Good news, bad news from Alzheimer's vaccine trial

by Marianne Madeiros and Robin FosterAn experimental Alzheimer's vaccine appears to safely clear abnormal tau protein from the brain, but it's not yet clear whether the shot will be able to sa

Updated on: April 16,2024

Good news, bad news from Alzheimer's vaccine trial

by Marianne Madeiros and Robin FosterAn experimental Alzheimer's vaccine appears to safely clear abnormal tau protein from the brain, but it's not yet clear whether the shot will be able to sa

Updated on:April 16,2024

Growth cone in migrating neurons involved in promoting neuronal migration and regeneration in brain injury, study shows

by Nagoya City UniversityCollective time-lapse images of a migrating neuron (bottom) and an elongating axon (top) from super-resolution microscopy. Growth cones at the tips of the neurons are ext

Updated on: March 19,2024

Growth cone in migrating neurons involved in promoting neuronal migration and regeneration in brain injury, study shows

by Nagoya City UniversityCollective time-lapse images of a migrating neuron (bottom) and an elongating axon (top) from super-resolution microscopy. Growth cones at the tips of the neurons are ext

Updated on:March 19,2024

Alzheimer's research with primates could address treatments that show promise in mice but don't help humans

by Agnès Lacreuse, Allyson J. Bennett and Amanda M. Dettmer,The ConversationRhesus macaques experience an aging process similar to people’s. Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAs of 2022, an esti

Updated on: May 26,2024

Alzheimer's research with primates could address treatments that show promise in mice but don't help humans

by Agnès Lacreuse, Allyson J. Bennett and Amanda M. Dettmer,The ConversationRhesus macaques experience an aging process similar to people’s. Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAs of 2022, an esti

Updated on:May 26,2024

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

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

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

Seizures in Alzheimer's mouse model disrupt adult neurogenesis

by Baylor College of MedicineDr. Jeannie Chin. Credit: Baylor College of MedicineMemory impairment and mood changes are typically observed in patients with Alzheimer's disease but what distur

Updated on: April 20,2024

Seizures in Alzheimer's mouse model disrupt adult neurogenesis

by Baylor College of MedicineDr. Jeannie Chin. Credit: Baylor College of MedicineMemory impairment and mood changes are typically observed in patients with Alzheimer's disease but what distur

Updated on:April 20,2024

Power of illusion can help with learning new movements

by Tokyo Metropolitan UniversitySet up of each condition. Participants were seated in a chair with their left upper limb placed on a table and maintained in a resting position. (a) The Visual-mot

Updated on: February 18,2024

Power of illusion can help with learning new movements

by Tokyo Metropolitan UniversitySet up of each condition. Participants were seated in a chair with their left upper limb placed on a table and maintained in a resting position. (a) The Visual-mot

Updated on:February 18,2024

Fewer Asians, Blacks, Hispanics eligible for drugs that may delay Alzheimer's progression

by University of California, San FranciscoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe development of anti-amyloid monoclonal antibodies that may slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease by breaki

Updated on: June 05,2024

Fewer Asians, Blacks, Hispanics eligible for drugs that may delay Alzheimer's progression

by University of California, San FranciscoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe development of anti-amyloid monoclonal antibodies that may slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease by breaki

Updated on:June 05,2024

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

Stretchable probe measures brain chemicals central to Parkinson's, depression, and gut disease

by Stanford UniversityResearchers demonstrated the advantages of the flexible and elastic NeuroString technology by threading a probe through a segment of mouse colon. Credit: Zhenan Bao labImbal

Updated on: June 03,2024

Stretchable probe measures brain chemicals central to Parkinson's, depression, and gut disease

by Stanford UniversityResearchers demonstrated the advantages of the flexible and elastic NeuroString technology by threading a probe through a segment of mouse colon. Credit: Zhenan Bao labImbal

Updated on:June 03,2024

Study opens the door to earlier diagnosis and potential treatment for Alzheimer's disease

by Aarhus UniversityLarge Aβ Agg [+] MCI patients display lower AD-like brain pathology than large Aβ Agg [-] MCI.a18F-FTP PET uptake in each group at baseline, two-year follow-up, an

Updated on: March 19,2024

Study opens the door to earlier diagnosis and potential treatment for Alzheimer's disease

by Aarhus UniversityLarge Aβ Agg [+] MCI patients display lower AD-like brain pathology than large Aβ Agg [-] MCI.a18F-FTP PET uptake in each group at baseline, two-year follow-up, an

Updated on:March 19,2024