national health survey report migraines during menstruation, a

Updated on:April 28,2024 0

Smoking in adults ages 60 and older linked to worse scores on cognitive tests

byAmerican Heart AssociationCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe more people smoke, the worse they perform on cognitive tests, regardless of other health conditions known to affect cognition, according

Updated on: January 21,2024 15

Smoking in adults ages 60 and older linked to worse scores on cognitive tests

byAmerican Heart AssociationCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe more people smoke, the worse they perform on cognitive tests, regardless of other health conditions known to affect cognition, according

Updated on:January 21,2024 15

Blinking on a quiz show offers clues to human response under stress

by Niranjana Rajalakshmi,University of ArizonaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainQuiz shows, where contestants answer rapid-fire questions in a high-stress, high-stakes environment, are an integra

Updated on: January 10,2024 7

Blinking on a quiz show offers clues to human response under stress

by Niranjana Rajalakshmi,University of ArizonaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainQuiz shows, where contestants answer rapid-fire questions in a high-stress, high-stakes environment, are an integra

Updated on:January 10,2024 7

Tau protein suppresses neural activity in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease

by Massachusetts General HospitalPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainA study from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators sheds new light on ho

Updated on: April 02,2024 11

Tau protein suppresses neural activity in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease

by Massachusetts General HospitalPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainA study from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators sheds new light on ho

Updated on:April 02,2024 11

'STING' protein's efforts to clean up brain cell damage may speed Parkinson's disease progress

byJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineImmunohistochemistry for alpha-synuclein showing positive staining (brown) of an intraneural Lewy-body in the Substantia nigra in Parkinson's dis

Updated on: January 21,2024 6

'STING' protein's efforts to clean up brain cell damage may speed Parkinson's disease progress

byJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineImmunohistochemistry for alpha-synuclein showing positive staining (brown) of an intraneural Lewy-body in the Substantia nigra in Parkinson's dis

Updated on:January 21,2024 6

Organoids reveal an overlooked protein's role in traumatic brain injury

by Cell PressOrganoid with neurons labeled in green. Credit: Josh BerlindClinicians often find limited success in treating patients with traumatic brain injury, a condition long linked to contact

Updated on: April 06,2024 0

Organoids reveal an overlooked protein's role in traumatic brain injury

by Cell PressOrganoid with neurons labeled in green. Credit: Josh BerlindClinicians often find limited success in treating patients with traumatic brain injury, a condition long linked to contact

Updated on:April 06,2024 0

A TREM2 activating antibody with a transport vehicle that could boost the metabolism and function of brain microglia

by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical XpressImages showing the architecture of our ATV:TREM2 molecule (a) images showing elevation of microglia proliferation in the brain of mice treated with ATV:TREM2 (b) a su

Updated on: March 26,2024 15

A TREM2 activating antibody with a transport vehicle that could boost the metabolism and function of brain microglia

by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical XpressImages showing the architecture of our ATV:TREM2 molecule (a) images showing elevation of microglia proliferation in the brain of mice treated with ATV:TREM2 (b) a su

Updated on:March 26,2024 15

The brain's protein-destruction machine learns new tricks at synapses, potential target for neurological treatments

by Aarhus UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainScientists have long known that the cells' "protein destruction machine," the proteasome, plays a crucial role in protein cleara

Updated on: February 21,2024 10

The brain's protein-destruction machine learns new tricks at synapses, potential target for neurological treatments

by Aarhus UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainScientists have long known that the cells' "protein destruction machine," the proteasome, plays a crucial role in protein cleara

Updated on:February 21,2024 10