Concussions in young children: Symptoms still present three months later

byUniversity of MontrealCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainConcussions in children aged 6 and under continue to affect their health three months after the event. This is the finding of a study led

Updated on: March 28,2024

Concussions in young children: Symptoms still present three months later

byUniversity of MontrealCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainConcussions in children aged 6 and under continue to affect their health three months after the event. This is the finding of a study led

Updated on:March 28,2024

Maria shriver and AARP take on Alzheimer's in women

by Serena Gordon, Healthday ReporterMaria Shriver(HealthDay)—An Alzheimer's diagnosis is devastating, no matter your sex. But the disease strikes far more women than men.Journalist and author Mari

Updated on: March 30,2024

Maria shriver and AARP take on Alzheimer's in women

by Serena Gordon, Healthday ReporterMaria Shriver(HealthDay)—An Alzheimer's diagnosis is devastating, no matter your sex. But the disease strikes far more women than men.Journalist and author Mari

Updated on:March 30,2024

Study finds brain waves can be manipulated during REM sleep

byUniversity of SurreyGraphical Abstract. Credit:SLEEP(2024). DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsae193Brain waves can be manipulated while in rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, a sleep stage associat

Updated on: September 23,2024

Study finds brain waves can be manipulated during REM sleep

byUniversity of SurreyGraphical Abstract. Credit:SLEEP(2024). DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsae193Brain waves can be manipulated while in rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, a sleep stage associat

Updated on:September 23,2024

How heavy alcohol consumption increases brain inflammation

by The Scripps Research InstituteResearchers discovered higher than usual levels of the immune signaling molecule interleukin 1β (green) in neurons (outlined in red) from the brains of alcohol-de

Updated on: February 18,2024

How heavy alcohol consumption increases brain inflammation

by The Scripps Research InstituteResearchers discovered higher than usual levels of the immune signaling molecule interleukin 1β (green) in neurons (outlined in red) from the brains of alcohol-de

Updated on:February 18,2024

Exercise results in larger brain size and lowered dementia risk

by University of California, Los AngelesCredit: CC0 Public DomainUsing the landmark Framingham Heart Study to assess how physical activity affects the size of the brain and one's risk for dev

Updated on: May 22,2024

Exercise results in larger brain size and lowered dementia risk

by University of California, Los AngelesCredit: CC0 Public DomainUsing the landmark Framingham Heart Study to assess how physical activity affects the size of the brain and one's risk for dev

Updated on:May 22,2024

Altered gut bacteria may be early sign of Alzheimer's disease

by Washington University School of MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPeople in the earliest stage of Alzheimer's disease—after brain changes have begun but before cognitive symptoms b

Updated on: May 05,2024

Altered gut bacteria may be early sign of Alzheimer's disease

by Washington University School of MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPeople in the earliest stage of Alzheimer's disease—after brain changes have begun but before cognitive symptoms b

Updated on:May 05,2024

How does the brain make memories?

by Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn a study led by Cedars-Sinai, researchers have discovered two types of brain cells that play a key role in dividing continuous human exper

Updated on: February 21,2024

How does the brain make memories?

by Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn a study led by Cedars-Sinai, researchers have discovered two types of brain cells that play a key role in dividing continuous human exper

Updated on:February 21,2024

Alzheimer's disease could be treated with gene therapy, animal study suggests

by Imperial College LondonBrain cells from a mouse cortex that didn't receive the gene therapy. The amyloid plaques are shown in green, and the glial cells, which surround the plaques, are sh

Updated on: May 22,2024

Alzheimer's disease could be treated with gene therapy, animal study suggests

by Imperial College LondonBrain cells from a mouse cortex that didn't receive the gene therapy. The amyloid plaques are shown in green, and the glial cells, which surround the plaques, are sh

Updated on:May 22,2024

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

Early diagnosis of Alzheimer's: Ultra-long protein fibrils give clues on dementia risk

by Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and TechnologyAtomic force microscopy: Peter Nirmalraj investigates Alzheimer's disease at the nanometer scale. Credit: EmpaThe early detec

Updated on: April 18,2024

Early diagnosis of Alzheimer's: Ultra-long protein fibrils give clues on dementia risk

by Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and TechnologyAtomic force microscopy: Peter Nirmalraj investigates Alzheimer's disease at the nanometer scale. Credit: EmpaThe early detec

Updated on:April 18,2024

How the brain generates rhythmic behavior

by Sarah McDonnell,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyA fluorescent image shows viral traced whisking oscillator neurons (green) expressing parvalbumin (blue) and inhibitory neuron marker vGat

Updated on: February 21,2024

How the brain generates rhythmic behavior

by Sarah McDonnell,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyA fluorescent image shows viral traced whisking oscillator neurons (green) expressing parvalbumin (blue) and inhibitory neuron marker vGat

Updated on:February 21,2024

Researchers detail mechanism of a key protein implicated in age-related brain dysfunction

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalAccumulation of extracellular matrix content in brain of TIMP2-deficient "KO" mice (left column) that leads to impaired plasticity processes, including the mi

Updated on: January 10,2024

Researchers detail mechanism of a key protein implicated in age-related brain dysfunction

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalAccumulation of extracellular matrix content in brain of TIMP2-deficient "KO" mice (left column) that leads to impaired plasticity processes, including the mi

Updated on:January 10,2024