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

Researchers make key improvements to Parkinson's disease cell therapies

JULY 13, 2023byMass General BrighamCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCell therapy holds promise as a new treatment for Parkinson's disease but, in many trials to date, most transplanted dopam

Updated on: March 28,2024

Researchers make key improvements to Parkinson's disease cell therapies

JULY 13, 2023byMass General BrighamCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCell therapy holds promise as a new treatment for Parkinson's disease but, in many trials to date, most transplanted dopam

Updated on:March 28,2024

Early-life exposure to manganese may be beneficial to adolescent cognition

by Jillian McKoy,Boston UniversityAdjusted beta (β) estimates and 95% CIs from multivariable linear regression models assessing associations between prenatal, postnatal, and childhood tooth Mn l

Updated on: January 10,2024

Early-life exposure to manganese may be beneficial to adolescent cognition

by Jillian McKoy,Boston UniversityAdjusted beta (β) estimates and 95% CIs from multivariable linear regression models assessing associations between prenatal, postnatal, and childhood tooth Mn l

Updated on:January 10,2024

Scientists identify how dietary restriction slows brain aging and increases lifespan

by Buck Institute for Research on Agingmtd interacts with the retromer complex and is required for retromer maintenance. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-44343-3

Updated on: April 26,2024

Scientists identify how dietary restriction slows brain aging and increases lifespan

by Buck Institute for Research on Agingmtd interacts with the retromer complex and is required for retromer maintenance. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-44343-3

Updated on:April 26,2024

Stem cell scientists develop game-changing organoid model to study human cerebellar development and disease

byKeck School of Medicine of USCCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a first for USC Stem Cell scientists, the laboratory of Giorgia Quadrato has pioneered a novel human brain organoid model that

Updated on: January 09,2024

Stem cell scientists develop game-changing organoid model to study human cerebellar development and disease

byKeck School of Medicine of USCCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a first for USC Stem Cell scientists, the laboratory of Giorgia Quadrato has pioneered a novel human brain organoid model that

Updated on:January 09,2024

Scientists uncover the role of dopamine in mediating short-term and long-term memory dynamics

by Tejasri Gururaj , Medical XpressNeural activity gives information about how fruit flies respond to various sensory stimuli, revealing insights into how they process and encode these experiences int

Updated on: September 09,2024

Scientists uncover the role of dopamine in mediating short-term and long-term memory dynamics

by Tejasri Gururaj , Medical XpressNeural activity gives information about how fruit flies respond to various sensory stimuli, revealing insights into how they process and encode these experiences int

Updated on:September 09,2024

Lockdown and dementia: For some, COVID-19 has created an isolated, confusing but calmer world

by Catherine Talbot,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageThe approximately850,000people living with dementia in the UK have been badly affected by COVID-19. Many live in care ho

Updated on: June 01,2024

Lockdown and dementia: For some, COVID-19 has created an isolated, confusing but calmer world

by Catherine Talbot,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageThe approximately850,000people living with dementia in the UK have been badly affected by COVID-19. Many live in care ho

Updated on:June 01,2024

Neural activity study shows the brain processes direct speech and its echo separately

byPublic Library of ScienceSpeech processing in an echoic environment. Credit: Jiaxin Gao (CC-BY 4.0, creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Echoes can make speech harder to understand, and tuning

Updated on: March 13,2024

Neural activity study shows the brain processes direct speech and its echo separately

byPublic Library of ScienceSpeech processing in an echoic environment. Credit: Jiaxin Gao (CC-BY 4.0, creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Echoes can make speech harder to understand, and tuning

Updated on:March 13,2024

Machine learning model able to detect signs of Alzheimer's across languages

by Adrianna MacPherson,University of AlbertaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers are striving to make earlier diagnosis of Alzheimer's dementia possible with a machine learning (ML)

Updated on: June 14,2024

Machine learning model able to detect signs of Alzheimer's across languages

by Adrianna MacPherson,University of AlbertaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers are striving to make earlier diagnosis of Alzheimer's dementia possible with a machine learning (ML)

Updated on:June 14,2024

Study reveals how, when and where non-invasive brain stimulation influences neuronal activity and cognition

byMonash UniversityOverall response time modulations in humans and in monkeys. Credit:Brain(2024). DOI: 10.1093/brain/awae273Brain stimulation using electrodes placed on the head has

Updated on: September 23,2024

Study reveals how, when and where non-invasive brain stimulation influences neuronal activity and cognition

byMonash UniversityOverall response time modulations in humans and in monkeys. Credit:Brain(2024). DOI: 10.1093/brain/awae273Brain stimulation using electrodes placed on the head has

Updated on:September 23,2024

Brain flexibility may hasten hearing improvements from cochlear implants

by NYU Langone HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainKickstarting the brain's natural ability to adjust to new circumstances, or neuroplasticity, improves how effectively a cochlear implant

Updated on: February 21,2024

Brain flexibility may hasten hearing improvements from cochlear implants

by NYU Langone HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainKickstarting the brain's natural ability to adjust to new circumstances, or neuroplasticity, improves how effectively a cochlear implant

Updated on:February 21,2024

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