New visual technique could advance early detection of neurodegenerative diseases

byUniversity of MinnesotaIntroduction and overview of Cap-QuIC method. Credit:npj Biosensing(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s44328-024-00003-0Researchers at the University of Minnesota have dev

Updated on: August 08,2024

New visual technique could advance early detection of neurodegenerative diseases

byUniversity of MinnesotaIntroduction and overview of Cap-QuIC method. Credit:npj Biosensing(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s44328-024-00003-0Researchers at the University of Minnesota have dev

Updated on:August 08,2024

Electronic health records help study drug-effectiveness in Alzheimer's disease

by Case Western Reserve UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers have harnessed the power of electronic health records to gain insight in the potential of inflammation-controlling medicatio

Updated on: May 22,2024

Electronic health records help study drug-effectiveness in Alzheimer's disease

by Case Western Reserve UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers have harnessed the power of electronic health records to gain insight in the potential of inflammation-controlling medicatio

Updated on:May 22,2024

3D bioprinting sheds light on why blood vessel curvature may foster brain cancer metastasis

JANUARY 19, 2024byPohang University of Science and TechnologyCreation of an in vitro cerebrovascular model using 3D bioprinting technology. Credit: POSTECHRecent research suggests that the windi

Updated on: March 13,2024

3D bioprinting sheds light on why blood vessel curvature may foster brain cancer metastasis

JANUARY 19, 2024byPohang University of Science and TechnologyCreation of an in vitro cerebrovascular model using 3D bioprinting technology. Credit: POSTECHRecent research suggests that the windi

Updated on:March 13,2024

How antidepressants, ketamine and psychedelic drugs may make brains more flexible—new research

by Barbara Jacquelyn Sahakian and Christelle Langley,The ConversationCredit: Juan Gaertner/ShutterstockThe first-line pharmacological treatment for major depressive disorder (MDD) are antidepres

Updated on: January 12,2024

How antidepressants, ketamine and psychedelic drugs may make brains more flexible—new research

by Barbara Jacquelyn Sahakian and Christelle Langley,The ConversationCredit: Juan Gaertner/ShutterstockThe first-line pharmacological treatment for major depressive disorder (MDD) are antidepres

Updated on:January 12,2024

Poorer schools could bring higher dementia rates many decades later

by Alan MozesWhat do race and early education have to do with dementia risk among seniors?Quite a bit, a new study suggests.Researchers spent decades tracking the onset ofdementiaamong nea

Updated on: June 18,2024

Poorer schools could bring higher dementia rates many decades later

by Alan MozesWhat do race and early education have to do with dementia risk among seniors?Quite a bit, a new study suggests.Researchers spent decades tracking the onset ofdementiaamong nea

Updated on:June 18,2024

Development of plaques in Alzheimer's disease resolved

by Ruhr-Universitaet-BochumDominik Röhr researches proteins that are altered in Alzheimer’s disease. Credit: Michael SchwettmannA team of researchers from Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) and Vrije

Updated on: April 02,2024

Development of plaques in Alzheimer's disease resolved

by Ruhr-Universitaet-BochumDominik Röhr researches proteins that are altered in Alzheimer’s disease. Credit: Michael SchwettmannA team of researchers from Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) and Vrije

Updated on:April 02,2024

Brain cell membranes' lipids may play big role in Alzheimer's progression

by American Institute of PhysicsLinks between lipid imbalance and disease have been established, in which lipid changes increase the formation of amyloid plaques, a hallmark of Alzheimer's di

Updated on: May 18,2024

Brain cell membranes' lipids may play big role in Alzheimer's progression

by American Institute of PhysicsLinks between lipid imbalance and disease have been established, in which lipid changes increase the formation of amyloid plaques, a hallmark of Alzheimer's di

Updated on:May 18,2024

Detecting diminished dopamine-firing cells inside brain could reveal earliest signs of Alzheimer's

by University of SheffieldPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainA new link between diminished input from dopamine-firing cells deep inside the brain and the

Updated on: June 20,2024

Detecting diminished dopamine-firing cells inside brain could reveal earliest signs of Alzheimer's

by University of SheffieldPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainA new link between diminished input from dopamine-firing cells deep inside the brain and the

Updated on:June 20,2024

Researchers show multiple sclerosis drug can be used as Alzheimer's therapy

by Lindsay Travis,University of KentuckyWorking model for the effect of ponesimod on microglial activation and phagocytosis. Aβ42 binds to TLR4 and induces a complex with S1PR1. S1P co-activates

Updated on: March 02,2024

Researchers show multiple sclerosis drug can be used as Alzheimer's therapy

by Lindsay Travis,University of KentuckyWorking model for the effect of ponesimod on microglial activation and phagocytosis. Aβ42 binds to TLR4 and induces a complex with S1PR1. S1P co-activates

Updated on:March 02,2024

Inequality linked to differences in kids' brain connections

by University of MichiganGraphical abstract. Credit:Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2022.101164Growing up in a socioeconomically disadvantaged household

Updated on: February 05,2024

Inequality linked to differences in kids' brain connections

by University of MichiganGraphical abstract. Credit:Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2022.101164Growing up in a socioeconomically disadvantaged household

Updated on:February 05,2024

Unraveling the neural circuit behind reduced food intake in high temperatures

byKarolinska InstitutetAcute heat reduces food intake and selectively activates α-tanycytes. Credit:Nature(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07232-3In a study recentlypublished&nb

Updated on: April 28,2024

Unraveling the neural circuit behind reduced food intake in high temperatures

byKarolinska InstitutetAcute heat reduces food intake and selectively activates α-tanycytes. Credit:Nature(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07232-3In a study recentlypublished&nb

Updated on:April 28,2024

Testing for inflammatory proteins can help diagnose progression of Alzheimer's disease

by Modesta (Maud) Alobawone,Rutgers UniversityPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainTesting for some inflammatory proteins associated with the nervous and

Updated on: June 20,2024

Testing for inflammatory proteins can help diagnose progression of Alzheimer's disease

by Modesta (Maud) Alobawone,Rutgers UniversityPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainTesting for some inflammatory proteins associated with the nervous and

Updated on:June 20,2024