Brain damage study reveals part of the brain necessary for helping others

byUniversity of BirminghamCredit: CC0 Public DomainOur willingness to help others is governed by a specific brain region pinpointed by researchers in a study of patients with brain damage to tha

Updated on: May 30,2024

Brain damage study reveals part of the brain necessary for helping others

byUniversity of BirminghamCredit: CC0 Public DomainOur willingness to help others is governed by a specific brain region pinpointed by researchers in a study of patients with brain damage to tha

Updated on:May 30,2024

Chemist discovers promising compound for a future drug against Alzheimer's disease

by RUDN UniversityCredit: RUDN UniversityBiochemists from RUDN University (Russia) and the University of Bari (Italy) report a group of compounds that can become a molecular scaffold for new drug

Updated on: June 07,2024

Chemist discovers promising compound for a future drug against Alzheimer's disease

by RUDN UniversityCredit: RUDN UniversityBiochemists from RUDN University (Russia) and the University of Bari (Italy) report a group of compounds that can become a molecular scaffold for new drug

Updated on:June 07,2024

Another angle on Alzheimer's: CSF, proteomics, and metabolic enzymes

by Nancy Fliesler,Children's Hospital BostonGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports Medicine(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101005Currently there are no objective, easily assess

Updated on: April 23,2024

Another angle on Alzheimer's: CSF, proteomics, and metabolic enzymes

by Nancy Fliesler,Children's Hospital BostonGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports Medicine(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101005Currently there are no objective, easily assess

Updated on:April 23,2024

Ultrasound and drug research holds promise for Alzheimer's disease

by University of QueenslandThree dimensional imaging of the blood-brain barrier. Credit: University of QueenslandNon-invasive ultrasound improves the delivery to the brain of a therapeutic antibo

Updated on: May 05,2024

Ultrasound and drug research holds promise for Alzheimer's disease

by University of QueenslandThree dimensional imaging of the blood-brain barrier. Credit: University of QueenslandNon-invasive ultrasound improves the delivery to the brain of a therapeutic antibo

Updated on:May 05,2024

New drug candidate ameliorates Alzheimer's and other brain diseases

by Ludwig Maximilian University of MunichCredit: Jens WagnerProfessor Armin Giese from the Center for Neuropathology and Prion Research at the LMU Munich and researchers at the Max Planck Institu

Updated on: February 26,2024

New drug candidate ameliorates Alzheimer's and other brain diseases

by Ludwig Maximilian University of MunichCredit: Jens WagnerProfessor Armin Giese from the Center for Neuropathology and Prion Research at the LMU Munich and researchers at the Max Planck Institu

Updated on:February 26,2024

Touch and sight are linked before birth

by Pilar Quijada, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)Dorsal view of a P15 3D-rendered brain showing visual projections from the right and left eye_. Credit: Instituto de Neurociencias (IN, CSIC-U

Updated on: February 05,2024

Touch and sight are linked before birth

by Pilar Quijada, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)Dorsal view of a P15 3D-rendered brain showing visual projections from the right and left eye_. Credit: Instituto de Neurociencias (IN, CSIC-U

Updated on:February 05,2024

Dementia's gender differences revealed

by University of QueenslandCredit: CC0 Public DomainDementia is one of the leading causes of death in Australia, but University of Queensland research has found the disease affects men and women

Updated on: July 01,2024

Dementia's gender differences revealed

by University of QueenslandCredit: CC0 Public DomainDementia is one of the leading causes of death in Australia, but University of Queensland research has found the disease affects men and women

Updated on:July 01,2024

Third Alzheimer's drug represents 'opening chapter in new era'

by University of California, San FranciscoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWith yet a third new Alzheimer's drug expected to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the field i

Updated on: May 22,2024

Third Alzheimer's drug represents 'opening chapter in new era'

by University of California, San FranciscoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWith yet a third new Alzheimer's drug expected to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the field i

Updated on:May 22,2024

Majority of stroke patients with depression do not receive mental health treatment

byRegenstrief InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainAbout one in three stroke survivors will experience depression in the first year after a stroke. A new study from Regenstrief Institute, Indiana U

Updated on: February 18,2024

Majority of stroke patients with depression do not receive mental health treatment

byRegenstrief InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainAbout one in three stroke survivors will experience depression in the first year after a stroke. A new study from Regenstrief Institute, Indiana U

Updated on:February 18,2024

Surprising finding links sleep, brain insulation and neurodegeneration

by Allison Whitten,Stanford UniversityCredit:Neuron(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2023.08.002Scientists affiliated with the Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience at Wu Tsai Neuro hav

Updated on: January 12,2024

Surprising finding links sleep, brain insulation and neurodegeneration

by Allison Whitten,Stanford UniversityCredit:Neuron(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2023.08.002Scientists affiliated with the Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience at Wu Tsai Neuro hav

Updated on:January 12,2024

Researchers harness probiotics to deliver Parkinson's disease treatment

by Experimental BiologyA probiotic was engineered to endogenously produce L-DOPA from tyrosine using recombinant 4-hydrophenylacetate 3-monooxygenase and FAD reductase genes. The L-DOPA live-biotherap

Updated on: April 07,2024

Researchers harness probiotics to deliver Parkinson's disease treatment

by Experimental BiologyA probiotic was engineered to endogenously produce L-DOPA from tyrosine using recombinant 4-hydrophenylacetate 3-monooxygenase and FAD reductase genes. The L-DOPA live-biotherap

Updated on:April 07,2024

New studies suggest millions with mild cognitive impairment go undiagnosed, often until it's too late

by Soeren Mattke and Ying Liu,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMild cognitive impairment—an early stage of dementia—is widely underdiagnosed in people 65 and older. That is the k

Updated on: March 28,2024

New studies suggest millions with mild cognitive impairment go undiagnosed, often until it's too late

by Soeren Mattke and Ying Liu,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMild cognitive impairment—an early stage of dementia—is widely underdiagnosed in people 65 and older. That is the k

Updated on:March 28,2024