Retraining the brain for better vision

by Eric Bender,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyProfessor Mark Bear. Credit: David Sella/MIT Corporate RelationsHundreds of millions of people worldwide suffer from a vision condition called

Updated on: January 12,2024

Retraining the brain for better vision

by Eric Bender,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyProfessor Mark Bear. Credit: David Sella/MIT Corporate RelationsHundreds of millions of people worldwide suffer from a vision condition called

Updated on:January 12,2024

AI beats experts in predicting future quality of 'mini-organs'

byKyushu UniversityOrganoids predicted by the model to be of high quality (left) expressed RAX (green stain) more widely than organoids predicted to be of low quality (right). Credit: Asano et a

Updated on: December 10,2024

AI beats experts in predicting future quality of 'mini-organs'

byKyushu UniversityOrganoids predicted by the model to be of high quality (left) expressed RAX (green stain) more widely than organoids predicted to be of low quality (right). Credit: Asano et a

Updated on:December 10,2024

Assistive tech to tackle dementia isolation

by Manchester Metropolitan UniversityMobile and wearable technology used to support independent living for people with dementia could hold the key to cutting social isolation.Wearable technology,

Updated on: July 01,2024

Assistive tech to tackle dementia isolation

by Manchester Metropolitan UniversityMobile and wearable technology used to support independent living for people with dementia could hold the key to cutting social isolation.Wearable technology,

Updated on:July 01,2024

Is a commonly-used screening tool for cognitive impairment accurate in diverse populations?

by WileyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA screening tool often used in primary care clinics to detect cognitive impairment has shortcomings when applied to ethnically and linguistically diverse

Updated on: February 24,2024

Is a commonly-used screening tool for cognitive impairment accurate in diverse populations?

by WileyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA screening tool often used in primary care clinics to detect cognitive impairment has shortcomings when applied to ethnically and linguistically diverse

Updated on:February 24,2024

How a mutation in microglia elevates Alzheimer's risk

byMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyBright green staining highlights human microglia implanted in the hippocampus region of the brain of a mouse. Credit: Jay Penney/MIT Picower InstituteA rar

Updated on: January 10,2024

How a mutation in microglia elevates Alzheimer's risk

byMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyBright green staining highlights human microglia implanted in the hippocampus region of the brain of a mouse. Credit: Jay Penney/MIT Picower InstituteA rar

Updated on:January 10,2024

Expert explains why a change is needed when talking about dementia

by DeeDee Stiepan,Mayo ClinicCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainOne of the challenges in addressing Alzheimer's disease, dementia, cognitive impairment and aging is not related to the conditio

Updated on: January 11,2024

Expert explains why a change is needed when talking about dementia

by DeeDee Stiepan,Mayo ClinicCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainOne of the challenges in addressing Alzheimer's disease, dementia, cognitive impairment and aging is not related to the conditio

Updated on:January 11,2024

Brain cell death in ALS, dementia tied to loss of key biochemical transport structure in nucleus

by Vanessa McMains,Johns Hopkins University(Top) The nuclear pore protein Pom121 in healthy brain cells. (Bottom) Brain cells with an ALS/dementia genetic mutation have less of the nuclear pore

Updated on: June 14,2024

Brain cell death in ALS, dementia tied to loss of key biochemical transport structure in nucleus

by Vanessa McMains,Johns Hopkins University(Top) The nuclear pore protein Pom121 in healthy brain cells. (Bottom) Brain cells with an ALS/dementia genetic mutation have less of the nuclear pore

Updated on:June 14,2024

New evidence for sub-network specializations within the default mode network of brain activation and self-perception

by Reichman University(A) Statistical parametric maps for movement of all body parts relative to rest condition following FDR correction. (B, C, D) Statistical parametric maps for face-movement relati

Updated on: February 21,2024

New evidence for sub-network specializations within the default mode network of brain activation and self-perception

by Reichman University(A) Statistical parametric maps for movement of all body parts relative to rest condition following FDR correction. (B, C, D) Statistical parametric maps for face-movement relati

Updated on:February 21,2024

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

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

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

Docking peptides, slow to lock, open possible path to treat Alzheimer's

by Mike Williams,Rice UniversityUsing computational models and atomic force microscope experiments, researchers at the University of Houston and Rice University have identified a possible “Achil

Updated on: May 26,2024

Docking peptides, slow to lock, open possible path to treat Alzheimer's

by Mike Williams,Rice UniversityUsing computational models and atomic force microscope experiments, researchers at the University of Houston and Rice University have identified a possible “Achil

Updated on:May 26,2024

What happens around an Alzheimer plaque?

by VIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology)PET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainThe brains of people living with Alzheimer's are riddled with pla

Updated on: April 02,2024

What happens around an Alzheimer plaque?

by VIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology)PET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainThe brains of people living with Alzheimer's are riddled with pla

Updated on:April 02,2024