Liver disease drug could help restore cells damaged by Alzheimer's

by Amy Huxtable,University of SheffieldPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainA drug which has been used to treat liver disease for decades could help to re

Updated on: June 04,2024 4

Liver disease drug could help restore cells damaged by Alzheimer's

by Amy Huxtable,University of SheffieldPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainA drug which has been used to treat liver disease for decades could help to re

Updated on:June 04,2024 4

Alzheimer's: Nicotinic receptors as a new therapeutic target

by Institut PasteurRepresentation of space in the nicotinic receptor. Credit: Institut PasteurSeveral scientific studies have indicated that nicotine may be beneficial for memory function. Scientists

Updated on: April 16,2024 12

Alzheimer's: Nicotinic receptors as a new therapeutic target

by Institut PasteurRepresentation of space in the nicotinic receptor. Credit: Institut PasteurSeveral scientific studies have indicated that nicotine may be beneficial for memory function. Scientists

Updated on:April 16,2024 12

Group calls on international community to prevent dementia by preventing stroke

by University of Western OntarioDr. Vladimir Hachinski. Credit: Western UniversityThe risk factors for stroke and dementia are the same, and a growing body of evidence demonstrates that preventin

Updated on: June 04,2024 7

Group calls on international community to prevent dementia by preventing stroke

by University of Western OntarioDr. Vladimir Hachinski. Credit: Western UniversityThe risk factors for stroke and dementia are the same, and a growing body of evidence demonstrates that preventin

Updated on:June 04,2024 7

Cognitive function maintained among elderly who feel good about life

by University of MichiganCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFeeling happy about life slowed the cognitive decline among older adults in China, a new 12-year study suggests.Researchers found that th

Updated on: May 26,2024 6

Cognitive function maintained among elderly who feel good about life

by University of MichiganCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFeeling happy about life slowed the cognitive decline among older adults in China, a new 12-year study suggests.Researchers found that th

Updated on:May 26,2024 6

Pink noise boosts deep sleep in mild cognitive impairment patients

by Northwestern UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainGentle sound stimulation played during specific times during deep sleep enhanced deep or slow-wave sleep for people with mild cognitive impairme

Updated on: June 01,2024 7

Pink noise boosts deep sleep in mild cognitive impairment patients

by Northwestern UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainGentle sound stimulation played during specific times during deep sleep enhanced deep or slow-wave sleep for people with mild cognitive impairme

Updated on:June 01,2024 7

Researchers map converging trajectories of cognitive development through adolescence

byUniversity of PittsburghScaled domain general executive function scores generate reproducible adolescent growth charts across datasets and tasks. Accuracy (A) and latency (B) composite (z scor

Updated on: January 12,2024 6

Researchers map converging trajectories of cognitive development through adolescence

byUniversity of PittsburghScaled domain general executive function scores generate reproducible adolescent growth charts across datasets and tasks. Accuracy (A) and latency (B) composite (z scor

Updated on:January 12,2024 6

How processing speed affects the benefits of cognitive rehabilitation for individuals with traumatic brain injury

by Kessler FoundationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainScientists at Kessler Foundation reported results from a randomized controlled trial examining the influence of processing speed on treatment bene

Updated on: February 03,2024 14

How processing speed affects the benefits of cognitive rehabilitation for individuals with traumatic brain injury

by Kessler FoundationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainScientists at Kessler Foundation reported results from a randomized controlled trial examining the influence of processing speed on treatment bene

Updated on:February 03,2024 14

Brain stimulation can rewire and heal damaged neural connections, but it isn't clear how

by Azadeh Yazdan-Shahmorad, Alec Greaves-Tunnell and Julien Bloch,The ConversationDeep-brain stimulation is one form of neurostimulation currently used to treat Parkinson’s and depression.The co

Updated on: February 21,2024 20

Brain stimulation can rewire and heal damaged neural connections, but it isn't clear how

by Azadeh Yazdan-Shahmorad, Alec Greaves-Tunnell and Julien Bloch,The ConversationDeep-brain stimulation is one form of neurostimulation currently used to treat Parkinson’s and depression.The co

Updated on:February 21,2024 20

Marriage may help stave off dementia

by British Medical JournalCredit: Jeff Belmonte / WikipediaMarriage may lower the risk of developing dementia, concludes a synthesis of the available evidence published online in theJournal

Updated on: June 11,2024 8

Marriage may help stave off dementia

by British Medical JournalCredit: Jeff Belmonte / WikipediaMarriage may lower the risk of developing dementia, concludes a synthesis of the available evidence published online in theJournal

Updated on:June 11,2024 8

New stroke risk down with clopidogrel-aspirin initiated within 72 hours

by Elana GotkineCombined clopidogrel-aspirin therapy initiated within 72 hours after stroke onset leads to lower risk for new stroke at 90 days among patients with mild ischemic stroke or high-risk tr

Updated on: March 15,2024 12

New stroke risk down with clopidogrel-aspirin initiated within 72 hours

by Elana GotkineCombined clopidogrel-aspirin therapy initiated within 72 hours after stroke onset leads to lower risk for new stroke at 90 days among patients with mild ischemic stroke or high-risk tr

Updated on:March 15,2024 12

Bruce Willis has frontotemporal dementia. What is FTD?

by The Associated PressBruce Willis attends a movie premiere in New York on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. Nearly a year after Bruce Willis’ family announced that he would step away from acting after being di

Updated on: May 05,2024 10

Bruce Willis has frontotemporal dementia. What is FTD?

by The Associated PressBruce Willis attends a movie premiere in New York on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. Nearly a year after Bruce Willis’ family announced that he would step away from acting after being di

Updated on:May 05,2024 10

A TREM2 activating antibody with a transport vehicle that could boost the metabolism and function of brain microglia

by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical XpressImages showing the architecture of our ATV:TREM2 molecule (a) images showing elevation of microglia proliferation in the brain of mice treated with ATV:TREM2 (b) a su

Updated on: March 26,2024 15

A TREM2 activating antibody with a transport vehicle that could boost the metabolism and function of brain microglia

by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical XpressImages showing the architecture of our ATV:TREM2 molecule (a) images showing elevation of microglia proliferation in the brain of mice treated with ATV:TREM2 (b) a su

Updated on:March 26,2024 15