Study adds to evidence that Parkinson's starts in the gut

by Columbia University Irving Medical CenterAn autoimmune reaction in mice to a protein associated with Parkinson's disease damaged neurons in the GI tract, adding to evidence that the diseas

Updated on: April 02,2024

Study adds to evidence that Parkinson's starts in the gut

by Columbia University Irving Medical CenterAn autoimmune reaction in mice to a protein associated with Parkinson's disease damaged neurons in the GI tract, adding to evidence that the diseas

Updated on:April 02,2024

Turning back the clock on brains aged by COVID-19

byUniversity of QueenslandLong-term senolytic treatment prevents selective accumulation of senescent cells in physiologically aged human BOs. Credit:Nature Aging(2023). DOI: 10.1038/

Updated on: January 04,2024

Turning back the clock on brains aged by COVID-19

byUniversity of QueenslandLong-term senolytic treatment prevents selective accumulation of senescent cells in physiologically aged human BOs. Credit:Nature Aging(2023). DOI: 10.1038/

Updated on:January 04,2024

Conscientious personalities less at risk of dementia diagnosis, analysis suggests

by UC DavisCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPeople with personality traits such as conscientiousness, extraversion and positive affect are less likely to be diagnosed with dementia than those wit

Updated on: February 24,2024

Conscientious personalities less at risk of dementia diagnosis, analysis suggests

by UC DavisCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPeople with personality traits such as conscientiousness, extraversion and positive affect are less likely to be diagnosed with dementia than those wit

Updated on:February 24,2024

Patients with narcolepsy face a dual nightmare of medication shortages and stigma

by Lauren Peace, Tampa Bay Times, KFF Health NewsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNina Shand couldn't stay awake. She had taken afternoon naps since she was a teenager to accommodate her "wo

Updated on: April 02,2024

Patients with narcolepsy face a dual nightmare of medication shortages and stigma

by Lauren Peace, Tampa Bay Times, KFF Health NewsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNina Shand couldn't stay awake. She had taken afternoon naps since she was a teenager to accommodate her "wo

Updated on:April 02,2024

Similarity between vitamin B12 loss and multiple sclerosis revealed

by Sanford-Burnham PrebysCredit:Cell Reports(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113545For decades, scientists have noted an intriguing similarity between a deficiency in vitamin B12—an

Updated on: January 28,2024

Similarity between vitamin B12 loss and multiple sclerosis revealed

by Sanford-Burnham PrebysCredit:Cell Reports(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113545For decades, scientists have noted an intriguing similarity between a deficiency in vitamin B12—an

Updated on:January 28,2024

Brains with Alzheimer's disease have subnormal levels of important dietary antioxidants

by Josh Meyer,Virginia TechCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAlzheimer's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disease estimated to affect 6 million Americans and 33 million people worl

Updated on: June 07,2024

Brains with Alzheimer's disease have subnormal levels of important dietary antioxidants

by Josh Meyer,Virginia TechCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAlzheimer's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disease estimated to affect 6 million Americans and 33 million people worl

Updated on:June 07,2024

An Alzheimer's-defying brain offer clues to treatment and prevention of dementia

by Massachusetts General HospitalLongitudinal tau PET imaging measures in anAPOE3ch homozygote. A Surface rendering of tau PET (Flortaucipir) images (standardized uptake value ratio, SUVr),

Updated on: May 26,2024

An Alzheimer's-defying brain offer clues to treatment and prevention of dementia

by Massachusetts General HospitalLongitudinal tau PET imaging measures in anAPOE3ch homozygote. A Surface rendering of tau PET (Flortaucipir) images (standardized uptake value ratio, SUVr),

Updated on:May 26,2024

Genome-editing technique shows promise as treatment for common hereditary nerve disease

byTokyo Medical and Dental UniversityAAV gene therapy-based genome editing recovered myelination in human CMT1A patient nerve differentiated from iPS cells. Credit: Department of Neuropathology,

Updated on: December 30,2023

Genome-editing technique shows promise as treatment for common hereditary nerve disease

byTokyo Medical and Dental UniversityAAV gene therapy-based genome editing recovered myelination in human CMT1A patient nerve differentiated from iPS cells. Credit: Department of Neuropathology,

Updated on:December 30,2023

New gut-brain circuits found for sugar and fat cravings

by Monell Chemical Senses CenterIn this illustration, fat, sugar, and the combination of both (chocolate) navigate a gut-brain maze. The blue path represents the sugar route, the green path signi

Updated on: June 29,2024

New gut-brain circuits found for sugar and fat cravings

by Monell Chemical Senses CenterIn this illustration, fat, sugar, and the combination of both (chocolate) navigate a gut-brain maze. The blue path represents the sugar route, the green path signi

Updated on:June 29,2024

Elucidating the link between Guillain–Barré syndrome and Takotsubo cardiomyopathy

by Kindai UniversityGBS, an immune-mediated peripheral neuropathy, causes transient autonomic dysfunctions, including heart, bladder, and bowel problems. Interestingly, however, GBS can also cause TCM

Updated on: April 30,2024

Elucidating the link between Guillain–Barré syndrome and Takotsubo cardiomyopathy

by Kindai UniversityGBS, an immune-mediated peripheral neuropathy, causes transient autonomic dysfunctions, including heart, bladder, and bowel problems. Interestingly, however, GBS can also cause TCM

Updated on:April 30,2024

Waterloo developing a mobile alert app for missing people with dementia

by University of WaterlooCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers are working with community leaders to develop a mobile alert app to help locate missing people with dementia.Noelannah Neubauer, a po

Updated on: June 07,2024

Waterloo developing a mobile alert app for missing people with dementia

by University of WaterlooCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers are working with community leaders to develop a mobile alert app to help locate missing people with dementia.Noelannah Neubauer, a po

Updated on:June 07,2024

Newly discovered beneficial mutation in mitochondrial DNA seems to help Alzheimer's gene carriers live longer

byUniversity of Southern CaliforniaThe humanin variant P3S is enriched inAPOE4centenarians. (a) Mitochondrial genomic location of the humanin smORF and the P3S mutation. The frequenc

Updated on: March 27,2024

Newly discovered beneficial mutation in mitochondrial DNA seems to help Alzheimer's gene carriers live longer

byUniversity of Southern CaliforniaThe humanin variant P3S is enriched inAPOE4centenarians. (a) Mitochondrial genomic location of the humanin smORF and the P3S mutation. The frequenc

Updated on:March 27,2024