Scientists explain how the brain encodes lottery values

bySainsbury Wellcome CentreCartoon of a rat playing a game involving risk. Credit: The image was created with the assistance of AI (DALL·E 3)Neuroscientists have uncovered a key brain area in ra

Updated on: January 11,2024

Scientists explain how the brain encodes lottery values

bySainsbury Wellcome CentreCartoon of a rat playing a game involving risk. Credit: The image was created with the assistance of AI (DALL·E 3)Neuroscientists have uncovered a key brain area in ra

Updated on:January 11,2024

Our minds drift more as tasks drag on, researchers find

by Kyra Gurney,University of MiamiCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe longer a person spends on a task, the more their mind starts to wander—regardless of whether the activity is difficult or

Updated on: March 19,2024

Our minds drift more as tasks drag on, researchers find

by Kyra Gurney,University of MiamiCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe longer a person spends on a task, the more their mind starts to wander—regardless of whether the activity is difficult or

Updated on:March 19,2024

Exposure to traffic noise linked to higher dementia risk

by British Medical JournalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainExposure to noise from traffic on roads and railways over a long period is associated with a higher risk of developing dementia, especi

Updated on: June 24,2024

Exposure to traffic noise linked to higher dementia risk

by British Medical JournalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainExposure to noise from traffic on roads and railways over a long period is associated with a higher risk of developing dementia, especi

Updated on:June 24,2024

Molecular mechanism behind HIV-associated dementia revealed

by Will Doss,Northwestern UniversityThe interaction between APP (red) and GAG (green) in the cell. Credit: Northwestern UniversityFor the first time, scientists have identified and inhibited a m

Updated on: March 30,2024

Molecular mechanism behind HIV-associated dementia revealed

by Will Doss,Northwestern UniversityThe interaction between APP (red) and GAG (green) in the cell. Credit: Northwestern UniversityFor the first time, scientists have identified and inhibited a m

Updated on:March 30,2024

Does 'bridging' therapy improve outcome for people with stroke?

byAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThere has been debate over the best treatment for a certain type of stroke caused by a blockage of a large artery in the brain. A

Updated on: January 21,2024

Does 'bridging' therapy improve outcome for people with stroke?

byAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThere has been debate over the best treatment for a certain type of stroke caused by a blockage of a large artery in the brain. A

Updated on:January 21,2024

AI language model provides new insights into the development of brain diseases

by Netherlands Institute for NeuroscienceIntroduction to the project. a, Workflow of the project describing the different data types in the NBB donor files (i), the processing of the clinical his

Updated on: March 19,2024

AI language model provides new insights into the development of brain diseases

by Netherlands Institute for NeuroscienceIntroduction to the project. a, Workflow of the project describing the different data types in the NBB donor files (i), the processing of the clinical his

Updated on:March 19,2024

Florida doctors use saliva test to reveal someone's future risk for Alzheimer's

by Cindy Krischer GoodmanCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFlorida doctors are using a new test to determine someone's future risk for Alzheimer's disease from a few drops of spit.At a time whe

Updated on: June 01,2024

Florida doctors use saliva test to reveal someone's future risk for Alzheimer's

by Cindy Krischer GoodmanCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFlorida doctors are using a new test to determine someone's future risk for Alzheimer's disease from a few drops of spit.At a time whe

Updated on:June 01,2024

Cell-type-specific genetic risk contributes to distinct stages of Alzheimer's disease progression, finds study

by Brigham and Women's HospitalCell-type-specific Alzheimer’s disease polygenic risk scores (ADPRS).aA schematic of cell-type-specific PRS derivation.bAn UpSetR plot o

Updated on: February 24,2024

Cell-type-specific genetic risk contributes to distinct stages of Alzheimer's disease progression, finds study

by Brigham and Women's HospitalCell-type-specific Alzheimer’s disease polygenic risk scores (ADPRS).aA schematic of cell-type-specific PRS derivation.bAn UpSetR plot o

Updated on:February 24,2024

Osteoarthritis linked to higher Parkinson's disease risk

by WileyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA study published inArthritis Care & Researchhas uncovered an elevated risk of Parkinson's disease in individuals with osteoarthritis.

Updated on: May 29,2024

Osteoarthritis linked to higher Parkinson's disease risk

by WileyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA study published inArthritis Care & Researchhas uncovered an elevated risk of Parkinson's disease in individuals with osteoarthritis.

Updated on:May 29,2024

Study shows that activity in the primate visual cortex is minimally linked to spontaneous movements

by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical XpressMonitoring spontaneous body movements during task performance in macaque monkeys. Credit: Chandra Talluri et al.,Nature Neuroscience, 2023Many past neuroscience

Updated on: January 12,2024

Study shows that activity in the primate visual cortex is minimally linked to spontaneous movements

by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical XpressMonitoring spontaneous body movements during task performance in macaque monkeys. Credit: Chandra Talluri et al.,Nature Neuroscience, 2023Many past neuroscience

Updated on:January 12,2024

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

Updated on: August 03,2024

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

Updated on:August 03,2024

Sweet move: A modified sugar enhances antisense oligonucleotide safety and efficacy for treating CNS disease

Sweet move: A modified sugar enhances antisense oligonucleotide safety and efficacy for treating CNS diseasebyTokyo Medical and Dental UniversityWe designed and synthesized both a conventional A

Updated on: May 30,2024

Sweet move: A modified sugar enhances antisense oligonucleotide safety and efficacy for treating CNS disease

Sweet move: A modified sugar enhances antisense oligonucleotide safety and efficacy for treating CNS diseasebyTokyo Medical and Dental UniversityWe designed and synthesized both a conventional A

Updated on:May 30,2024