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

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

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
Bariatric surgery may slow cognitive decline for people with obesity

Bariatric surgery may slow cognitive decline for people with obesity

by Noah Fromson,University of MichiganCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWithin the next 10 years, it's projected that up to 50% of United States adults will be affected by obesity, which is a

Bariatric surgery may slow cognitive decline for people with obesity

by Noah Fromson,University of MichiganCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWithin the next 10 years, it's projected that up to 50% of United States adults will be affected by obesity, which is a
A simple treatment offers significant improvement for stroke survivors with a disability known as spatial neglect

A simple treatment offers significant improvement for stroke survivors with a disability known as spatial neglect

by A.M. Barrett and Kevin Houston,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMore than half of stroke survivorsdo not receive rehabilitationafter the first days of advanced st

A simple treatment offers significant improvement for stroke survivors with a disability known as spatial neglect

by A.M. Barrett and Kevin Houston,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMore than half of stroke survivorsdo not receive rehabilitationafter the first days of advanced st
Attention and memory deficits persist for months after recovery from mild COVID

Attention and memory deficits persist for months after recovery from mild COVID

by University of OxfordGraphical abstract. Credit: DOI: 10.1093/braincomms/fcab295Researchers from Oxford's Department of Experimental Psychology and Nuffield Department of Clinical Neuroscie

Attention and memory deficits persist for months after recovery from mild COVID

by University of OxfordGraphical abstract. Credit: DOI: 10.1093/braincomms/fcab295Researchers from Oxford's Department of Experimental Psychology and Nuffield Department of Clinical Neuroscie
Different autism risk genes, same effects on brain development

Different autism risk genes, same effects on brain development

by Harvard UniversityMicroscopy image of a brain organoid showing neuron precursors (magenta) and deep-layer projection neurons (green), which are one of the cell types affected by autism risk ge

Different autism risk genes, same effects on brain development

by Harvard UniversityMicroscopy image of a brain organoid showing neuron precursors (magenta) and deep-layer projection neurons (green), which are one of the cell types affected by autism risk ge
Higher exercise volume after concussion tied to lower symptom burden in multicenter study

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

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
Mind to molecules: Does brain's electrical encoding of information 'tune' sub-cellular structure?

Mind to molecules: Does brain's electrical encoding of information 'tune' sub-cellular structure?

byMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainTo produce its many functions, including thought, the brain works at many scales. Information such as goals or images is

Mind to molecules: Does brain's electrical encoding of information 'tune' sub-cellular structure?

byMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainTo produce its many functions, including thought, the brain works at many scales. Information such as goals or images is
Presence hallucinations: An early predictor of cognitive decline in Parkinson's disease

Presence hallucinations: An early predictor of cognitive decline in Parkinson's disease

by Ecole Polytechnique Federale de LausanneEarly hallucinations in Parkinson's disease are associated with frontal cognitive decline (triangles), and preceded by specific frontal neural oscil

Presence hallucinations: An early predictor of cognitive decline in Parkinson's disease

by Ecole Polytechnique Federale de LausanneEarly hallucinations in Parkinson's disease are associated with frontal cognitive decline (triangles), and preceded by specific frontal neural oscil
Scientists leverage machine learning to decode gene regulation in the developing human brain

Scientists leverage machine learning to decode gene regulation in the developing human brain

byGladstone InstitutesMassively parallel characterization and prediction of gene regulatory activity in the developing brain. Credit:Science(2024). DOI: 10.1126/science.adh0559In a s

Scientists leverage machine learning to decode gene regulation in the developing human brain

byGladstone InstitutesMassively parallel characterization and prediction of gene regulatory activity in the developing brain. Credit:Science(2024). DOI: 10.1126/science.adh0559In a s
Lifestyle changes may slow or prevent Alzheimer's in people at high risk

Lifestyle changes may slow or prevent Alzheimer's in people at high risk

by Dennis ThompsonNew research shows that a set of healthy lifestyle habits can help preserve brain function in folks with mild cognitive impairment or early dementia.About 71% of patients who ate hea

Lifestyle changes may slow or prevent Alzheimer's in people at high risk

by Dennis ThompsonNew research shows that a set of healthy lifestyle habits can help preserve brain function in folks with mild cognitive impairment or early dementia.About 71% of patients who ate hea
A healthier heart can protect your brain, too—5 lifestyle changes to prevent dementia

A healthier heart can protect your brain, too—5 lifestyle changes to prevent dementia

by Dr. Alexandra Wade, Dr. Ashleigh Elizabeth Smith and Maddison Mellow,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhen we think of dementia, we oftenfeara loss of control. But the rea

A healthier heart can protect your brain, too—5 lifestyle changes to prevent dementia

by Dr. Alexandra Wade, Dr. Ashleigh Elizabeth Smith and Maddison Mellow,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhen we think of dementia, we oftenfeara loss of control. But the rea