New studies support blood test for early detection of Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Photo: University of Gothenburg In three recent publications in Molecular Psychiatry, Brain and JAMA Neurology researchers from the University ...
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Immune system killer cells controlled by circadian rhythms
Daily rhythms may impact our ability to fight diseasCredit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute TROY, N.Y. -- An analysis of an exhaustive ...
What are the performance limits of our brain?
University of Magdeburg receives 14 million euros for world-class neuroscientific researchCredit: Sarah Rinke Which neurobiological principles prevent us as humans ...
A prognostic Alzheimer’s disease blood test in the symptom-free stage
Memory deficit is a normal side effect of aging; at what point does memory loss become pathological?Credit: Michael Schwettmann Using ...
Routine eye scans may give clues to cognitive decline in diabetes
In older people with type 1 diabetes, damage to the retina may be linked to memory problems and other cognitive ...
Journal article reviews century of data showing COVID-19 likely to impact the brain
International consortium funded by Alzheimer's Association will study effectsCredit: UT Health San Antonio SAN ANTONIO and CHICAGO - An article ...
Sex Differences in Death After Stroke
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, December 22, 2020--Women were 39% more likely to die by 1 ...
The far-reaching effects of mutagens on human health
Credit: The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University In order to survive, flourish and successfully reproduce, organisms rely on a ...
Beyond changing DNA itself, mutagens also cause errors in gene transcription
The discovery that toxic stressors can cause errors in gene transcription opens new avenues of research on diseases such as ...
Scientists discover a new type of brain cell that could help detect distance
Credit: Dr. Steven Poulter and Dr. Colin Lever The existence of GPS-like brain cells, which can store maps of the ...
Sex-specific Alzheimer’s treatment could benefit males over females
University of Ottawa research in mice highlights sex-specific difference that could prevent certain treatments from working in females, signaling caution ...
Machine intelligence accelerates research into mapping brains
Researchers fine-tune algorithms to improve brain mapping by MRICredit: (Left) Junichi Hata and Hideyuki Okano, from the RIKEN Center for ...
Neuroregenerative gene therapy
Brings new hope to patients with spinal cord injuryCredit: Jinan University Spinal cord injury (SCI) often causes disability and seriously ...
Alzheimer Europe launches new guide and policy briefing on intercultural care and support
Credit: Alzheimer Europe 2020 Luxembourg, 17 December 2020 - Alzheimer Europe today launched two new publications: "Intercultural dementia care for ...