Novel method facilitates study of oxidized lipids involved in neurodegenerative diseases

NOVEMBER 15, 2023byFAPESPGraphical abstract. Credit:Free Radical Biology and Medicine(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2023.08.019Lipids are a diversified class of biomolecules wi

Updated on: March 28,2024 4

Novel method facilitates study of oxidized lipids involved in neurodegenerative diseases

NOVEMBER 15, 2023byFAPESPGraphical abstract. Credit:Free Radical Biology and Medicine(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2023.08.019Lipids are a diversified class of biomolecules wi

Updated on:March 28,2024 4

Largest-ever genetic study of epilepsy finds possible therapeutic targets

by Ari Navetta,Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardEpilepsy genetic architecture from large-scale genetic association studies. Credit:Nature Neuroscience(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41593-024

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Largest-ever genetic study of epilepsy finds possible therapeutic targets

by Ari Navetta,Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardEpilepsy genetic architecture from large-scale genetic association studies. Credit:Nature Neuroscience(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41593-024

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SuperAger brains resist protein tangles that lead to Alzheimer's

by Northwestern UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new Northwestern Medicine study showed cognitive SuperAgers have resistance to the development of fibrous tangles in a brain region r

Updated on: May 05,2024 15

SuperAger brains resist protein tangles that lead to Alzheimer's

by Northwestern UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new Northwestern Medicine study showed cognitive SuperAgers have resistance to the development of fibrous tangles in a brain region r

Updated on:May 05,2024 15

Nine things that can affect whether you get dementia – and what you can do about them

by Gill Livingston,The ConversationCredit: Miguel Á. Padriñán from PexelsDementia is by no means an inevitable result of ageing. In fact, one in three dementia cases can be prevented, according

Updated on: July 04,2024 7

Nine things that can affect whether you get dementia – and what you can do about them

by Gill Livingston,The ConversationCredit: Miguel Á. Padriñán from PexelsDementia is by no means an inevitable result of ageing. In fact, one in three dementia cases can be prevented, according

Updated on:July 04,2024 7

Undergraduates develop tools to diagnose Alzheimer's disease before patients show symptoms

by University of MarylandA prototype of the UMD team's tool to diagnose Alzheimer's disease before patients show symptoms. Credit: University of MarylandA team of seven University of Mary

Updated on: April 29,2024 16

Undergraduates develop tools to diagnose Alzheimer's disease before patients show symptoms

by University of MarylandA prototype of the UMD team's tool to diagnose Alzheimer's disease before patients show symptoms. Credit: University of MarylandA team of seven University of Mary

Updated on:April 29,2024 16

Excessive daytime sleepiness linked with brain protein involved in Alzheimer's disease

by Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public HealthPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainAnalysis of data captured during a long-term study of agi

Updated on: April 25,2024 11

Excessive daytime sleepiness linked with brain protein involved in Alzheimer's disease

by Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public HealthPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainAnalysis of data captured during a long-term study of agi

Updated on:April 25,2024 11

Brain discovery holds key to boosting body's ability to fight Alzheimer's, multiple sclerosis

by University of VirginiaGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2022.09.030UVA Health researchers have discovered a molecule in the brain responsible for orchestra

Updated on: February 21,2024 17

Brain discovery holds key to boosting body's ability to fight Alzheimer's, multiple sclerosis

by University of VirginiaGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2022.09.030UVA Health researchers have discovered a molecule in the brain responsible for orchestra

Updated on:February 21,2024 17

More than half of persons with Alzheimer's disease aged 90 years or more use psychotropic drugs

by University of Eastern FinlandPsychotropic drug use is rather common among persons aged 90 years or more diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, compared with those who were diagnosed at younge

Updated on: March 07,2024 14

More than half of persons with Alzheimer's disease aged 90 years or more use psychotropic drugs

by University of Eastern FinlandPsychotropic drug use is rather common among persons aged 90 years or more diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, compared with those who were diagnosed at younge

Updated on:March 07,2024 14

Forty percent of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by targeting 12 risk factors throughout life

by LancetCredit: CC0 Public DomainModifying 12 risk factors over the lifecourse could delay or prevent 40% of dementia cases, according to an update toThe LancetCommission on dementia

Updated on: March 13,2024 20

Forty percent of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by targeting 12 risk factors throughout life

by LancetCredit: CC0 Public DomainModifying 12 risk factors over the lifecourse could delay or prevent 40% of dementia cases, according to an update toThe LancetCommission on dementia

Updated on:March 13,2024 20

AAN recommends people 65+ be screened yearly for memory problems

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: Public DomainPeople with mild cognitive impairment have thinking and memory problems but usually do not know it because such problems are not severe enough

Updated on: March 19,2024 20

AAN recommends people 65+ be screened yearly for memory problems

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: Public DomainPeople with mild cognitive impairment have thinking and memory problems but usually do not know it because such problems are not severe enough

Updated on:March 19,2024 20

Researchers define seizure burden, developmental outcomes for STXBP1-related disorders

by Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) found that seizure patterns and response to treatment st

Updated on: June 24,2024 3

Researchers define seizure burden, developmental outcomes for STXBP1-related disorders

by Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) found that seizure patterns and response to treatment st

Updated on:June 24,2024 3

Blood levels of common antiepileptic drugs drop during pregnancy, causing breakthrough seizures

by University of PittsburghCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainBlood levels of many commonly used antiepileptic drugs drop dramatically with the onset of pregnancy, report researchers from the Univ

Updated on: February 03,2024 16

Blood levels of common antiepileptic drugs drop during pregnancy, causing breakthrough seizures

by University of PittsburghCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainBlood levels of many commonly used antiepileptic drugs drop dramatically with the onset of pregnancy, report researchers from the Univ

Updated on:February 03,2024 16