Alzheimer's disease: Lithium may help slow cognitive decline—new research in mice

Updated on: September 01,2025

Alzheimer's disease: Lithium may help slow cognitive decline—new research in mice

Updated on:September 01,2025

Quality of carbohydrates in diet may play key role in prevention of dementia

byUniversity of Rovira i VirgiliCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe quality and quantity of carbohydrates in the diet play a decisive role in the development of dementias. This is according to a comb

Updated on: January 17,2026

Quality of carbohydrates in diet may play key role in prevention of dementia

byUniversity of Rovira i VirgiliCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe quality and quantity of carbohydrates in the diet play a decisive role in the development of dementias. This is according to a comb

Updated on:January 17,2026

New research finds dietary intervention of peanuts improves brain vascular function and memory

Updated on: December 11,2025

New research finds dietary intervention of peanuts improves brain vascular function and memory

Updated on:December 11,2025

New ALS diagnostic blood test boasts 97% accuracy

by Brain Chemistry LabsDr. Rachael Dunlop using qPCR to sequence miRNA for an ALS blood test at the Brain Chemistry Labs in Jackson Hole. Credit: Paul Alan CoxALS is a debilitating paralytic disease c

Updated on: December 28,2025

New ALS diagnostic blood test boasts 97% accuracy

by Brain Chemistry LabsDr. Rachael Dunlop using qPCR to sequence miRNA for an ALS blood test at the Brain Chemistry Labs in Jackson Hole. Credit: Paul Alan CoxALS is a debilitating paralytic disease c

Updated on:December 28,2025

Seeing double: Visual anagrams that rotate open doors for brain research

Updated on: October 30,2025

Seeing double: Visual anagrams that rotate open doors for brain research

Updated on:October 30,2025

ICU delirium tests misclassify Spanish-speakers, research suggests

Updated on: June 12,2025

ICU delirium tests misclassify Spanish-speakers, research suggests

Updated on:June 12,2025

Just 3,000 steps a day linked to lower Alzheimer's risk in older adults

by Eef Hogervorst,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study suggests that even low levels of physical activity could protect the brain from Alzheimer's disease—but not in the w

Updated on: January 11,2026

Just 3,000 steps a day linked to lower Alzheimer's risk in older adults

by Eef Hogervorst,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study suggests that even low levels of physical activity could protect the brain from Alzheimer's disease—but not in the w

Updated on:January 11,2026

Autism-related genes may shape early brain development via the extracellular matrix

by Wendy Davidson,University of AberdeenCell-cell communication mediated by matrisome. Credit:Nature Communications(2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-64381-3A team of researchers from the University of A

Updated on: January 25,2026

Autism-related genes may shape early brain development via the extracellular matrix

by Wendy Davidson,University of AberdeenCell-cell communication mediated by matrisome. Credit:Nature Communications(2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-64381-3A team of researchers from the University of A

Updated on:January 25,2026

Stress hormone identified that helps repair the brain

by Anke Schlee,Max Planck SocietyCredit:Cell Reports(2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2025.116474When laboratory mice suffer brain damage, e.g., from an injection, research group leader Jan Deussing has o

Updated on: March 03,2026

Stress hormone identified that helps repair the brain

by Anke Schlee,Max Planck SocietyCredit:Cell Reports(2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2025.116474When laboratory mice suffer brain damage, e.g., from an injection, research group leader Jan Deussing has o

Updated on:March 03,2026

Q&A: New tech helps Parkinson's patients who have trouble walking

by Melinda Krigel,University of California, San FranciscoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at UC San Francisco have developed a new way to improve walking for patients with Parkinson's

Updated on: January 21,2026

Q&A: New tech helps Parkinson's patients who have trouble walking

by Melinda Krigel,University of California, San FranciscoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at UC San Francisco have developed a new way to improve walking for patients with Parkinson's

Updated on:January 21,2026

When neural spikes break time's symmetry: Linking the information-theoretic cost of brain activity to behavior

byKyoto UniversityIllustration of brain activity differences between mice with higher and lower task performance. Credit: Robin HoshinoWhat if we could peer into the brain and watch how it organizes i

Updated on: March 11,2026

When neural spikes break time's symmetry: Linking the information-theoretic cost of brain activity to behavior

byKyoto UniversityIllustration of brain activity differences between mice with higher and lower task performance. Credit: Robin HoshinoWhat if we could peer into the brain and watch how it organizes i

Updated on:March 11,2026

Study establishes practical definition for rapidly progressive dementia

by Lynda De Widt,Mayo ClinicA new multicenter study led by Mayo Clinic researchers has established a practical, evidence-based definition of rapidly progressive dementia (RPD), a rare but devastating

Updated on: February 04,2026

Study establishes practical definition for rapidly progressive dementia

by Lynda De Widt,Mayo ClinicA new multicenter study led by Mayo Clinic researchers has established a practical, evidence-based definition of rapidly progressive dementia (RPD), a rare but devastating

Updated on:February 04,2026