Cool insights: Research explores how brains perceive temperature

by University of OklahomaDiagram depicting the role of TRPM8. Credit: Christian H. LemonChristian Lemon, Ph.D., an associate professor in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Ok

Updated on: March 19,2024

Cool insights: Research explores how brains perceive temperature

by University of OklahomaDiagram depicting the role of TRPM8. Credit: Christian H. LemonChristian Lemon, Ph.D., an associate professor in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Ok

Updated on:March 19,2024

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

Genes expressed in the brain before birth may affect risk of childhood mental illness

by Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers have identified various genes whose expression in the brain before birth may affect the risk of developing a range of

Updated on: February 03,2024

Genes expressed in the brain before birth may affect risk of childhood mental illness

by Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers have identified various genes whose expression in the brain before birth may affect the risk of developing a range of

Updated on:February 03,2024

New study reveals how the brain orchestrates motions in partnership with sensory cues from the body

byColumbia UniversityMicroscope image of a fly brain (gray) with magenta visual neurons connecting to a motor neuron in this study (green). Credit: Stephen Huston, Zuckerman Institute; Rebecca J

Updated on: March 28,2024

New study reveals how the brain orchestrates motions in partnership with sensory cues from the body

byColumbia UniversityMicroscope image of a fly brain (gray) with magenta visual neurons connecting to a motor neuron in this study (green). Credit: Stephen Huston, Zuckerman Institute; Rebecca J

Updated on:March 28,2024

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

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

How heavy alcohol consumption increases brain inflammation

by The Scripps Research InstituteResearchers discovered higher than usual levels of the immune signaling molecule interleukin 1β (green) in neurons (outlined in red) from the brains of alcohol-de

Updated on: February 18,2024

How heavy alcohol consumption increases brain inflammation

by The Scripps Research InstituteResearchers discovered higher than usual levels of the immune signaling molecule interleukin 1β (green) in neurons (outlined in red) from the brains of alcohol-de

Updated on:February 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

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

Optimizing chronic subdural hematoma treatment

by Cactus CommunicationsThe MRCSDH is the first nationwide study in mainland China to assess the safety and efficacy of different treatment approaches for CSDH. Its findings can help the medical commu

Updated on: April 06,2024

Optimizing chronic subdural hematoma treatment

by Cactus CommunicationsThe MRCSDH is the first nationwide study in mainland China to assess the safety and efficacy of different treatment approaches for CSDH. Its findings can help the medical commu

Updated on:April 06,2024

Comorbidities can increase plasma biomarker levels associated with Alzheimer's disease

by Wake Forest University Baptist Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA simple blood test to diagnose Alzheimer's disease, perhaps even years before symptoms appear, is an exciting

Updated on: June 07,2024

Comorbidities can increase plasma biomarker levels associated with Alzheimer's disease

by Wake Forest University Baptist Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA simple blood test to diagnose Alzheimer's disease, perhaps even years before symptoms appear, is an exciting

Updated on:June 07,2024

Prenatal lead exposure linked to child cognitive developmental delay

by Elana GotkinePrenatal lead (Pb) exposure is associated with an increased risk for cognitive developmental delay (CDD) in children, according to a study published online Oct. 23 inJAMA Network

Updated on: January 11,2024

Prenatal lead exposure linked to child cognitive developmental delay

by Elana GotkinePrenatal lead (Pb) exposure is associated with an increased risk for cognitive developmental delay (CDD) in children, according to a study published online Oct. 23 inJAMA Network

Updated on:January 11,2024

Black patients face delays in Alzheimer's diagnosis, research finds

by Radiological Society of North AmericaBrain MRI images. Credit: RSNA/Joshua Wibecan, M.D.Black patients underwent medical imaging for cognitive impairment years later than white and Hispanic pa

Updated on: February 24,2024

Black patients face delays in Alzheimer's diagnosis, research finds

by Radiological Society of North AmericaBrain MRI images. Credit: RSNA/Joshua Wibecan, M.D.Black patients underwent medical imaging for cognitive impairment years later than white and Hispanic pa

Updated on:February 24,2024

Tauvid receives approval for tau pathology imaging

(HealthDay)—Tauvid (flortaucipir F18), a radioactive diagnostic agent, was approved to image tau pathology in patients with cognitive impairment being evaluated for Alzheimer disease, the U.S. Food an

Updated on: April 02,2024

Tauvid receives approval for tau pathology imaging

(HealthDay)—Tauvid (flortaucipir F18), a radioactive diagnostic agent, was approved to image tau pathology in patients with cognitive impairment being evaluated for Alzheimer disease, the U.S. Food an

Updated on:April 02,2024