Dementia's gender differences revealed

by University of QueenslandCredit: CC0 Public DomainDementia is one of the leading causes of death in Australia, but University of Queensland research has found the disease affects men and women

Updated on: July 01,2024

Dementia's gender differences revealed

by University of QueenslandCredit: CC0 Public DomainDementia is one of the leading causes of death in Australia, but University of Queensland research has found the disease affects men and women

Updated on:July 01,2024

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

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

Poor cognitive performance predicts impairment in activities of daily living years later

by University of California - San DiegoCredit: CC0 Public DomainSubtle differences in cognition may help identify individuals at risk for becoming dependent years later upon others to complete da

Updated on: June 24,2024

Poor cognitive performance predicts impairment in activities of daily living years later

by University of California - San DiegoCredit: CC0 Public DomainSubtle differences in cognition may help identify individuals at risk for becoming dependent years later upon others to complete da

Updated on:June 24,2024

Improving emergency care for people living with dementia

by Kristin Samuelson,Northwestern UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new collection of research papers from Northwestern University and collaborating institutions sets out priority are

Updated on: June 04,2024

Improving emergency care for people living with dementia

by Kristin Samuelson,Northwestern UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new collection of research papers from Northwestern University and collaborating institutions sets out priority are

Updated on:June 04,2024

How dopaminergic systems in fruit flies create reward-seeking behaviors despite adverse consequences

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressReward DAN activity reduces subsequent need seeking. a, Left, schematics and experimental protocol. Right, starved flies trained with 0273-neuron activation (orange) disre

Updated on: January 11,2024

How dopaminergic systems in fruit flies create reward-seeking behaviors despite adverse consequences

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressReward DAN activity reduces subsequent need seeking. a, Left, schematics and experimental protocol. Right, starved flies trained with 0273-neuron activation (orange) disre

Updated on:January 11,2024

Restoring 'chaperone' protein may prevent plaque build-up in Alzheimer's

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaDAXX (red color at top) prevents the aggregation of mutant p53 protein associated with cancers (dark green color at bottom) in cell

Updated on: June 11,2024

Restoring 'chaperone' protein may prevent plaque build-up in Alzheimer's

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaDAXX (red color at top) prevents the aggregation of mutant p53 protein associated with cancers (dark green color at bottom) in cell

Updated on:June 11,2024

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

'I know that you know'—5 ways to help people with aphasia to communicate

by Deborah Hersh,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageAphasia was in the news last week when the family of actor Bruce Willis announced he was stepping back from his career due to communica

Updated on: January 21,2024

'I know that you know'—5 ways to help people with aphasia to communicate

by Deborah Hersh,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageAphasia was in the news last week when the family of actor Bruce Willis announced he was stepping back from his career due to communica

Updated on:January 21,2024

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

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

Neural stem cell transplantation shows promise for treating chronic spinal cord injury

byUniversity of California - San DiegoThis graphical abstract illustrates the study design. Notable innovations include the use of a "floating cannula" to deliver stem cells without su

Updated on: January 15,2025

Neural stem cell transplantation shows promise for treating chronic spinal cord injury

byUniversity of California - San DiegoThis graphical abstract illustrates the study design. Notable innovations include the use of a "floating cannula" to deliver stem cells without su

Updated on:January 15,2025