Specialist care for Alzheimer's is tough to find for poorer, rural Americans

by Cara Murez Healthday Reporter(HealthDay)—Although Alzheimer's disease is a devastating diagnosis that is better delivered earlier rather than later, new research suggests poor patients living i

Updated on: May 26,2024

Specialist care for Alzheimer's is tough to find for poorer, rural Americans

by Cara Murez Healthday Reporter(HealthDay)—Although Alzheimer's disease is a devastating diagnosis that is better delivered earlier rather than later, new research suggests poor patients living i

Updated on:May 26,2024

Study shows potential of optogenetics in treating epilepsy

byUniversity of California, San FranciscoHD-MEA recordings of human hippocampal slices. Credit:Nature Neuroscience(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41593-024-01782-5In what could one day become

Updated on: November 22,2024

Study shows potential of optogenetics in treating epilepsy

byUniversity of California, San FranciscoHD-MEA recordings of human hippocampal slices. Credit:Nature Neuroscience(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41593-024-01782-5In what could one day become

Updated on:November 22,2024

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

Using poetry to bring back memories for people with dementia

by Charlotte Anscombe,University of NottinghamCredit: University of NottinghamStudents from the School of English at the University of Nottingham have been helping to bring back the memories of

Updated on: March 09,2024

Using poetry to bring back memories for people with dementia

by Charlotte Anscombe,University of NottinghamCredit: University of NottinghamStudents from the School of English at the University of Nottingham have been helping to bring back the memories of

Updated on:March 09,2024

New AI-based, non-invasive diagnostic tool enables accurate brain tumor diagnosis, surpassing current methods

by Vall d'Hebron Institute of OncologyGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2024.101464Jointly developed by investigators of the Vall d'H

Updated on: March 19,2024

New AI-based, non-invasive diagnostic tool enables accurate brain tumor diagnosis, surpassing current methods

by Vall d'Hebron Institute of OncologyGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2024.101464Jointly developed by investigators of the Vall d'H

Updated on:March 19,2024

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

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

New leads for spinal cord injury: Mapping spinal-projecting neurons in the brain

JANUARY 25, 2024by Nancy Fliesler,Children's Hospital BostonResearchers have now mapped all the neurons that project from the brain to the spinal cord and characterized them at the molecular

Updated on: March 15,2024

New leads for spinal cord injury: Mapping spinal-projecting neurons in the brain

JANUARY 25, 2024by Nancy Fliesler,Children's Hospital BostonResearchers have now mapped all the neurons that project from the brain to the spinal cord and characterized them at the molecular

Updated on:March 15,2024

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

World's first high-resolution brain model created with 3D printer

byVienna University of TechnologyRendering of a customizable phantom holder design. The assembly consists of a larger spherical shell (pink) into whicha constellation ofsmaller capsu

Updated on: March 28,2024

World's first high-resolution brain model created with 3D printer

byVienna University of TechnologyRendering of a customizable phantom holder design. The assembly consists of a larger spherical shell (pink) into whicha constellation ofsmaller capsu

Updated on:March 28,2024

Number of dementia cases could be 42% higher than previously estimated by 2040

by University College LondonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainUp to 1.7 million people could be living with dementia in England and Wales by 2040—over 40% more than previously forecast—finds a new

Updated on: February 24,2024

Number of dementia cases could be 42% higher than previously estimated by 2040

by University College LondonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainUp to 1.7 million people could be living with dementia in England and Wales by 2040—over 40% more than previously forecast—finds a new

Updated on:February 24,2024