Researchers discover new way to monitor & prevent nerve cell deterioration after TBI
Potential mechanistic link shown between Traumatic Brain Injury and Alzheimer's diseaseCredit: University Hospitals/The Pieper Lab Violent blows or jolts to ...
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USC Stem Cell study reveals neural stem cells age rapidly
Researchers at Keck School of Medicine of USC conduct first-ever study of Abl1 gene's role in neural stem cell biology ...
Aluminum is intricately associated with the neuropathology of familial Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Dr. Mold Amsterdam, April 9, 2021 -- This study builds upon two earlier published studies (Mold et al., 2020, ...
University of South Florida receives five-year, $44.4 million NIH grant to study dementia
The NIH-funded trial will test whether computerized brain training exercises can reduce the risk of mild cognitive impairment, and dementias ...
How brain cells repair their DNA reveals “hot spots” of aging and disease
Salk scientists reveal new insights into neurodegenerative disorders and potential for genetic therapiesCredit: Salk Institute/Waitt Advanced Biophotonics Center LA JOLLA--(April ...
GSA’s KAER toolkit promotes care conversations on brain health, cognitive status
Credit: The Gerontological Society of America The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) has released a new edition of its KAER ...
Alzheimer Europe outlines state-of-play of dementia policy in Europe
Alzheimer Europe has launched a new report, 'Dementia Monitor 2020', providing a high-level overview of how countries across Europe have ...
Funding research toward treating the root cause of neurodegenerative disease
Professor and GlycoNet Investigator Simonetta Sipione's research awarded major grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health ResearchCredit: GlycoNet Dr. Simonetta ...
Scientists identify genetic pathway that suppresses Lou Gehrig’s Disease
Credit: UNIST Professor Chunghun Lim and his research team in the Department of Biological Sciences unveiled a neuroprotective pathway that ...
Animal model opens way to test Alzheimer’s disease therapies
Credit: Danielle Beckman, UC Davis/CNPRC Our knowledge of Alzheimer's disease has grown rapidly in the past few decades but it ...
Identifying cells to better understand healthy and diseased behavior
Graphical model an advance in common neuroscience bottleneckCredit: Christopher Moore, Georgia Tech In researching the causes and potential treatments for ...
Brain disease research reveals differences between sexes
Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease impact men and women differently, affecting cure, treatmentCredit: Callie Weber WASHINGTON, March 16, 2021 -- Men ...
Crucial step in formation of deadly brain diseases discovered
For the first time, researchers have pinpointed what causes normal proteins to convert to a diseased form, causing conditions like ...
Study finds brain’s ‘wiring insulation’ as major factor of age-related brain deterioration
Credit: Dr Andrea Rivera A new study led by the University of Portsmouth has identified that one of the major ...
Amyloid plaque mutation map opens new avenues for early detection of Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: The Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia, IBEC A study published in the journal eLife made all the possible mutations ...
CBD reduces plaque, improves cognition in model of familial Alzheimer’s
Credit: Kim Ratliff, Augusta University photographer A two-week course of high doses of CBD helps restore the function of two ...
New brain sensor offers Alzheimer’s answers
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications Scientists at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have developed a tool to ...
Alzheimer Europe identifies key recommendations on legal capacity and decision making
Credit: Alzheimer Europe Luxembourg, 9 March 2021 - Today, Alzheimer Europe launches a new report, "Legal capacity and decision making: ...
New test enables rapid detection of mild cognitive impairment as well as dementia
Researchers from Kanazawa University develop a new efficient way to screen for mild cognitive impairment and dementiaCredit: Kanazawa University Kanazawa, ...
March science snapshots
COVID genetic mystery, power outage costs, Alzheimer pathology, optical antennasCredit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases-Rocky Mountain Laboratories, NIH ...
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