Microplastics are in our brains. How worried should we be?

by Sarah Hellewell, Anastazja Gorecki and Charlotte Sofield,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPlastic is in our clothes, cars, mobile phones, water bottles and food containers. B

Updated on: September 11,2024 0

Microplastics are in our brains. How worried should we be?

by Sarah Hellewell, Anastazja Gorecki and Charlotte Sofield,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPlastic is in our clothes, cars, mobile phones, water bottles and food containers. B

Updated on:September 11,2024 0

Brain organoids reveal in detail the harms of prenatal alcohol exposure

by University of California - San DiegoLab-grown brain organoids help researchers explore early stages of human brain development. Credit: UC San Diego Health SciencesAlcohol consumption during p

Updated on: February 21,2024 16

Brain organoids reveal in detail the harms of prenatal alcohol exposure

by University of California - San DiegoLab-grown brain organoids help researchers explore early stages of human brain development. Credit: UC San Diego Health SciencesAlcohol consumption during p

Updated on:February 21,2024 16

New state of mind: Rethinking how researchers understand brain activity

by Mallory Locklear,Yale UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainUnderstanding the link between brain activity and behavior is among the core interests of neuroscience. Having a better grasp

Updated on: April 28,2024 0

New state of mind: Rethinking how researchers understand brain activity

by Mallory Locklear,Yale UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainUnderstanding the link between brain activity and behavior is among the core interests of neuroscience. Having a better grasp

Updated on:April 28,2024 0

Living with Alzheimer's: China's health time bomb

Credit: CC0 Public DomainThe first time Chen Shaohua went missing and was picked up by police, the 68-year-old's family put it down to confusion.When he disappeared a second time, they realised he

Updated on: April 25,2024 12

Living with Alzheimer's: China's health time bomb

Credit: CC0 Public DomainThe first time Chen Shaohua went missing and was picked up by police, the 68-year-old's family put it down to confusion.When he disappeared a second time, they realised he

Updated on:April 25,2024 12

Discovering a major contributor to Alzheimer's disease

by Louisiana State UniversityCredit: Louisiana State UniversityResearch led by Drs. Yuhai Zhao and Walter J Lukiw at the LSU Health New Orleans Neuroscience Center and the Departments of Cell Bio

Updated on: May 28,2024 4

Discovering a major contributor to Alzheimer's disease

by Louisiana State UniversityCredit: Louisiana State UniversityResearch led by Drs. Yuhai Zhao and Walter J Lukiw at the LSU Health New Orleans Neuroscience Center and the Departments of Cell Bio

Updated on:May 28,2024 4

Study suggests marijuana use damages brain immune cells vital to adolescent development

byJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineCnr1 expression in the microglia of the mouse brain.aExperimental flow of Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sorting (FACS)-based microglia (CD4

Updated on: January 12,2024 17

Study suggests marijuana use damages brain immune cells vital to adolescent development

byJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineCnr1 expression in the microglia of the mouse brain.aExperimental flow of Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sorting (FACS)-based microglia (CD4

Updated on:January 12,2024 17

Research reveals how sleep disruption can exacerbate pain

byMassachusetts General HospitalCSD induces hyperalgesia.aExperimental diagram of the sleep deprivation experiment and behavioral testing.bSample EEG recording using wire

Updated on: January 12,2024 7

Research reveals how sleep disruption can exacerbate pain

byMassachusetts General HospitalCSD induces hyperalgesia.aExperimental diagram of the sleep deprivation experiment and behavioral testing.bSample EEG recording using wire

Updated on:January 12,2024 7

Cancer chemotherapy drug reverses Alzheimer's symptoms in mice

by University of British ColumbiaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA drug commonly used to treat cancer can restore memory and cognitive function in mice that display symptoms of Alzheimer's d

Updated on: April 25,2024 12

Cancer chemotherapy drug reverses Alzheimer's symptoms in mice

by University of British ColumbiaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA drug commonly used to treat cancer can restore memory and cognitive function in mice that display symptoms of Alzheimer's d

Updated on:April 25,2024 12

High blood pressure speeds up mental decline, but does not fully explain dementia disparities

by University of MichiganCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPeople with high blood pressure levels face a faster erosion of their ability to think, make decisions and remember information than thos

Updated on: June 04,2024 6

High blood pressure speeds up mental decline, but does not fully explain dementia disparities

by University of MichiganCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPeople with high blood pressure levels face a faster erosion of their ability to think, make decisions and remember information than thos

Updated on:June 04,2024 6

'Pac-Man' gene implicated in Alzheimer's disease

by NeuRaDiagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.A gene that protects the brain from the harmful build-up of amyloid-beta, one of the causative pr

Updated on: May 06,2024 15

'Pac-Man' gene implicated in Alzheimer's disease

by NeuRaDiagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.A gene that protects the brain from the harmful build-up of amyloid-beta, one of the causative pr

Updated on:May 06,2024 15

Wintertime wandering: A real danger for people with Alzheimer's

by Cara MurezWinter weather can add a layer of danger to the wandering behavior common in people with dementia.The Alzheimer's Foundation of America (AFA) offers some suggestions to help prevent w

Updated on: May 22,2024 5

Wintertime wandering: A real danger for people with Alzheimer's

by Cara MurezWinter weather can add a layer of danger to the wandering behavior common in people with dementia.The Alzheimer's Foundation of America (AFA) offers some suggestions to help prevent w

Updated on:May 22,2024 5

Lockdown and dementia: For some, COVID-19 has created an isolated, confusing but calmer world

by Catherine Talbot,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageThe approximately850,000people living with dementia in the UK have been badly affected by COVID-19. Many live in care ho

Updated on: June 01,2024 6

Lockdown and dementia: For some, COVID-19 has created an isolated, confusing but calmer world

by Catherine Talbot,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageThe approximately850,000people living with dementia in the UK have been badly affected by COVID-19. Many live in care ho

Updated on:June 01,2024 6