How the gut sends signals to the brain: Scientists define five types of colon neurons

by Harvard Medical SchoolAn image of the colon wall showing different types of sensory neurons labeled with fluorescent dyes. Neurons that signal from the colon to the brain (green) become active

Updated on: February 05,2024

How the gut sends signals to the brain: Scientists define five types of colon neurons

by Harvard Medical SchoolAn image of the colon wall showing different types of sensory neurons labeled with fluorescent dyes. Neurons that signal from the colon to the brain (green) become active

Updated on:February 05,2024

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

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

Alzheimer's disease is partly genetic—studying the genes that delay decline in some may lead to treatments for all

by Steven DeKosky,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDiseases that run in families usually have genetic causes. Some aregenetic mutationsthat directly cause the diseas

Updated on: March 02,2024

Alzheimer's disease is partly genetic—studying the genes that delay decline in some may lead to treatments for all

by Steven DeKosky,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDiseases that run in families usually have genetic causes. Some aregenetic mutationsthat directly cause the diseas

Updated on:March 02,2024

Combining ultrasound and bubbles helps medicines reach the brain

by Steinar Brandslet,Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyThe principle of “Acoustic Cluster Therapy”, ACT. Credit: EXACT TherapeuticsLuckily, the brain has a filter that protects it an

Updated on: February 05,2024

Combining ultrasound and bubbles helps medicines reach the brain

by Steinar Brandslet,Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyThe principle of “Acoustic Cluster Therapy”, ACT. Credit: EXACT TherapeuticsLuckily, the brain has a filter that protects it an

Updated on:February 05,2024

How the brain coordinates speaking and breathing

by Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMIT researchers have discovered a brain circuit that drives vocalization and ensures that you talk only when you breathe o

Updated on: March 19,2024

How the brain coordinates speaking and breathing

by Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMIT researchers have discovered a brain circuit that drives vocalization and ensures that you talk only when you breathe o

Updated on:March 19,2024

How COVID-19 might increase risk of memory loss and cognitive decline

by Natalie C. Tronson,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainOf all frightening ways that the SARS-COV-2 virus affects the body, one of the more insidious is the effect of COVID-19 on the brai

Updated on: March 30,2024

How COVID-19 might increase risk of memory loss and cognitive decline

by Natalie C. Tronson,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainOf all frightening ways that the SARS-COV-2 virus affects the body, one of the more insidious is the effect of COVID-19 on the brai

Updated on:March 30,2024

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

Protein that regulates brain cell connections could be new target for treating Alzheimer's disease

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineDiagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.In experiments with a protein called Ephexin5 that app

Updated on: May 22,2024

Protein that regulates brain cell connections could be new target for treating Alzheimer's disease

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineDiagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.In experiments with a protein called Ephexin5 that app

Updated on:May 22,2024

One step closer toward a treatment for Alzheimer's disease?

by Massachusetts General HospitalPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainScientists at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), in collaboration with colleag

Updated on: April 08,2024

One step closer toward a treatment for Alzheimer's disease?

by Massachusetts General HospitalPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainScientists at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), in collaboration with colleag

Updated on:April 08,2024

More seniors may have undiagnosed dementia than previously thought

by University of MichiganCredit: CC0 Public DomainOnly 1 in 10 older adults in a large national survey who were found to have cognitive impairment consistent with dementia reported a formal medic

Updated on: June 05,2024

More seniors may have undiagnosed dementia than previously thought

by University of MichiganCredit: CC0 Public DomainOnly 1 in 10 older adults in a large national survey who were found to have cognitive impairment consistent with dementia reported a formal medic

Updated on:June 05,2024

Ancient DNA reveals reason for high multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer's rates in Europe

by University of CambridgeThe new study has found the genes that significantly increase a person's risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) were introduced into north-western Europe around

Updated on: June 14,2024

Ancient DNA reveals reason for high multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer's rates in Europe

by University of CambridgeThe new study has found the genes that significantly increase a person's risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) were introduced into north-western Europe around

Updated on:June 14,2024