Researchers use MRI scans and karaoke to better understand the nature of blushing

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressAssociations between task activity and individual differences in blushing as indexed by cheek temperature increase. (a) Regions with parameter estimates for watching singi

Updated on: July 30,2024

Researchers use MRI scans and karaoke to better understand the nature of blushing

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressAssociations between task activity and individual differences in blushing as indexed by cheek temperature increase. (a) Regions with parameter estimates for watching singi

Updated on:July 30,2024

Singing is beneficial for memory and mood especially in early dementia

by IOS PressResearchers led by Dr. Teppo Särkämö at University of Helsinki, Finland have revealed that caregiver-implemented musical leisure activities, particularly singing, are cognitively and

Updated on: February 27,2024

Singing is beneficial for memory and mood especially in early dementia

by IOS PressResearchers led by Dr. Teppo Särkämö at University of Helsinki, Finland have revealed that caregiver-implemented musical leisure activities, particularly singing, are cognitively and

Updated on:February 27,2024

Higher levels of mercury in brain not linked with increased risk of Alzheimer's disease

by The JAMA Network JournalsIn a study of deceased individuals, moderate seafood consumption was correlated with lesser Alzheimer disease neuropathology, and although seafood consumption was asso

Updated on: February 27,2024

Higher levels of mercury in brain not linked with increased risk of Alzheimer's disease

by The JAMA Network JournalsIn a study of deceased individuals, moderate seafood consumption was correlated with lesser Alzheimer disease neuropathology, and although seafood consumption was asso

Updated on:February 27,2024

Imitating movements could help Alzheimer's patients

by FrontiersDiagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.Alzheimer's disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the U.S., according to th

Updated on: February 28,2024

Imitating movements could help Alzheimer's patients

by FrontiersDiagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.Alzheimer's disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the U.S., according to th

Updated on:February 28,2024

Losing control of gene activity in Alzheimer's disease

by University of ExeterPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainPioneering research into the mechanisms controlling gene activity in the brain could hold

Updated on: April 10,2024

Losing control of gene activity in Alzheimer's disease

by University of ExeterPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainPioneering research into the mechanisms controlling gene activity in the brain could hold

Updated on:April 10,2024

Fruit fly study provides a blueprint for the brain's circadian clock

byJulius-Maximilians-Universität WürzburgImage showing all the neurons (color-coded based on type) that make up the Drosophila circadian clock network. Credit: Nils ReinhardCircadian clocks cont

Updated on: December 17,2024

Fruit fly study provides a blueprint for the brain's circadian clock

byJulius-Maximilians-Universität WürzburgImage showing all the neurons (color-coded based on type) that make up the Drosophila circadian clock network. Credit: Nils ReinhardCircadian clocks cont

Updated on:December 17,2024

Risk for dementia found to be similar with SGLT2 inhibitors, dulaglutide in type 2 diabetes

by Elana GotkineFor older adults with type 2 diabetes, the risk for dementia seems similar with sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors and the glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist (GLP-

Updated on: September 05,2024

Risk for dementia found to be similar with SGLT2 inhibitors, dulaglutide in type 2 diabetes

by Elana GotkineFor older adults with type 2 diabetes, the risk for dementia seems similar with sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors and the glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist (GLP-

Updated on:September 05,2024

Newfound link between Alzheimer's and iron could lead to new medical interventions

by University of Texas at AustinResearchers developed DNA-based fluorescent sensors that can detect two different forms of iron (Fe2+and Fe3+) at the same time in cell cultures and in brain

Updated on: April 10,2024

Newfound link between Alzheimer's and iron could lead to new medical interventions

by University of Texas at AustinResearchers developed DNA-based fluorescent sensors that can detect two different forms of iron (Fe2+and Fe3+) at the same time in cell cultures and in brain

Updated on:April 10,2024

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

Alzheimer research: Noise-inducing neurons shut down memories

by German Center for Neurodegenerative DiseasesCredit: Public DomainNeurons that are responsible for new experiences interfere with the signals of neurons that contain memories and thereby distur

Updated on: April 16,2024

Alzheimer research: Noise-inducing neurons shut down memories

by German Center for Neurodegenerative DiseasesCredit: Public DomainNeurons that are responsible for new experiences interfere with the signals of neurons that contain memories and thereby distur

Updated on:April 16,2024

Computational neuroscientists show how astrocytes increase flexible learning

by Petra Sandow,University of BonnThe D-serine hypothesis. a, b) The astrocytes-mediated feedback loop shows remarkable similarities with the BCM postulate of a synaptic modification threshold θ

Updated on: July 31,2024

Computational neuroscientists show how astrocytes increase flexible learning

by Petra Sandow,University of BonnThe D-serine hypothesis. a, b) The astrocytes-mediated feedback loop shows remarkable similarities with the BCM postulate of a synaptic modification threshold θ

Updated on:July 31,2024

Brain cells in Alzheimer's patients consume resources essential to neurotransmission

by Weber Shandwick WorldwideCredit: Public DomainAlzheimer's disease (AD), the most common type of dementia, causes the death of neurons and leads to shrinking of the brain. Patients with AD

Updated on: April 10,2024

Brain cells in Alzheimer's patients consume resources essential to neurotransmission

by Weber Shandwick WorldwideCredit: Public DomainAlzheimer's disease (AD), the most common type of dementia, causes the death of neurons and leads to shrinking of the brain. Patients with AD

Updated on:April 10,2024