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 ...
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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 ...
New look at odd holes involved in taste, Alzheimer’s, asthma
Credit: Furukawa lab/CSHL, 2020 Many cells are covered with mysterious large holes, pores that have been associated with the sense ...
Mild cognitive impairment, ISS produces the first epidemiological estimation
Credit: Istituto Superiore di Sanità January 27, 2020-Rome: In a study published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, ISS researchers ...
Reelin reverts the main pathological processes related to Alzheimer’s and other tauopathy
An essential protein for brain plasticityCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA Promoting the signalling pathway of reelin -an essential extracellular protein for ...
New tool for investigating brain cells, Parkinson’s, and more
Credit: Furukawa lab/CSHL, 2020 NMDARs (N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors) serve as valves on nerve cells, controlling the flow of electrical signals in ...
Possible Alzheimer’s breakthrough suggested
Researchers say newly found protein is bio-marker for disease; suggest suppression of 'aggregatin' could lead to future treatments to slow ...
January Alzheimer’s & Dementia highlights: Sleep, race/ethnicity, artificial intelligence
Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association January 2020 Journal DigestCredit: Credit Alzheimer's Association CHICAGO, January 16, 2020 ...
World’s first ultra-high resolution 3D comprehensive mapping of human brain kicks off
New mapping technique using powerful x-ray technology will provide clear and detailed images of the brain and aid development of ...
New small molecule to treat Alzheimer’s disease and Dravet syndrome
New study shows potentiating a subset of NMDA receptors may be beneficial in Alzheimer's disease and Dravet syndrome.Credit: Lauren Bayless, ...
Researchers develop tool to identify molecular receptors in worms
Findings published in Royal Society of Chemistry journal could speed up neuroscience researchCredit: Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, Mass. - January ...
Long-term memory performance depends upon gating system, study finds
Suppression of genetic switch boosts hardwired memory in DrosophilaCredit: Scott Wiseman for Scripps Research JUPITER, Fla.--Jan. 13, 2020--Storing and retrieving ...
Neurons’ energy organelle protected from damage linked to ALS, Alzheimer’s
Potential medications to protect mitochondria found with novel screening strategyCredit: Ronald Davis Lab at Scripps Research JUPITER, FL -- Jan. ...
URI, BayCare, Butler Hospital launch trial for early detection of Alzheimer’s disease
Study seeks 330 volunteers for clinical trialsCredit: URI photo by Michael Salerno. KINGSTON, R.I. - January 6, 2020 -- The ...
Engrams emerging as the basic unit of memory
Credit: Takashi Kitamura/MIT Picower Institute Though scientist Richard Semon introduced the concept of the "engram" 115 years ago to posit ...
Objective subtle cognitive difficulties predict amyloid accumulation and neurodegeneration
Credit: National Institute of Aging Writing in the December 30, 2019 online issue of Neurology, researchers at University of California ...
Possible dementia vaccine closer after mice studies
Human trials tipped within two yearsCredit: Flinders University A preventive treatment for dementia may proceed to clinical trials after successful ...
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