Study: Daily avocado consumption improves attention in persons with overweight, obesity
Credit: Graphic by Michael Vincent An avocado a day improves the ability to focus attention for overweight or obese adults, ...
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International study completes the largest genetic map of psychiatric disorders so far
A new genetic perspective on psychiatric disordersCredit: Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) and the CIBERSAM. An international study published in ...
Connecting interferon, neuroinflammation and synapse loss in Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine When immunologist Dr. Wei Cao joined Baylor College of Medicine three-and-a-half years ago, her first ...
Curcumin is the spice of life when delivered via tiny nanoparticles
Treatment for Alzheimer's and genital herpesCredit: University of South Australia For years, curry lovers have sworn by the anti-inflammatory properties ...
Norway’s Nobel laureates take up the fight against Alzheimer’s
An NOK 22.5 million grant from a private foundation establishes new national research centerCredit: Rita Elmkvist-Nilsen/Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience ...
Coordination chemistry and Alzheimer’s disease
Mechanistic approaches to chemically modify neurotoxicity of Alzheimer's diseaseCredit: KAIST It has become evident recently that the interactions between copper ...
Visceral fat delivers signal to the brain that hurts cognition
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University Excessive weight around our middle gives our brain's resident immune cells heavy exposure ...
Could targeting an Alzheimer’s-associated protein prevent Autism?
New study shows reducing levels of the protein tau prevents core autism symptoms in animal modelsCredit: Lauren Bayless, Gladstone Institutes ...
Scientists find functioning amyloid in healthy brain
Researchers at the Department of Genetics and Biotechnology of St Petersburg University have discovered a functioning amyloid in a healthy ...
Gene therapy generates new neurons to treat Huntington’s disease
Gene therapy to treat Huntington's diseaseCredit: Gong Chen and Zheng Wu Huntington's disease (HD) is a rare disease characterized by ...
Two sides of a coin: Our own immune cells damage the integrity of the blood-brain barrier
Credit: Hiroaki Wake The blood-brain barrier is a layer of cells that covers the blood vessels in the brain and ...
Revving habits up and down, new insight into how the brain forms habits
Credit: Image provided by study co-authors Each day, humans and animals rely on habits to complete routine tasks such as ...
Scientists discover new clue behind age-related diseases and food spoilage
Exotic molecule linked to ozone also at work in chronic diseases and cancers, and even the decomposition of foodCredit: Marilyn ...
Temple’s Dr. Silvia Fossati awarded $500,000 grant for Alzheimer’s drug discovery research
Credit: Temple University Health System (Philadelphia, PA) - Silvia Fossati, PhD, Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Associate Director of the ...
Brain cells protect muscles from wasting away
A mere four glial cells in roundworm perk up stress response in periphery, doubling lifespanCredit: Ashley Frakes, UC Berkeley While ...
Two grants will fund research into neurotechnology, drug delivery system
Two grants will fund interdisciplinary research, including a look at how neurons and muscle cells communicate with each other and ...
Hispanics/Latinos underrepresented in Alzheimer’s disease research
UH researcher to increase health literacy among largest US minorityCredit: University of Houston A University of Houston researcher is working ...
Neighborhood features and one’s genetic makeup interact to affect cognitive function
FAU study first to examine how neighborhood environment affects cognition based on one's genetic risk for Alzheimer's, dementiaCredit: Florida Atlantic ...
Researchers discover how cells clear misfolded proteins from tissues
Credit: Itakura et al., 2020 Researchers in Japan have identified a new quality control system that allows cells to remove ...
Despite a marked reduction in the prevalence of dementia, the number of people with dementia is set to double by 2050 according to new Alzheimer Europe report
Credit: Alzheimer Europe Brussels, 18 February 2020 - Today, at a European Parliament lunch debate hosted by Christophe Hansen MEP ...
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