Smoking in adults ages 60 and older linked to worse scores on cognitive tests

byAmerican Heart AssociationCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe more people smoke, the worse they perform on cognitive tests, regardless of other health conditions known to affect cognition, according

Updated on: January 21,2024

Smoking in adults ages 60 and older linked to worse scores on cognitive tests

byAmerican Heart AssociationCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe more people smoke, the worse they perform on cognitive tests, regardless of other health conditions known to affect cognition, according

Updated on:January 21,2024

Docking peptides, slow to lock, open possible path to treat Alzheimer's

by Mike Williams,Rice UniversityUsing computational models and atomic force microscope experiments, researchers at the University of Houston and Rice University have identified a possible “Achil

Updated on: May 26,2024

Docking peptides, slow to lock, open possible path to treat Alzheimer's

by Mike Williams,Rice UniversityUsing computational models and atomic force microscope experiments, researchers at the University of Houston and Rice University have identified a possible “Achil

Updated on:May 26,2024

Research overturns previous findings on potential Parkinson's disease target

JANUARY 22, 2024byWalter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical ResearchDetermining nucleotide-bound PhPINK1 structures. Credit:Science Advances(2024). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adj7408A new

Updated on: March 28,2024

Research overturns previous findings on potential Parkinson's disease target

JANUARY 22, 2024byWalter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical ResearchDetermining nucleotide-bound PhPINK1 structures. Credit:Science Advances(2024). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adj7408A new

Updated on:March 28,2024

From blurry to bright: AI tech helps researchers peer into the brains of mice

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainJohns Hopkins biomedical engineers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) training strategy to capture images of mou

Updated on: February 18,2024

From blurry to bright: AI tech helps researchers peer into the brains of mice

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainJohns Hopkins biomedical engineers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) training strategy to capture images of mou

Updated on:February 18,2024

How humans use their sense of smell to find their way

by Michele W. Berger,University of PennsylvaniaSixth-year Ph.D. student Clara Raithel looks at an anatomical brain scan taken from a previous study participant. Her research, in the lab of Profe

Updated on: January 12,2024

How humans use their sense of smell to find their way

by Michele W. Berger,University of PennsylvaniaSixth-year Ph.D. student Clara Raithel looks at an anatomical brain scan taken from a previous study participant. Her research, in the lab of Profe

Updated on:January 12,2024

Good timing: Study unravels how our brains track time

by Keyonna Summers,University of Nevada, Las VegasA UNLV research team explored how the brain tells time. Credit: Talha K. Soluoku/UNLVEver hear the old adage that time flies when you're hav

Updated on: July 31,2024

Good timing: Study unravels how our brains track time

by Keyonna Summers,University of Nevada, Las VegasA UNLV research team explored how the brain tells time. Credit: Talha K. Soluoku/UNLVEver hear the old adage that time flies when you're hav

Updated on:July 31,2024

Study highlight link between socioeconomic disparities and post-stroke care

byAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainPeople who live in neighborhoods with lower socioeconomic status are less likely to receive clot-busting medications or undergo clot-remov

Updated on: January 11,2024

Study highlight link between socioeconomic disparities and post-stroke care

byAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainPeople who live in neighborhoods with lower socioeconomic status are less likely to receive clot-busting medications or undergo clot-remov

Updated on:January 11,2024

How frontotemporal dementia changes the brain: Research is untangling its genetic causes

by Fen-Biao Gao,The ConversationCredit: MART PRODUCTION from PexelsAbout55 million people worldwidesuffer from dementia such as Alzheimer's disease. On Feb. 22, 2024, it was reve

Updated on: March 14,2024

How frontotemporal dementia changes the brain: Research is untangling its genetic causes

by Fen-Biao Gao,The ConversationCredit: MART PRODUCTION from PexelsAbout55 million people worldwidesuffer from dementia such as Alzheimer's disease. On Feb. 22, 2024, it was reve

Updated on:March 14,2024

People with depression, anxiety may develop Alzheimer's at younger age

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainHaving depression is known to increase your risk for developing Alzheimer's disease. Now a new, preliminary study released today, Febr

Updated on: June 11,2024

People with depression, anxiety may develop Alzheimer's at younger age

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainHaving depression is known to increase your risk for developing Alzheimer's disease. Now a new, preliminary study released today, Febr

Updated on:June 11,2024

Can computer use, crafts and games slow or prevent age-related memory loss?

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study has found that mentally stimulating activities like using a computer, playing games, crafting and participating in social acti

Updated on: May 22,2024

Can computer use, crafts and games slow or prevent age-related memory loss?

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study has found that mentally stimulating activities like using a computer, playing games, crafting and participating in social acti

Updated on:May 22,2024

Larger drug trials that intervene earlier needed for Alzheimer's disease

by Lund UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainThere are currently no drugs that stop or inhibit Alzheimer's disease. Despite drug trials showing plaque reduction in the brain, the patients'

Updated on: June 05,2024

Larger drug trials that intervene earlier needed for Alzheimer's disease

by Lund UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainThere are currently no drugs that stop or inhibit Alzheimer's disease. Despite drug trials showing plaque reduction in the brain, the patients'

Updated on:June 05,2024

The brain's support cells may play a key role in OCD

by University of California, Los AngelesAn astrocyte from the striatum. Credit: Joselyn SotoA type of cell usually characterized as the brain's support system appears to play an important rol

Updated on: February 21,2024

The brain's support cells may play a key role in OCD

by University of California, Los AngelesAn astrocyte from the striatum. Credit: Joselyn SotoA type of cell usually characterized as the brain's support system appears to play an important rol

Updated on:February 21,2024