Our minds drift more as tasks drag on, researchers find

by Kyra Gurney,University of MiamiCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe longer a person spends on a task, the more their mind starts to wander—regardless of whether the activity is difficult or

Updated on: March 19,2024

Our minds drift more as tasks drag on, researchers find

by Kyra Gurney,University of MiamiCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe longer a person spends on a task, the more their mind starts to wander—regardless of whether the activity is difficult or

Updated on:March 19,2024

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

Geometry of brain, dimensions of mind: Researchers identify new ways to characterize states of consciousness

by Kelly Malcom,University of MichiganSchematic illustration of three working hypotheses. Hypothesis 1: Dimensions of consciousness are encoded in multiple neurofunctional dimensions of the brai

Updated on: February 21,2024

Geometry of brain, dimensions of mind: Researchers identify new ways to characterize states of consciousness

by Kelly Malcom,University of MichiganSchematic illustration of three working hypotheses. Hypothesis 1: Dimensions of consciousness are encoded in multiple neurofunctional dimensions of the brai

Updated on:February 21,2024

Controversial Alzheimer's drug should not be approved out of desperation, warn Aussie experts

by Medical Journal of AustraliaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAducanumab, a controversial Alzheimer's disease medication with "questionable efficacy," is under review by the Therapeut

Updated on: April 25,2024

Controversial Alzheimer's drug should not be approved out of desperation, warn Aussie experts

by Medical Journal of AustraliaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAducanumab, a controversial Alzheimer's disease medication with "questionable efficacy," is under review by the Therapeut

Updated on:April 25,2024

Good news, bad news from Alzheimer's vaccine trial

by Marianne Madeiros and Robin FosterAn experimental Alzheimer's vaccine appears to safely clear abnormal tau protein from the brain, but it's not yet clear whether the shot will be able to sa

Updated on: April 16,2024

Good news, bad news from Alzheimer's vaccine trial

by Marianne Madeiros and Robin FosterAn experimental Alzheimer's vaccine appears to safely clear abnormal tau protein from the brain, but it's not yet clear whether the shot will be able to sa

Updated on:April 16,2024

The neurons that help to distinguish between very similar odors

byCold Spring Harbor LaboratoryCSHL Associate Professor Saket Navlakha teamed with Salk Institute researcher Shyam Srinivasan and other investigators to study the neurons responsible for smell d

Updated on: January 11,2024

The neurons that help to distinguish between very similar odors

byCold Spring Harbor LaboratoryCSHL Associate Professor Saket Navlakha teamed with Salk Institute researcher Shyam Srinivasan and other investigators to study the neurons responsible for smell d

Updated on:January 11,2024

Cognitive function maintained among elderly who feel good about life

by University of MichiganCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFeeling happy about life slowed the cognitive decline among older adults in China, a new 12-year study suggests.Researchers found that th

Updated on: May 26,2024

Cognitive function maintained among elderly who feel good about life

by University of MichiganCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFeeling happy about life slowed the cognitive decline among older adults in China, a new 12-year study suggests.Researchers found that th

Updated on:May 26,2024

Is Alzheimer's caused by disruptions to the brain's energy supply?

by Kira Shaw And Orla Bonnar,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageIt is well known that Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia, involves the accumulation of sticky protei

Updated on: April 20,2024

Is Alzheimer's caused by disruptions to the brain's energy supply?

by Kira Shaw And Orla Bonnar,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageIt is well known that Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia, involves the accumulation of sticky protei

Updated on:April 20,2024

Study reveals direct gut-brain communication via vagus nerve

Updated on: March 05,2025

Study reveals direct gut-brain communication via vagus nerve

Updated on:March 05,2025

Anxiety associated with faster Alzheimer's disease onset

by Radiological Society of North AmericaBrain MRI of a 72-year-old woman shows loss of volume of the hippocampus (arrows). The patient had all three characteristics, volume loss of the hippocampi

Updated on: June 24,2024

Anxiety associated with faster Alzheimer's disease onset

by Radiological Society of North AmericaBrain MRI of a 72-year-old woman shows loss of volume of the hippocampus (arrows). The patient had all three characteristics, volume loss of the hippocampi

Updated on:June 24,2024

Synthetic peptide can inhibit toxicity, aggregation of protein in Alzheimer's disease

by University of WashingtonPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainAlzheimer's is a disease of aggregation. Neurons in the human brain make a protein call

Updated on: June 07,2024

Synthetic peptide can inhibit toxicity, aggregation of protein in Alzheimer's disease

by University of WashingtonPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainAlzheimer's is a disease of aggregation. Neurons in the human brain make a protein call

Updated on:June 07,2024

Researchers identify deletions in long noncoding RNA that lead to severe neurodevelopmental disorder

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainBroad Institute-led research has revealed that deletions in the CHASERR gene cause a distinct neurodevelopmental disorder resulting

Updated on: October 28,2024

Researchers identify deletions in long noncoding RNA that lead to severe neurodevelopmental disorder

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainBroad Institute-led research has revealed that deletions in the CHASERR gene cause a distinct neurodevelopmental disorder resulting

Updated on:October 28,2024