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

Generative AI helps to explain human memory and imagination

JANUARY 19, 2024byUniversity College LondonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainRecent advances in generative AI help to explain how memories enable us to learn about the world, relive old experienc

Updated on: March 13,2024

Generative AI helps to explain human memory and imagination

JANUARY 19, 2024byUniversity College LondonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainRecent advances in generative AI help to explain how memories enable us to learn about the world, relive old experienc

Updated on:March 13,2024

Lighting up Alzheimer's-related proteins to allow for earlier disease detection

FEBRUARY 5, 2024byAmerican Chemical SocietyCredit:ACS Sensors(2024). DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.3c01334Many neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, ar

Updated on: March 15,2024

Lighting up Alzheimer's-related proteins to allow for earlier disease detection

FEBRUARY 5, 2024byAmerican Chemical SocietyCredit:ACS Sensors(2024). DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.3c01334Many neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, ar

Updated on:March 15,2024

Ancient viruses responsible for our big brains and bodies: Study

by Issam AHMEDAn oligodendrocyte, a type of cell responsible for myelin in the central nervous system, seen under a confocal microscope.Ancient viruses that infected vertebrates hundreds of millions o

Updated on: March 15,2024

Ancient viruses responsible for our big brains and bodies: Study

by Issam AHMEDAn oligodendrocyte, a type of cell responsible for myelin in the central nervous system, seen under a confocal microscope.Ancient viruses that infected vertebrates hundreds of millions o

Updated on:March 15,2024

Team presents new approach to discover targets for Alzheimer's, other diseases with protein phase separation

by InSilico MedicinePET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainRecent research demonstrates that protein phase separation (PPS) is widely present in cells and drives

Updated on: January 07,2024

Team presents new approach to discover targets for Alzheimer's, other diseases with protein phase separation

by InSilico MedicinePET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainRecent research demonstrates that protein phase separation (PPS) is widely present in cells and drives

Updated on:January 07,2024

Researchers discover elevated spinal cord enzyme linked to motor neuron aging

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressCredit: CC0 Public DomainA research collaboration led by the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, investigated the role of CHIT1, a protein associated wi

Updated on: January 10,2024

Researchers discover elevated spinal cord enzyme linked to motor neuron aging

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressCredit: CC0 Public DomainA research collaboration led by the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, investigated the role of CHIT1, a protein associated wi

Updated on:January 10,2024

A century of research shows eating these compounds can help protect against heart disease and Alzheimer's

by Jara Pérez Jiménez, Cara Frankenfeld, Léopold L Fezeu Kamedjie, Margaret Slavin and Valentina A. Andreeva,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainPerhaps the word "polyphenol" mean

Updated on: February 24,2024

A century of research shows eating these compounds can help protect against heart disease and Alzheimer's

by Jara Pérez Jiménez, Cara Frankenfeld, Léopold L Fezeu Kamedjie, Margaret Slavin and Valentina A. Andreeva,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainPerhaps the word "polyphenol" mean

Updated on:February 24,2024

New target for Alzheimer's therapies found

by German Center for Neurodegenerative DiseasesMedin interacts directly with amyloid-β, promoting its aggregation.a, Immuno-electron microscopy of MFG-E8 (or fragment) staining in cortical

Updated on: May 28,2024

New target for Alzheimer's therapies found

by German Center for Neurodegenerative DiseasesMedin interacts directly with amyloid-β, promoting its aggregation.a, Immuno-electron microscopy of MFG-E8 (or fragment) staining in cortical

Updated on:May 28,2024

Higher exercise volume after concussion tied to lower symptom burden in multicenter study

by Elana GotkineFor children with concussion, higher cumulative moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (cMVPA) during the first and second weeks post-injury is associated with lower symptom burden, ac

Updated on: April 09,2024

Higher exercise volume after concussion tied to lower symptom burden in multicenter study

by Elana GotkineFor children with concussion, higher cumulative moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (cMVPA) during the first and second weeks post-injury is associated with lower symptom burden, ac

Updated on:April 09,2024

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy risk increases with longer rugby careers, study finds

by Rick Sobey, Boston HeraldCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA rugby player's risk for developing chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) increases the longer their career lasts, according to a new

Updated on: January 12,2024

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy risk increases with longer rugby careers, study finds

by Rick Sobey, Boston HeraldCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA rugby player's risk for developing chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) increases the longer their career lasts, according to a new

Updated on:January 12,2024

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

Diminished activation of specific prefrontal brain region may directly contribute to binge eating in bulimia nervosa

by The Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research conducted by an investigator from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has revealed a key neural mechanism underlying the f

Updated on: February 21,2024

Diminished activation of specific prefrontal brain region may directly contribute to binge eating in bulimia nervosa

by The Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research conducted by an investigator from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has revealed a key neural mechanism underlying the f

Updated on:February 21,2024