Brain condition sidelining Bruce Willis has many causes

by Carla K. JohnsonBruce Willis attends a movie premiere in New York on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. A brain disorder that leads to problems with speaking, reading and writing has sidelined Willis and drawn

Updated on: February 03,2024

Brain condition sidelining Bruce Willis has many causes

by Carla K. JohnsonBruce Willis attends a movie premiere in New York on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. A brain disorder that leads to problems with speaking, reading and writing has sidelined Willis and drawn

Updated on:February 03,2024

New study identifies gene believed to be responsible for ALS and dementia

byCase Western Reserve UniversityRepresentative human spinal cord tissue imaged at 4X objective for DAPI (blue), CD80 (red), and Iba1 (green) from an C9ORF72 ALS case and a non-ALS control. Scal

Updated on: April 26,2024

New study identifies gene believed to be responsible for ALS and dementia

byCase Western Reserve UniversityRepresentative human spinal cord tissue imaged at 4X objective for DAPI (blue), CD80 (red), and Iba1 (green) from an C9ORF72 ALS case and a non-ALS control. Scal

Updated on:April 26,2024

Exercise results in larger brain size and lowered dementia risk

by University of California, Los AngelesCredit: CC0 Public DomainUsing the landmark Framingham Heart Study to assess how physical activity affects the size of the brain and one's risk for dev

Updated on: May 22,2024

Exercise results in larger brain size and lowered dementia risk

by University of California, Los AngelesCredit: CC0 Public DomainUsing the landmark Framingham Heart Study to assess how physical activity affects the size of the brain and one's risk for dev

Updated on:May 22,2024

The hemispheres are not equal: How the brain is not symmetrical

by Max Planck SocietyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAt first glance, the human body looks symmetrical: two arms, two legs, two eyes, two ears, even the nose and mouth appear to be mirrored on a

Updated on: February 18,2024

The hemispheres are not equal: How the brain is not symmetrical

by Max Planck SocietyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAt first glance, the human body looks symmetrical: two arms, two legs, two eyes, two ears, even the nose and mouth appear to be mirrored on a

Updated on:February 18,2024

Bill Gates giving $50 million for Alzheimer's research

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates announced Monday that he is investing $50 million to fund research into treatment for Alzheimer's disease.Gates, in an entry on his blog, said he was making the inv

Updated on: March 07,2024

Bill Gates giving $50 million for Alzheimer's research

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates announced Monday that he is investing $50 million to fund research into treatment for Alzheimer's disease.Gates, in an entry on his blog, said he was making the inv

Updated on:March 07,2024

Brain injury expert says important changes still needed to legal definition of death despite reform pause

byNYU Langone HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAfter surveying the views expressed by 41 advocacy, medical, and transplant-focused organizations on the Uniform Determination of Death Act,

Updated on: January 11,2024

Brain injury expert says important changes still needed to legal definition of death despite reform pause

byNYU Langone HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAfter surveying the views expressed by 41 advocacy, medical, and transplant-focused organizations on the Uniform Determination of Death Act,

Updated on:January 11,2024

Assistive tech to tackle dementia isolation

by Manchester Metropolitan UniversityMobile and wearable technology used to support independent living for people with dementia could hold the key to cutting social isolation.Wearable technology,

Updated on: July 01,2024

Assistive tech to tackle dementia isolation

by Manchester Metropolitan UniversityMobile and wearable technology used to support independent living for people with dementia could hold the key to cutting social isolation.Wearable technology,

Updated on:July 01,2024

Improving air quality reduces dementia risk, multiple studies suggest

by Alzheimer's AssociationCredit: CC0 Public DomainImproving air quality may improve cognitive function and reduce dementia risk, according to several studies reported today at the Alzheimer's

Updated on: May 28,2024

Improving air quality reduces dementia risk, multiple studies suggest

by Alzheimer's AssociationCredit: CC0 Public DomainImproving air quality may improve cognitive function and reduce dementia risk, according to several studies reported today at the Alzheimer's

Updated on:May 28,2024

More evidence ultrasound can help in battle against Alzheimer's disease

by QIMR Berghofer Medical Research InstituteImmunofluorescence of brain endothelial cells. Credit: Lotta OikariA new QIMR Berghofer study has added weight to the potential benefits of using ultrasound

Updated on: June 05,2024

More evidence ultrasound can help in battle against Alzheimer's disease

by QIMR Berghofer Medical Research InstituteImmunofluorescence of brain endothelial cells. Credit: Lotta OikariA new QIMR Berghofer study has added weight to the potential benefits of using ultrasound

Updated on:June 05,2024

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

Team finds new culprit in amyloid beta buildup and neurodegeneration

by Darcy Lewis,Cornell UniversityCredit:Molecular Neurodegeneration(2023). DOI: 10.1186/s13024-023-00660-1Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have demonstrated how amyloid beta, a

Updated on: January 10,2024

Team finds new culprit in amyloid beta buildup and neurodegeneration

by Darcy Lewis,Cornell UniversityCredit:Molecular Neurodegeneration(2023). DOI: 10.1186/s13024-023-00660-1Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have demonstrated how amyloid beta, a

Updated on:January 10,2024

Alzheimer's: New gene may drive earliest brain changes

by Columbia University Irving Medical CenterPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainA newly discovered Alzheimer's gene may drive the first appearance of

Updated on: April 20,2024

Alzheimer's: New gene may drive earliest brain changes

by Columbia University Irving Medical CenterPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainA newly discovered Alzheimer's gene may drive the first appearance of

Updated on:April 20,2024