New memory drug moves into Phase 1 clinical study

by National Institutes of HealthAn experimental drug that may improve memory is now being tested in a Phase 1 safety trial. The compound, BPN14770, was developed by Tetra Discovery Partners, with

Updated on: February 27,2024

New memory drug moves into Phase 1 clinical study

by National Institutes of HealthAn experimental drug that may improve memory is now being tested in a Phase 1 safety trial. The compound, BPN14770, was developed by Tetra Discovery Partners, with

Updated on:February 27,2024

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

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

High-salt diet promotes cognitive impairment through the Alzheimer-linked protein tau

by Weill Cornell Medical CollegeCredit: CC0 Public DomainA high-salt diet may negatively affect cognitive function by causing a deficiency of the compound nitric oxide, which is vital for maintai

Updated on: June 04,2024

High-salt diet promotes cognitive impairment through the Alzheimer-linked protein tau

by Weill Cornell Medical CollegeCredit: CC0 Public DomainA high-salt diet may negatively affect cognitive function by causing a deficiency of the compound nitric oxide, which is vital for maintai

Updated on:June 04,2024

Interfering with antiviral pathway may deter Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal dementia

by Weill Cornell Medical CollegeThe cGAS–STING pathway is activated in the hippocampi of mice with tauopathy and in human AD brains. Credit:Nature Neuroscience(2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41

Updated on: June 04,2024

Interfering with antiviral pathway may deter Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal dementia

by Weill Cornell Medical CollegeThe cGAS–STING pathway is activated in the hippocampi of mice with tauopathy and in human AD brains. Credit:Nature Neuroscience(2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41

Updated on:June 04,2024

Anesthesia found to block sensation by cutting off communication within the cortex

byMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainGeneral anesthesia evokes a dual mystery: How does it disrupt consciousness, including sensory perception, and what might

Updated on: January 10,2024

Anesthesia found to block sensation by cutting off communication within the cortex

byMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainGeneral anesthesia evokes a dual mystery: How does it disrupt consciousness, including sensory perception, and what might

Updated on:January 10,2024

Bio-inspired neuroprosthetics: Sending signals the brain can understand

by Ori Schipper,ETH ZurichNeuroscience-driven development of a biomimetic neuroprosthetic device. The successful development of a somatosensory neuroprosthesis is based on three main pillars: (1

Updated on: April 09,2024

Bio-inspired neuroprosthetics: Sending signals the brain can understand

by Ori Schipper,ETH ZurichNeuroscience-driven development of a biomimetic neuroprosthetic device. The successful development of a somatosensory neuroprosthesis is based on three main pillars: (1

Updated on:April 09,2024

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

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

Researchers fully map neural connections of the fruit fly brain

byNational Institutes of Health50 largest neurons of the fly brain connectome. Credit: Tyler Sloan and Amy Sterling for FlyWire, Princeton University, (Dorkenwald et al., Nature, 2024)A scientif

Updated on: October 18,2024

Researchers fully map neural connections of the fruit fly brain

byNational Institutes of Health50 largest neurons of the fly brain connectome. Credit: Tyler Sloan and Amy Sterling for FlyWire, Princeton University, (Dorkenwald et al., Nature, 2024)A scientif

Updated on:October 18,2024

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

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

Stimulation to visual cortex could reduce hallucinations in blind patients

by Newcastle UniversityComparison of occipital power spectral density of treatment responders and nonresponders based on an average of recordings performed prior to both active and placebo stimul

Updated on: February 18,2024

Stimulation to visual cortex could reduce hallucinations in blind patients

by Newcastle UniversityComparison of occipital power spectral density of treatment responders and nonresponders based on an average of recordings performed prior to both active and placebo stimul

Updated on:February 18,2024

Counting from left to right feels 'natural,' but new research shows our brains count faster from bottom to top

by Luke Greenacre, Adrian Dyer, Jair Garcia and Scarlett Howard,The ConversationTesting how participants show preferences for either horizontal or vertical mental number lines by indicating the

Updated on: February 18,2024

Counting from left to right feels 'natural,' but new research shows our brains count faster from bottom to top

by Luke Greenacre, Adrian Dyer, Jair Garcia and Scarlett Howard,The ConversationTesting how participants show preferences for either horizontal or vertical mental number lines by indicating the

Updated on:February 18,2024

New method for triggering and imaging seizures can help guide epilepsy surgery

by Society of Nuclear MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers have developed a new method for triggering and imaging seizures in epilepsy patients, offering physicians the ability to

Updated on: March 19,2024

New method for triggering and imaging seizures can help guide epilepsy surgery

by Society of Nuclear MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers have developed a new method for triggering and imaging seizures in epilepsy patients, offering physicians the ability to

Updated on:March 19,2024