APOE E2/E2 genotype offers some protection from cognitive decline

by Boston University School of MedicineCredit: Public DomainThe APOE gene—coding for a protein involved in lipid transport and implicated in the clearance of amyloid-beta, one of the proteins tha

Updated on: March 26,2024

APOE E2/E2 genotype offers some protection from cognitive decline

by Boston University School of MedicineCredit: Public DomainThe APOE gene—coding for a protein involved in lipid transport and implicated in the clearance of amyloid-beta, one of the proteins tha

Updated on:March 26,2024

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

Neuroscientists reveal how brain coordinates attention and eye movements

byIndian Institute of ScienceExploring the link between attention and eye movements. Credit: Priyanka Gupta/PixabayTwo new studies from the Center for Neuroscience (CNS), Indian Institute of Sci

Updated on: March 13,2024

Neuroscientists reveal how brain coordinates attention and eye movements

byIndian Institute of ScienceExploring the link between attention and eye movements. Credit: Priyanka Gupta/PixabayTwo new studies from the Center for Neuroscience (CNS), Indian Institute of Sci

Updated on:March 13,2024

Early menopause may raise risk of dementia later in life

by American Heart AssociationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWomen who enter menopause very early, before age 40, were found to be more likely to develop dementia of any type later in life compa

Updated on: June 05,2024

Early menopause may raise risk of dementia later in life

by American Heart AssociationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWomen who enter menopause very early, before age 40, were found to be more likely to develop dementia of any type later in life compa

Updated on:June 05,2024

From promise to practice: A dose of reality for psychedelic therapies

by Champalimaud Centre for the UnknownCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPsychedelics stand at a pivotal crossroad in mental health, offering the prospect of novel therapeutic avenues to address multip

Updated on: February 18,2024

From promise to practice: A dose of reality for psychedelic therapies

by Champalimaud Centre for the UnknownCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPsychedelics stand at a pivotal crossroad in mental health, offering the prospect of novel therapeutic avenues to address multip

Updated on:February 18,2024

Alzheimer's diagnosis, management improved by brain scans

by Alzheimer's AssociationAmyloid-positive (left) and amyloid-negative (right) PET scans can respectively be used to diagnose or rule out Alzheimer's disease in individuals with memory loss or

Updated on: April 25,2024

Alzheimer's diagnosis, management improved by brain scans

by Alzheimer's AssociationAmyloid-positive (left) and amyloid-negative (right) PET scans can respectively be used to diagnose or rule out Alzheimer's disease in individuals with memory loss or

Updated on:April 25,2024

The brain's ability to perceive space expands like the universe

by Salk InstituteNew experiences are absorbed into neural representations over time, symbolized here by a hyperboloid hourglass. Credit: Salk InstituteYoung children sometimes believe that the mo

Updated on: February 21,2024

The brain's ability to perceive space expands like the universe

by Salk InstituteNew experiences are absorbed into neural representations over time, symbolized here by a hyperboloid hourglass. Credit: Salk InstituteYoung children sometimes believe that the mo

Updated on:February 21,2024

Untangling the brain: New research offers hope for Alzheimer's disease

by Arizona State UniversityThe development of neurodegenerative pathology resulting from low levels of the protein Rbbp7 (on the left), compared with normal levels associated with a healthy brain

Updated on: July 01,2024

Untangling the brain: New research offers hope for Alzheimer's disease

by Arizona State UniversityThe development of neurodegenerative pathology resulting from low levels of the protein Rbbp7 (on the left), compared with normal levels associated with a healthy brain

Updated on:July 01,2024

Brain connectivity found to be disrupted in schizophrenia

byElsevierBrain areas with the greatest difference between individuals with and without schizophrenia, with a pronounced negative effect in visual areas of the brain. Credit:Biological Psy

Updated on: January 11,2024

Brain connectivity found to be disrupted in schizophrenia

byElsevierBrain areas with the greatest difference between individuals with and without schizophrenia, with a pronounced negative effect in visual areas of the brain. Credit:Biological Psy

Updated on:January 11,2024

Better than a hole in the head: Modernizing intracranial pressure sensing methods

by Sara Vaccar,Carnegie Mellon UniversityCredit: Carnegie Mellon UniversityJust as blood pressure informs heart health, intracranial pressure (ICP) helps indicate brain health. ICP sensing is th

Updated on: February 03,2024

Better than a hole in the head: Modernizing intracranial pressure sensing methods

by Sara Vaccar,Carnegie Mellon UniversityCredit: Carnegie Mellon UniversityJust as blood pressure informs heart health, intracranial pressure (ICP) helps indicate brain health. ICP sensing is th

Updated on:February 03,2024

Saving neurons may offer new approach for treating Alzheimer's disease

by University of IowaThe image shows brain tissue from Alzheimer's rats that were untreated (left) or treated (right) with the neuroprotective compound. The white "holes" indicated

Updated on: April 29,2024

Saving neurons may offer new approach for treating Alzheimer's disease

by University of IowaThe image shows brain tissue from Alzheimer's rats that were untreated (left) or treated (right) with the neuroprotective compound. The white "holes" indicated

Updated on:April 29,2024

Brain's support cells may hold key to new Huntington's treatments

by University of Rochester Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHuntington's disease—a hereditary and fatal genetic disorder—has long been considered a neuronal disease due to the p

Updated on: February 21,2024

Brain's support cells may hold key to new Huntington's treatments

by University of Rochester Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHuntington's disease—a hereditary and fatal genetic disorder—has long been considered a neuronal disease due to the p

Updated on:February 21,2024