New findings about key pathological protein in Parkinson's disease open paths to novel therapies

byJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineSecond row shows how rapamycin dampens alpha-synuclein protein production in a magnified area of a mouse brain. Credit: Mohammed Khan and Ted Dawson,

Updated on: December 30,2023

New findings about key pathological protein in Parkinson's disease open paths to novel therapies

byJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineSecond row shows how rapamycin dampens alpha-synuclein protein production in a magnified area of a mouse brain. Credit: Mohammed Khan and Ted Dawson,

Updated on:December 30,2023

How music heals us, even when it's sad—new study of musical therapy led by a neuroscientist

by Leigh Riby,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhen I hear Shania Twain's "You're Still The One," it takes me back to when I was 15, playing on my Dad's PC.

Updated on: January 10,2024

How music heals us, even when it's sad—new study of musical therapy led by a neuroscientist

by Leigh Riby,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhen I hear Shania Twain's "You're Still The One," it takes me back to when I was 15, playing on my Dad's PC.

Updated on:January 10,2024

Stem cell transplants may delay disability longer than some MS medications

Stem cell transplants may delay disability longer than some MS medicationsbyAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn people with active secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (

Updated on: October 29,2023

Stem cell transplants may delay disability longer than some MS medications

Stem cell transplants may delay disability longer than some MS medicationsbyAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn people with active secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (

Updated on:October 29,2023

The Most Dangerous Black Market You've Never Heard Of

Updated on: September 04,2024

The Most Dangerous Black Market You've Never Heard Of

Updated on:September 04,2024

New treatment reverses Alzheimer's disease signs, improves memory function in preclinical study

byPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaPBA treatment reduces PERK activity and increases XBP1s in the hippocampus ofAPPNL-G-Fknock-in (KI) mice. Confocal imag

Updated on: December 28,2023

New treatment reverses Alzheimer's disease signs, improves memory function in preclinical study

byPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaPBA treatment reduces PERK activity and increases XBP1s in the hippocampus ofAPPNL-G-Fknock-in (KI) mice. Confocal imag

Updated on:December 28,2023

Enhanced tai chi program found to improve cognition, executive function in older adults with mild cognitive impairment

by American College of PhysiciansCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA study of more than 300 older adults experiencing mild cognitive impairment or self-reported memory concerns has found that cogn

Updated on: February 24,2024

Enhanced tai chi program found to improve cognition, executive function in older adults with mild cognitive impairment

by American College of PhysiciansCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA study of more than 300 older adults experiencing mild cognitive impairment or self-reported memory concerns has found that cogn

Updated on:February 24,2024

Investigating the impact of auditory beat stimulation on cognition

by Center for BrainHealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research conducted by the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas investigates the impact of binaural beat (BB) on language sk

Updated on: December 26,2023

Investigating the impact of auditory beat stimulation on cognition

by Center for BrainHealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research conducted by the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas investigates the impact of binaural beat (BB) on language sk

Updated on:December 26,2023

Strategies to promote better sleep in these uncertain times

April 4, 2020BySuzanne Bertisch, MD, MPH, ContributorThese are unprecedented times. Given the real and tangible threat of the coronavirus pandemic on personal, community, and societal levels, it

Updated on: December 20,2023

Strategies to promote better sleep in these uncertain times

April 4, 2020BySuzanne Bertisch, MD, MPH, ContributorThese are unprecedented times. Given the real and tangible threat of the coronavirus pandemic on personal, community, and societal levels, it

Updated on:December 20,2023

Study identifies how the brain handles different types of memory retrieval

by eLifeThis non-rotated partial least squares (PLS) tested a contrast comparing general/autobiographical facts and repeated/unique events (−1, –1, 1, 1). (a) Average brain score. Error bars are

Updated on: June 28,2024

Study identifies how the brain handles different types of memory retrieval

by eLifeThis non-rotated partial least squares (PLS) tested a contrast comparing general/autobiographical facts and repeated/unique events (−1, –1, 1, 1). (a) Average brain score. Error bars are

Updated on:June 28,2024

People with poor oral health may be more likely to show signs of declining brain health

Taking care of your teeth and gums may offer benefits beyond oral health such as improving brain health, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Stroke Association's Inte

Updated on: October 27,2023

People with poor oral health may be more likely to show signs of declining brain health

Taking care of your teeth and gums may offer benefits beyond oral health such as improving brain health, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Stroke Association's Inte

Updated on:October 27,2023

Reading a mouse's mind from its face: New tool decodes neural activity using facial movements

byHoward Hughes Medical InstituteFast and accurate mouse orofacial keypoint tracking. a, A total of 13 distinct keypoints selected for tracking the eye, mouth, whiskers and nose on the mouse fac

Updated on: January 04,2024

Reading a mouse's mind from its face: New tool decodes neural activity using facial movements

byHoward Hughes Medical InstituteFast and accurate mouse orofacial keypoint tracking. a, A total of 13 distinct keypoints selected for tracking the eye, mouth, whiskers and nose on the mouse fac

Updated on:January 04,2024

Midlife blood test may predict cognitive decline, Alzheimer's in later life

by Kim North Shine,University of MichiganCredit: Andrea Piacquadio from PexelsResearchers from the University of Michigan have connected two blood biomarkers to changes in cognitive function in

Updated on: December 26,2023

Midlife blood test may predict cognitive decline, Alzheimer's in later life

by Kim North Shine,University of MichiganCredit: Andrea Piacquadio from PexelsResearchers from the University of Michigan have connected two blood biomarkers to changes in cognitive function in

Updated on:December 26,2023