Risk gene for Alzheimer's has early effects on the brain

by German Center for Neurodegenerative DiseasesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA genetic predisposition to late-onset Alzheimer's disease affects how the brains of young adults cope with cer

Updated on: April 18,2024

Risk gene for Alzheimer's has early effects on the brain

by German Center for Neurodegenerative DiseasesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA genetic predisposition to late-onset Alzheimer's disease affects how the brains of young adults cope with cer

Updated on:April 18,2024

Scientists find a determining mechanism for synapse formation in the cerebellum

byMiguel Hernandez University of ElcheExpansion microscopy image with synaptic boutons (green) of climbing fibers on a Purkinje cell (blue) from the cerebellum of a mouse. Credit: CC BY IN-CSIC-

Updated on: July 11,2024

Scientists find a determining mechanism for synapse formation in the cerebellum

byMiguel Hernandez University of ElcheExpansion microscopy image with synaptic boutons (green) of climbing fibers on a Purkinje cell (blue) from the cerebellum of a mouse. Credit: CC BY IN-CSIC-

Updated on:July 11,2024

Researchers uncover shared cellular mechanisms across three major dementias

byUniversity of California, Los AngelesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers have for the first time identified degeneration-associated "molecular markers"—observable changes in

Updated on: September 15,2024

Researchers uncover shared cellular mechanisms across three major dementias

byUniversity of California, Los AngelesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers have for the first time identified degeneration-associated "molecular markers"—observable changes in

Updated on:September 15,2024

Depressive symptoms may hasten memory decline in older people

by University College LondonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDepressive symptoms are linked to subsequent memory decline in older people, while poorer memory is also linked to an increase in dep

Updated on: June 15,2024

Depressive symptoms may hasten memory decline in older people

by University College LondonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDepressive symptoms are linked to subsequent memory decline in older people, while poorer memory is also linked to an increase in dep

Updated on:June 15,2024

New AI technology estimates brain age using low-cost EEG device

byDrexel UniversityEPOC X Electrode Montage (adapted from Williams et al., 2023). Credit:Frontiers in Neuroergonomics(2024). DOI: 10.3389/fnrgo.2024.1340732As people age, their brain

Updated on: April 28,2024

New AI technology estimates brain age using low-cost EEG device

byDrexel UniversityEPOC X Electrode Montage (adapted from Williams et al., 2023). Credit:Frontiers in Neuroergonomics(2024). DOI: 10.3389/fnrgo.2024.1340732As people age, their brain

Updated on:April 28,2024

Older people with early, asymptomatic Alzheimer's at risk of falls

by Tamara Bhandari,Washington University School of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainFalls are the leading cause of fatal injuries in older adults, causing more than 800,000 hospitalizations and

Updated on: June 11,2024

Older people with early, asymptomatic Alzheimer's at risk of falls

by Tamara Bhandari,Washington University School of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainFalls are the leading cause of fatal injuries in older adults, causing more than 800,000 hospitalizations and

Updated on:June 11,2024

COVID-19 sees prescriptions increase for dementia drugs linked with serious side-effects

by Alzheimer's Research UKCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research published inThe Lancetonline finds that not only are dementia deaths up 79% (ONS figures—19th Oct) compared to prev

Updated on: March 26,2024

COVID-19 sees prescriptions increase for dementia drugs linked with serious side-effects

by Alzheimer's Research UKCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research published inThe Lancetonline finds that not only are dementia deaths up 79% (ONS figures—19th Oct) compared to prev

Updated on:March 26,2024

Study provides clue to better treatment options for frontotemporal dementia

by Neuroscience Research AustraliaA new study has revealed that the functional impairments experienced by people with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) may provide insight into effective behavioural

Updated on: March 07,2024

Study provides clue to better treatment options for frontotemporal dementia

by Neuroscience Research AustraliaA new study has revealed that the functional impairments experienced by people with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) may provide insight into effective behavioural

Updated on:March 07,2024

Molecule reduces multiple pathologies associated with Alzheimer's disease

by Diana Yates,University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignWhen tested in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease, a new compound, L1, reduced neuroinflammation, amyloid plaques and other molecul

Updated on: June 01,2024

Molecule reduces multiple pathologies associated with Alzheimer's disease

by Diana Yates,University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignWhen tested in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease, a new compound, L1, reduced neuroinflammation, amyloid plaques and other molecul

Updated on:June 01,2024

Study reveals that the brain's cerebellum can shape cognition

by University of PittsburghThe cerebellum, which controls movement, balance and coordination, also plays a key role in reward-based learning, according to scientists at Pitt and Columbia Universi

Updated on: April 06,2024

Study reveals that the brain's cerebellum can shape cognition

by University of PittsburghThe cerebellum, which controls movement, balance and coordination, also plays a key role in reward-based learning, according to scientists at Pitt and Columbia Universi

Updated on:April 06,2024

Study: Age-related alterations in the oscillatory dynamics serving verbal working memory processing

by Impact Journals LLCEffect of age on alpha and beta oscillations during the encoding, maintenance, and retrieval phases. Credit: 2023 Springer et al.A new research paper was published on the cover o

Updated on: January 09,2024

Study: Age-related alterations in the oscillatory dynamics serving verbal working memory processing

by Impact Journals LLCEffect of age on alpha and beta oscillations during the encoding, maintenance, and retrieval phases. Credit: 2023 Springer et al.A new research paper was published on the cover o

Updated on:January 09,2024

Single-cell dissection of Alzheimer's vascular changes across six brain regions

by Rachel Gordon, MIT Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence LabExperimental validation of adDEGs. a. Chromogenic RNAscope for ABCC9 and SLC6A1. Prefrontal cortex brain sections (n = 4 for AD

Updated on: April 20,2024

Single-cell dissection of Alzheimer's vascular changes across six brain regions

by Rachel Gordon, MIT Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence LabExperimental validation of adDEGs. a. Chromogenic RNAscope for ABCC9 and SLC6A1. Prefrontal cortex brain sections (n = 4 for AD

Updated on:April 20,2024