MSU lands $5 million NIH grant to connect dots between pesticides and Parkinson’s
A Michigan State University researcher is hoping to make a connection between pesticides, olfactory impairment and early symptoms of neurodegenerative ...
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FAU receives $3 million grant for dementia prevention initiative
Credit: Alex Dolce, Florida Atlantic University By 2050 about 16 million Americans and 60 million people worldwide will be affected ...
Neurodegenerative diseases identified using artificial intelligence
Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence platform to detect a range of neurodegenerative disease in human brain tissue samples, including ...
Sleep apnea may be linked to higher levels of Alzheimer’s biomarker in brain
MINNEAPOLIS - People who are witnessed by a bed partner to have stopped breathing during sleep may have higher accumulations ...
NIH funds UT research on quality of life of LGBT caregivers
A new study by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville will examine how the intersection of being both LGBT and a ...
Data sharing uncovers five new risk genes for Alzheimer’s disease
NIH-funded project includes largest sample to date for Alzheimer's gene associationCredit: Image courtesy of Kunkle et al and Nature Genetics. ...
Researchers ‘bait’ pathological proteins underlying many neurodegenerative disorders
Credit: Christopher Donnelly, Ph.D. PITTSBURGH, Feb. 27, 2019 - A single misbehaving protein - called TDP-43 - is behind 97 ...
A very human machine
New brain implants disguise as neurons, offering a potentially safer way to study and treat the brainCredit: Xiao Yang (Lieber ...
Brain scans shine light on how we solve clues
Partnered with machine learning, brain scans reveal how people understand objects in our worldCredit: Sasa L. Kivisaari What's an s-shaped ...
Keeping active in middle age may be tied to lower risk of dementia
Credit: Ragnhild Larsson Keeping physically and mentally active in middle age may be tied to a lower risk of developing ...
New ‘interspecies communication’ strategy between gut bacteria and mammalian hosts uncovered
Study describes molecular language bacteria use to control host genes and developmentCredit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Bacteria ...
Native California medicinal plant may hold promise for treating Alzheimer’s
Salk scientists identify possible healing compound in Yerba santaCredit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(February 20, 2019) The medicinal powers of aspirin, ...
Ben-Gurion U. develops new AI platform for ALS care
Technology will also improve drug development and clinical trials for neurodegenerative diseasesCredit: Dani Machlis/BGU BEER-SHEVA, Israel...February 20, 2019 - Ben-Gurion ...
Vigorous exercise, fasting, hormones improve elimination of toxic, misfolded, unnecessary proteins in mouse and human cells
The body's ability to adapt to changing conditions and shifting physiologic demands is essential to survival. To do so, each ...
Brain discovery explains a great mystery of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's
Credit: Dan Addison | University Communications One of the great mysteries of neuroscience may finally have an answer: Scientists at ...
Development of Pharmaceutical Agent For The Treatment of Diabetes & Obesity
This book is Edited by: Atta-ur-Rahman, published on: January 18, 2019 The scope of the eBook series covers a range ...
'Lack of cleaning' in brain cells is central to Alzheimer's disease
Scientists around the world are still struggling to understand Alzheimer's better in order to be able to treat and potentially ...
TGen Director of Scientific Operations is one of Arizona's Outstanding Women in Business
Dr. Winnie Liang will be honored April 4 by the Phoenix Business JournalCredit: Courtesy of TGen PHOENIX, Ariz. -- Feb. ...
16 longevity scientists have a Valentine's day message for the world
Announcing the Academy for Health and Lifespan Research BOSTON, FEBRUARY 13 - A group of leading scientists devoted to research ...
Scientists discover how neuroactive steroids dampen inflammatory signaling in cells
The research, published in Scientific Reports, shows how new compounds could target specific brain cell receptors to treat a wide ...