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

Higher education and language skills may help ward off dementia

by University of WaterlooCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew research has found that people with mild cognitive impairment may not inevitably develop dementia and, in fact, having higher educati

Updated on: June 04,2024

Higher education and language skills may help ward off dementia

by University of WaterlooCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew research has found that people with mild cognitive impairment may not inevitably develop dementia and, in fact, having higher educati

Updated on:June 04,2024

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

The brain pays attention to unfamiliar voices during sleep

by Society for NeuroscienceTemporal aspects of the difference in the triggered K-complexes and micro-arousals. LEFT: The difference between UFV and FV in the number of triggered K-complexes was s

Updated on: February 21,2024

The brain pays attention to unfamiliar voices during sleep

by Society for NeuroscienceTemporal aspects of the difference in the triggered K-complexes and micro-arousals. LEFT: The difference between UFV and FV in the number of triggered K-complexes was s

Updated on:February 21,2024

New insights into the development of Parkinson's disease in the brain might open the doors to new therapies

byTokyo Medical and Dental UniversityIn healthy condition, CHCHD2WT localizes in mitochondria. In pathogenic condition, mutant CHCHD2T61I mislocalizes to the cytosol and recruits Casein kinase 1

Updated on: March 14,2024

New insights into the development of Parkinson's disease in the brain might open the doors to new therapies

byTokyo Medical and Dental UniversityIn healthy condition, CHCHD2WT localizes in mitochondria. In pathogenic condition, mutant CHCHD2T61I mislocalizes to the cytosol and recruits Casein kinase 1

Updated on:March 14,2024

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

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

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

Neuron populations in the medial prefrontal cortex shown to code the learning of avoidant behaviors

by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical XpressThe two-dimensional active avoidance paradigm and recording of prefrontal population activity. Credit:Nature Neuroscience(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41593-024-0

Updated on: September 06,2024

Neuron populations in the medial prefrontal cortex shown to code the learning of avoidant behaviors

by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical XpressThe two-dimensional active avoidance paradigm and recording of prefrontal population activity. Credit:Nature Neuroscience(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41593-024-0

Updated on:September 06,2024

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

3D-printed acoustic holograms against Alzheimer's or Parkinson's

by Universitat Politècnica de València3D-printed acoustic hologram. Credit: Universitat Politècnica de ValènciaThe holograms designed by the team of researchers from UPV and CSIC allow the opening of

Updated on: January 21,2024

3D-printed acoustic holograms against Alzheimer's or Parkinson's

by Universitat Politècnica de València3D-printed acoustic hologram. Credit: Universitat Politècnica de ValènciaThe holograms designed by the team of researchers from UPV and CSIC allow the opening of

Updated on:January 21,2024

Intermittent fasting could help protect the brain from age-related diseases like Alzheimer's

by Claudia Ntsapi,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageAs the world population hasgrown older, Alzheimer's disease has become increasingly common. Alzheimer's disease is the m

Updated on: June 20,2024

Intermittent fasting could help protect the brain from age-related diseases like Alzheimer's

by Claudia Ntsapi,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageAs the world population hasgrown older, Alzheimer's disease has become increasingly common. Alzheimer's disease is the m

Updated on:June 20,2024

Link between ADHD and dementia across generations

by Karolinska InstitutetCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA large study at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden has found a link between ADHD and dementia across generations. The study, published in&n

Updated on: May 26,2024

Link between ADHD and dementia across generations

by Karolinska InstitutetCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA large study at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden has found a link between ADHD and dementia across generations. The study, published in&n

Updated on:May 26,2024