Where your bed is in a hospital ward can determine how well you sleep, says study

by University of SurreyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHospital patients sleeping near windows sleep better than those in other parts of a ward, according to a new study from the University of S

Updated on: March 05,2024

Where your bed is in a hospital ward can determine how well you sleep, says study

by University of SurreyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHospital patients sleeping near windows sleep better than those in other parts of a ward, according to a new study from the University of S

Updated on:March 05,2024

Can a single brain region encode familiarity and recollection?

by Columbia UniversityGeometric arrangement for the coding of two animals' identities (N1 and N2) in different positions (left and right). Credit: Fusi Lab / Columbia Zuckerman InstituteThe h

Updated on: June 26,2024

Can a single brain region encode familiarity and recollection?

by Columbia UniversityGeometric arrangement for the coding of two animals' identities (N1 and N2) in different positions (left and right). Credit: Fusi Lab / Columbia Zuckerman InstituteThe h

Updated on:June 26,2024

Fake bus stop calms Swedish dementia sufferers who want to go home

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a Swedish nursing home, residents wait for a bus that never comes.Staff have installed a fake bus stop in a hallway to ease the minds of anxious dementia patients e

Updated on: March 02,2024

Fake bus stop calms Swedish dementia sufferers who want to go home

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a Swedish nursing home, residents wait for a bus that never comes.Staff have installed a fake bus stop in a hallway to ease the minds of anxious dementia patients e

Updated on:March 02,2024

Higher levels of lean muscle might protect against Alzheimer's disease

by British Medical JournalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainHigh levels of lean muscle might protect against Alzheimer's disease, suggests a large study published in the open access journal&n

Updated on: June 04,2024

Higher levels of lean muscle might protect against Alzheimer's disease

by British Medical JournalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainHigh levels of lean muscle might protect against Alzheimer's disease, suggests a large study published in the open access journal&n

Updated on:June 04,2024

Neural prosthetic device can help humans restore memory

byAtrium Health Wake Forest BaptistDelayed match to sample (DMS) task performed on a touch screen by patients seated in either the hospital bed or a chair. Trial is started by patient touching a

Updated on: March 13,2024

Neural prosthetic device can help humans restore memory

byAtrium Health Wake Forest BaptistDelayed match to sample (DMS) task performed on a touch screen by patients seated in either the hospital bed or a chair. Trial is started by patient touching a

Updated on:March 13,2024

Study discovers connection between between heart and brain in KBG syndrome

byUniversity of AlbertaAnkrd11is expressed in cardiac neural crest cells and ablated in theAnkrd11nckomouse model. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/

Updated on: July 05,2024

Study discovers connection between between heart and brain in KBG syndrome

byUniversity of AlbertaAnkrd11is expressed in cardiac neural crest cells and ablated in theAnkrd11nckomouse model. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/

Updated on:July 05,2024

Incidence of syndromes associated with frontotemporal lobar degeneration in nine European countries

byUniversity of Eastern FinlandSex- and Age-Specific Incidence Rates of Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration in Europe per 100 000 Person-Years. Estimates were derived from the fixed effects of a r

Updated on: January 21,2024

Incidence of syndromes associated with frontotemporal lobar degeneration in nine European countries

byUniversity of Eastern FinlandSex- and Age-Specific Incidence Rates of Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration in Europe per 100 000 Person-Years. Estimates were derived from the fixed effects of a r

Updated on:January 21,2024

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

Lower acculturation linked with poorer cognitive function in older Hispanics

by University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study on culture and cognition found that long-term Hispanic immigrants who were less acculturated to the U.S.

Updated on: June 24,2024

Lower acculturation linked with poorer cognitive function in older Hispanics

by University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study on culture and cognition found that long-term Hispanic immigrants who were less acculturated to the U.S.

Updated on:June 24,2024

The high costs of Alzheimer's

(HealthDay)—Sharp increases in Alzheimer's disease cases, deaths and costs are stressing the U.S. health care system and caregivers, a new report reveals.About 5.7 million Americans have Alzheimer

Updated on: April 18,2024

The high costs of Alzheimer's

(HealthDay)—Sharp increases in Alzheimer's disease cases, deaths and costs are stressing the U.S. health care system and caregivers, a new report reveals.About 5.7 million Americans have Alzheimer

Updated on:April 18,2024

Impaired prenatal brain growth predicts adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes in infants with congenital heart disease

by American Pediatric SocietyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study reports that selective impairments in regional fetal brain growth predict adverse cognitive, language and motor outcomes

Updated on: February 05,2024

Impaired prenatal brain growth predicts adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes in infants with congenital heart disease

by American Pediatric SocietyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study reports that selective impairments in regional fetal brain growth predict adverse cognitive, language and motor outcomes

Updated on:February 05,2024

PET scans uncover smoldering inflammation in MS patients

byBrigham and Women’s HospitalGroup comparisons of lnGALP scores in the CoGM and WM, CoT, and normalized brain volume in MS as compared with HC (A–D); in MS patients on H-DMT (HT) as compared wi

Updated on: April 27,2024

PET scans uncover smoldering inflammation in MS patients

byBrigham and Women’s HospitalGroup comparisons of lnGALP scores in the CoGM and WM, CoT, and normalized brain volume in MS as compared with HC (A–D); in MS patients on H-DMT (HT) as compared wi

Updated on:April 27,2024