Nerve regrowth findings could lead to a potential treatment for a common cause of blindness

by Kim Krieger,University of ConnecticutThe image show two optic nerves, six weeks after they have been crushed (injury marked with a rhombus.) The nerves project fibers from left to right. Live

Updated on: December 16,2024

Nerve regrowth findings could lead to a potential treatment for a common cause of blindness

by Kim Krieger,University of ConnecticutThe image show two optic nerves, six weeks after they have been crushed (injury marked with a rhombus.) The nerves project fibers from left to right. Live

Updated on:December 16,2024

Changes in humour may be an early sign of dementia

by Alzheimer's Research UKResearchers at University College London (UCL) have revealed that a change in sense of humour could be an early sign of dementia. The findings could help improve dem

Updated on: February 27,2024

Changes in humour may be an early sign of dementia

by Alzheimer's Research UKResearchers at University College London (UCL) have revealed that a change in sense of humour could be an early sign of dementia. The findings could help improve dem

Updated on:February 27,2024

Metal-based molecules show promise against the build-up of Alzheimer's peptides

by Imperial College LondonImage of mouse brain highlighting the areas where one of the metal complexes under study accumulates. Credit: Imperial College LondonIn lab tests, Imperial researchers h

Updated on: July 01,2024

Metal-based molecules show promise against the build-up of Alzheimer's peptides

by Imperial College LondonImage of mouse brain highlighting the areas where one of the metal complexes under study accumulates. Credit: Imperial College LondonIn lab tests, Imperial researchers h

Updated on:July 01,2024

Alzheimer's disease might be a 'whole body' problem

by University of British ColumbiaPair of surgically joined mice. Credit: University of British ColumbiaAlzheimer's disease, the leading cause of dementia, has long been assumed to originate i

Updated on: April 10,2024

Alzheimer's disease might be a 'whole body' problem

by University of British ColumbiaPair of surgically joined mice. Credit: University of British ColumbiaAlzheimer's disease, the leading cause of dementia, has long been assumed to originate i

Updated on:April 10,2024

Alzheimer's disease: It may be possible to restore memory function, preclinical study finds

by Ellen Goldbaum,University at BuffaloYan and her team used an epigenetic approach to restore memory function in an animal model of Alzheimer's Disease Credit: Douglas Levere/University at

Updated on: April 10,2024

Alzheimer's disease: It may be possible to restore memory function, preclinical study finds

by Ellen Goldbaum,University at BuffaloYan and her team used an epigenetic approach to restore memory function in an animal model of Alzheimer's Disease Credit: Douglas Levere/University at

Updated on:April 10,2024

Bilingualism may maintain protection against Alzheimer's, neuroimaging study finds

by Patrick Lejtenyi,Concordia UniversityROIs from the Desikan–Killiany–Tourville cortical atlas (A) and the FreeSurfer subcortical atlas (B). ROIs also include the subiculum and CA1 subfields (n

Updated on: November 06,2024

Bilingualism may maintain protection against Alzheimer's, neuroimaging study finds

by Patrick Lejtenyi,Concordia UniversityROIs from the Desikan–Killiany–Tourville cortical atlas (A) and the FreeSurfer subcortical atlas (B). ROIs also include the subiculum and CA1 subfields (n

Updated on:November 06,2024

New insights into fruit fly cell regulation may offer clues for treating brain tumors

byPeter MacCallum Cancer CentreWorking model of the termination of medulla NBs. Credit:eLife(2024). DOI: 10.7554/eLife.96876Peter Mac researchers have discovered new insights into ne

Updated on: August 08,2024

New insights into fruit fly cell regulation may offer clues for treating brain tumors

byPeter MacCallum Cancer CentreWorking model of the termination of medulla NBs. Credit:eLife(2024). DOI: 10.7554/eLife.96876Peter Mac researchers have discovered new insights into ne

Updated on:August 08,2024

New study reveals how DNA repair genes play a major role in Huntington's disease

byUniversity of California, Los AngelesGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell(2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2025.01.031A new UCLA Health study has discovered in mouse models that genes associa

Updated on: February 19,2025

New study reveals how DNA repair genes play a major role in Huntington's disease

byUniversity of California, Los AngelesGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell(2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2025.01.031A new UCLA Health study has discovered in mouse models that genes associa

Updated on:February 19,2025

Could a longer reproductive period put women at greater risk for Alzheimer disease?

by The North American Menopause SocietyCredit: CC0 Public DomainEstrogen has been thought to play a role in a woman's risk of developing Alzheimer disease (AD). A new study has taken a differ

Updated on: June 24,2024

Could a longer reproductive period put women at greater risk for Alzheimer disease?

by The North American Menopause SocietyCredit: CC0 Public DomainEstrogen has been thought to play a role in a woman's risk of developing Alzheimer disease (AD). A new study has taken a differ

Updated on:June 24,2024

Scientists use ribosomal tagging to study neuroinfections

by Jan Grabowski, Zentrum für Experimentelle und Klinische InfektionsforschungSorted microglia exhibit artificially induced transcriptional alterations. Credit:Journal of Neuroinflammation

Updated on: October 18,2024

Scientists use ribosomal tagging to study neuroinfections

by Jan Grabowski, Zentrum für Experimentelle und Klinische InfektionsforschungSorted microglia exhibit artificially induced transcriptional alterations. Credit:Journal of Neuroinflammation

Updated on:October 18,2024

New research on Alzheimer's disease shows 'lifestyle origin at least in some degree'

by Todd Hollingshead,Brigham Young UniversityPh.D. student Erin Saito enters data into a computer in the lab of Professor Benjamin Bikman. Credit: Jaren WilkeyFor years, research to pin down the

Updated on: April 07,2024

New research on Alzheimer's disease shows 'lifestyle origin at least in some degree'

by Todd Hollingshead,Brigham Young UniversityPh.D. student Erin Saito enters data into a computer in the lab of Professor Benjamin Bikman. Credit: Jaren WilkeyFor years, research to pin down the

Updated on:April 07,2024

Stem cell platform aims to recreate brain's immune system using lab-grown human microglia cells

Updated on: July 07,2025

Stem cell platform aims to recreate brain's immune system using lab-grown human microglia cells

Updated on:July 07,2025