Sorting protein in neurons defends against neurodegenerative disease

by Temple UniversityDomenico Praticò, MD, Scott Richards North Star Foundation Chair for Alzheimer's Research, Professor in the Departments of Pharmacology and Microbiology, and Director of t

Updated on: May 26,2024 5

Sorting protein in neurons defends against neurodegenerative disease

by Temple UniversityDomenico Praticò, MD, Scott Richards North Star Foundation Chair for Alzheimer's Research, Professor in the Departments of Pharmacology and Microbiology, and Director of t

Updated on:May 26,2024 5

Differences in blood biomarkers in people with genetic risk of Alzheimer's

by Ali Howard,University of GlasgowPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainResearchers at the University of Glasgow have conducted the largest study to date

Updated on: April 23,2024 20

Differences in blood biomarkers in people with genetic risk of Alzheimer's

by Ali Howard,University of GlasgowPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainResearchers at the University of Glasgow have conducted the largest study to date

Updated on:April 23,2024 20

Touching a nerve in the fight against chronic pain and diseases

JANUARY 11, 2024by Vittoria D'Alessio,Horizon: The EU Research & Innovation MagazineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe human body's longest cranial nerve has the potential to impro

Updated on: March 13,2024 11

Touching a nerve in the fight against chronic pain and diseases

JANUARY 11, 2024by Vittoria D'Alessio,Horizon: The EU Research & Innovation MagazineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe human body's longest cranial nerve has the potential to impro

Updated on:March 13,2024 11

How our brain deconstructs a world in constant motion

by Isabella Kjaerulff, Duke Research BlogWas it a stop sign? I didn’t notice. Credit: US Marine Corps, via Wikimedia CommonsIt's a miracle that people aren't constantly getting into car accide

Updated on: January 12,2024 15

How our brain deconstructs a world in constant motion

by Isabella Kjaerulff, Duke Research BlogWas it a stop sign? I didn’t notice. Credit: US Marine Corps, via Wikimedia CommonsIt's a miracle that people aren't constantly getting into car accide

Updated on:January 12,2024 15

Super ager brains contain 'super neurons'

by Northwestern UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNeurons in an area of the brain responsible for memory (known as the entorhinal cortex) were significantly larger in super agers (80 yea

Updated on: February 03,2024 16

Super ager brains contain 'super neurons'

by Northwestern UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNeurons in an area of the brain responsible for memory (known as the entorhinal cortex) were significantly larger in super agers (80 yea

Updated on:February 03,2024 16

Scientists map the neural pathways for vomiting after eating infected food

by Cell PressCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe urge to vomit after eating contaminated food is the body's natural defensive response to get rid of bacterial toxins. However, the process of

Updated on: June 03,2024 3

Scientists map the neural pathways for vomiting after eating infected food

by Cell PressCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe urge to vomit after eating contaminated food is the body's natural defensive response to get rid of bacterial toxins. However, the process of

Updated on:June 03,2024 3

Researchers identify key genes in the development of the primate brain

by Bill Hathaway,Yale UniversityRegionalization of macaque telencephalon. Single-cell transcriptomics of prenatal macaque telencephalic regions distinguished subtypes spanning development. The t

Updated on: January 12,2024 8

Researchers identify key genes in the development of the primate brain

by Bill Hathaway,Yale UniversityRegionalization of macaque telencephalon. Single-cell transcriptomics of prenatal macaque telencephalic regions distinguished subtypes spanning development. The t

Updated on:January 12,2024 8

Anxiety may be contagious, mouse study suggests

bySociety for NeuroscienceCredit: CC0 Public DomainSevere instances of stress experienced early in life (ELS) are a risk factor for developing neuropsychiatric diseases, such as anxiety, later i

Updated on: January 12,2024 16

Anxiety may be contagious, mouse study suggests

bySociety for NeuroscienceCredit: CC0 Public DomainSevere instances of stress experienced early in life (ELS) are a risk factor for developing neuropsychiatric diseases, such as anxiety, later i

Updated on:January 12,2024 16

Dementia and eating disorders: it is a problem of (semantic) memory

by International School of Advanced Studies (SISSA)Binge eating, sugary foods cravings, abnormal table manners: new research conducted by SISSA sheds light for the first time on the possible orig

Updated on: May 06,2024 18

Dementia and eating disorders: it is a problem of (semantic) memory

by International School of Advanced Studies (SISSA)Binge eating, sugary foods cravings, abnormal table manners: new research conducted by SISSA sheds light for the first time on the possible orig

Updated on:May 06,2024 18

Too few seniors are getting their memory tested

by Serena Gordon, Healthday Reporter(HealthDay)—Most seniors expect their doctor to recommend testing of thinking and memory when it's needed.But a new survey discovered that is rarely the case: O

Updated on: June 07,2024 6

Too few seniors are getting their memory tested

by Serena Gordon, Healthday Reporter(HealthDay)—Most seniors expect their doctor to recommend testing of thinking and memory when it's needed.But a new survey discovered that is rarely the case: O

Updated on:June 07,2024 6

New study reveals limited public understanding of dementia globally

by Trinity College DublinBelieving that dementia is a normal part of aging is the most common misconception about dementia, according to a new study conducted by researchers at Trinity College Du

Updated on: February 26,2024 15

New study reveals limited public understanding of dementia globally

by Trinity College DublinBelieving that dementia is a normal part of aging is the most common misconception about dementia, according to a new study conducted by researchers at Trinity College Du

Updated on:February 26,2024 15

Molecular pathology of suicide: A postmortem study

byUniversity of AmsterdamCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhat changes in the brains of people who commit or think about committing suicide? Ph.D. candidate Lin Zhang investigated at a molecular

Updated on: January 12,2024 18

Molecular pathology of suicide: A postmortem study

byUniversity of AmsterdamCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhat changes in the brains of people who commit or think about committing suicide? Ph.D. candidate Lin Zhang investigated at a molecular

Updated on:January 12,2024 18