Casting light on the brain’s inner workings
Biomedical engineering researchers have developed a device that could provide unique insight into the mechanisms of pain, depression, addiction and ...
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Blood-based multiplexed diagnostic sensor helps to accurately detect Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: KAIST A research team at KAIST reported clinically accurate multiplexed electrical biosensor for detecting Alzheimer's disease by measuring its ...
How the brain’s immune system could be harnessed to improve memory
Unexpected results expand our understanding of memory formation and the role of neuroinflammation in memory lossCredit: Alita Soch When it ...
A happy partner leads to a healthier future
Science confirms: 'happy wife, happy life.'Credit: Photo by Jamie Street on Unsplash Science now supports the saying, "happy wife, happy ...
The human brain’s meticulous interface with the bloodstream now on a precision chip
This new human blood-brain barrier on a chip gets its surprising edge by giving astrocytes 3D living spaceCredit: Georgia Tech ...
Investigational drugs didn’t slow cognitive decline in rare, inherited Alzheimer’s, initial analysis indicates
Top-line data reported from international trialCredit: Huy Mach/Washington University An international clinical trial evaluating whether two investigational drugs can slow ...
Inequitable medicare reimbursements threaten care of most vulnerable
Credit: Saint Louis University Hospitals, doctors and Medicare Advantage insurance plans that care for some of the most vulnerable patients ...
UNH researchers find synchronization of memory cells critical for learning and forming memories
Credit: UNH DURHAM, N.H. - The phrase "Pavlov's dogs" has long evoked images of bells, food and salivating dogs. Even ...
Toxic protein, linked to Alzheimer’s and neurodegenerative diseases, exposed in new detail
Columbia-led team harnesses two powerful technologies to identify promising targets for diagnosing and treating neurodegenerative diseasesCredit: Veronica Falconieri Hays and ...
Study identifies interaction site for serotonin type 3A and RIC-3 chaperone
Credit: TTUHSC To address the receptor dysfunction associated with several serious neurological diseases, Michaela Jansen, Pharm.D., Ph.D., from the Texas ...
Blood test identifies risk of disease linked to stroke and dementia
UCLA-led team finds connections between inflammation and cerebral small vessel diseaseCredit: UCLA Health A UCLA-led study has found that levels ...
Aerobic exercise training linked to enhanced brain function
Regular aerobic exercise may decrease the likelihood of developing Alzheimer's diseaseCredit: Brain Plasticity Amsterdam, NL, February 3, 2020 - Individuals ...
Novel compound is promising drug candidate for Alzheimer’s disease
New gamma secretase inhibitor blocks only amyloid production, no other functionsCredit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute TROY, N.Y. -- A newly identified ...
Immune response in brain, spinal cord could offer clues to treating neurological diseases
University of Alberta researcher discovers that immune cells in the brain and central nervous system interfere with those in the ...
ASU scientists boost gene-editing tools to new heights in human stem cells
Proof-of-concept shows genes implicated in Alzheimer's disease can be accurately edited, with 90 percent efficiency in human stem cellsCredit: Arizona ...
Buck researchers discover how cellular senescence leads to neurodegeneration
Findings available to scientists studying both dementia and brain cancerCredit: Chandani Limbad, PhD Although a link has been established between ...
The Human Brain Project is coming to Athens with an exciting Open Day on February 3, 2020
Credit: Human Brain Project/Athena RC On February 3rd, 2020 the European Human Brain Project (HBP) will hold its annual Open ...
Portable device to monitor the blink reflex cleared by Food and Drug Administration
Credit: Image courtesy of blinktbi. EyeStat (blinktbi, Charleston, SC), a portable, lightweight device for measuring the natural blink reflex, received ...
New mathematical model for amyloid formation
Equations describe chemical reactions responsible for the formation of protein aggregates associated with illnesses like Alzheimer's diseaseCredit: Alexander J. Dear ...
Connecting dots between higher blood pressure early in life and dementia
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University Whether elevated blood pressure early in life translates to increased risk of dementia ...