How a rare dementia transforms patients into artists

by Suzanne Leigh,University of California, San FranciscoArtwork from a patient with semantic variant primary progressive aphasia. Credit: University of California, San FranciscoFor decades, doct

Updated on: April 16,2024

How a rare dementia transforms patients into artists

by Suzanne Leigh,University of California, San FranciscoArtwork from a patient with semantic variant primary progressive aphasia. Credit: University of California, San FranciscoFor decades, doct

Updated on:April 16,2024

Dementia test to expand diagnosis across India

by University of East AngliaCredit: CC0 Public DomainA standardised test that can now be used in the seven main languages in India will support the diagnosis of dementia and mild cognitive impair

Updated on: May 06,2024

Dementia test to expand diagnosis across India

by University of East AngliaCredit: CC0 Public DomainA standardised test that can now be used in the seven main languages in India will support the diagnosis of dementia and mild cognitive impair

Updated on:May 06,2024

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

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

'Viral relicts' in the genome could fuel neurodegeneration

by Marcus Neitzert, Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen e.V. (DZNE)Different HERV glycoproteins increase intercellular protein aggregate spreading.aExperimental workflow.

Updated on: June 18,2024

'Viral relicts' in the genome could fuel neurodegeneration

by Marcus Neitzert, Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen e.V. (DZNE)Different HERV glycoproteins increase intercellular protein aggregate spreading.aExperimental workflow.

Updated on:June 18,2024

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

Florida researchers are giving depressed, anxious people psychedelics

by Caroline Catherman, Orlando SentinelCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA therapy session with Patricia Brown starts like any other. She leads her clients into a peaceful, quiet room, draped in beige

Updated on: January 11,2024

Florida researchers are giving depressed, anxious people psychedelics

by Caroline Catherman, Orlando SentinelCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA therapy session with Patricia Brown starts like any other. She leads her clients into a peaceful, quiet room, draped in beige

Updated on:January 11,2024

Investigating specific pathological features of cerebral cavernous malformation in children

by Katie Paradis,Children's Hospital BostonCredit: CC0 Public DomainChildren with cavernous malformations face unique treatment challenges due to factors such as the malformation's locat

Updated on: November 28,2024

Investigating specific pathological features of cerebral cavernous malformation in children

by Katie Paradis,Children's Hospital BostonCredit: CC0 Public DomainChildren with cavernous malformations face unique treatment challenges due to factors such as the malformation's locat

Updated on:November 28,2024

Adult-born dentate granule cells support the activity of hippocampal cell populations

by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical XpressConfocal image of the dentate gyrus (cyan), with labelled adult-born dentate granule cells (magenta). Image credit: Katja Hartwich/Stephen McHugh/David DupretThe dent

Updated on: February 05,2024

Adult-born dentate granule cells support the activity of hippocampal cell populations

by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical XpressConfocal image of the dentate gyrus (cyan), with labelled adult-born dentate granule cells (magenta). Image credit: Katja Hartwich/Stephen McHugh/David DupretThe dent

Updated on:February 05,2024

COVID vaccine advised for Alzheimer's patients and their caregivers

All Alzheimer's disease patients and their family caregivers should be vaccinated against COVID-19, the Alzheimer's Foundation of America says."Getting vaccinated is one of the most impor

Updated on: June 20,2024

COVID vaccine advised for Alzheimer's patients and their caregivers

All Alzheimer's disease patients and their family caregivers should be vaccinated against COVID-19, the Alzheimer's Foundation of America says."Getting vaccinated is one of the most impor

Updated on:June 20,2024

More berries, apples and tea may have protective benefits against Alzheimer's

by Tufts UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainOlder adults who consumed small amounts of flavonoid-rich foods, such as berries, apples and tea, were two to four times more likely to develop Alzheim

Updated on: May 26,2024

More berries, apples and tea may have protective benefits against Alzheimer's

by Tufts UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainOlder adults who consumed small amounts of flavonoid-rich foods, such as berries, apples and tea, were two to four times more likely to develop Alzheim

Updated on:May 26,2024

Stimulating the gut–brain nerve can influence emotion

by Leiden UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainStimulating the vagus nerve, which provides a direct link between the gut and brain, makes people pay less attention to sad facial expressions

Updated on: February 18,2024

Stimulating the gut–brain nerve can influence emotion

by Leiden UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainStimulating the vagus nerve, which provides a direct link between the gut and brain, makes people pay less attention to sad facial expressions

Updated on:February 18,2024

Combining amino acid PET and MRI imaging: Aggressive brain tumors could soon be treated more effectively

by Politechnika Bydgoska im Jana i Jedrzeja SniadeckichA new procedure for performing a PET scan using tyrosine will allow for more precise localization of brain tumors. Credit: Franciszek Lukaszczyk

Updated on: January 12,2024

Combining amino acid PET and MRI imaging: Aggressive brain tumors could soon be treated more effectively

by Politechnika Bydgoska im Jana i Jedrzeja SniadeckichA new procedure for performing a PET scan using tyrosine will allow for more precise localization of brain tumors. Credit: Franciszek Lukaszczyk

Updated on:January 12,2024