Nearly a third of Americans use gray market caregivers to aid the elderly and those with dementia

by RAND CorporationCredit: CC0 Public DomainNearly a third of Americans who arranged for paid care for an older person or someone with dementia employed workers who were not hired through a regul

Updated on: July 01,2024

Nearly a third of Americans use gray market caregivers to aid the elderly and those with dementia

by RAND CorporationCredit: CC0 Public DomainNearly a third of Americans who arranged for paid care for an older person or someone with dementia employed workers who were not hired through a regul

Updated on:July 01,2024

Brain shows changes in regions associated with anxiety after quitting alcohol, finds study

byResearch Society on AlcoholismGroup × anxiety and group × sex interactions in BNST functional connectivity during unpredictable versus predictable neutral cues. Credit:Alcohol, Clinical

Updated on: September 05,2024

Brain shows changes in regions associated with anxiety after quitting alcohol, finds study

byResearch Society on AlcoholismGroup × anxiety and group × sex interactions in BNST functional connectivity during unpredictable versus predictable neutral cues. Credit:Alcohol, Clinical

Updated on:September 05,2024

Research holds promise for Alzheimer's diagnostic blood test

by University of OtagoUniversity of Otago researchers have discovered a promising new marker that could help diagnose Alzheimer's disease—and all that might be required is a simple blood test

Updated on: February 28,2024

Research holds promise for Alzheimer's diagnostic blood test

by University of OtagoUniversity of Otago researchers have discovered a promising new marker that could help diagnose Alzheimer's disease—and all that might be required is a simple blood test

Updated on:February 28,2024

Alzheimer's: New study supports amyloid hypothesis but suggests alternative treatment

by Columbia UniversityCREB3L2-ATF4 up-regulation in β-amyloid pathology 5xFAD model. In vivo detection and quantification of CREB3L2-ATF4 dimers by PLA in the dentate gyrus of 10-week-old 5xFAD o

Updated on: April 10,2024

Alzheimer's: New study supports amyloid hypothesis but suggests alternative treatment

by Columbia UniversityCREB3L2-ATF4 up-regulation in β-amyloid pathology 5xFAD model. In vivo detection and quantification of CREB3L2-ATF4 dimers by PLA in the dentate gyrus of 10-week-old 5xFAD o

Updated on:April 10,2024

How the nervous system distinguishes between different types of social touch

byLinköping UniversityThe researchers at Linköping University study how the nervous system processes the social signals in touch, such as calming touch. Credit: Anna Nilsen/Linköping UniversityT

Updated on: December 16,2024

How the nervous system distinguishes between different types of social touch

byLinköping UniversityThe researchers at Linköping University study how the nervous system processes the social signals in touch, such as calming touch. Credit: Anna Nilsen/Linköping UniversityT

Updated on:December 16,2024

Secondary infections inflame the brain, worsening cognition in Alzheimer's disease

by Trinity College DublinCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research into Alzheimer's disease (AD) suggests that secondary infections and new inflammatory events amplify the brain's im

Updated on: June 20,2024

Secondary infections inflame the brain, worsening cognition in Alzheimer's disease

by Trinity College DublinCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research into Alzheimer's disease (AD) suggests that secondary infections and new inflammatory events amplify the brain's im

Updated on:June 20,2024

Nearly one-third of patients with TBI have marginal or inadequate health literacy

by Wolters Kluwer HealthCredit: Wikimedia CommonsLow health literacy is a problem for a substantial proportion of people with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI),according

Updated on: March 30,2024

Nearly one-third of patients with TBI have marginal or inadequate health literacy

by Wolters Kluwer HealthCredit: Wikimedia CommonsLow health literacy is a problem for a substantial proportion of people with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI),according

Updated on:March 30,2024

Protective genetic mutation offers new hope for understanding autism and brain development

Protective genetic mutation offers new hope for understanding autism and brain developmentby Genomic PressCredit: Human Brain ProjectTel Aviv University researchers have made a discovery that could en

Updated on: November 23,2024

Protective genetic mutation offers new hope for understanding autism and brain development

Protective genetic mutation offers new hope for understanding autism and brain developmentby Genomic PressCredit: Human Brain ProjectTel Aviv University researchers have made a discovery that could en

Updated on:November 23,2024

Study finds tumor growth fueled by nucleotide salvage

byUTSouthwestern Medical CenterGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.05.011Cancer cells salvage purine nucleotides to fuel tumor growth, including pur

Updated on: August 01,2024

Study finds tumor growth fueled by nucleotide salvage

byUTSouthwestern Medical CenterGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.05.011Cancer cells salvage purine nucleotides to fuel tumor growth, including pur

Updated on:August 01,2024

Study reveals link between playing contact sports and parkinsonism in individuals with chronic traumatic encephalopathy

byBoston University School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe largest study of CTE to date has found a new link between playing contact sports, chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE

Updated on: July 17,2024

Study reveals link between playing contact sports and parkinsonism in individuals with chronic traumatic encephalopathy

byBoston University School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe largest study of CTE to date has found a new link between playing contact sports, chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE

Updated on:July 17,2024

Increased chances for early detection of Alzheimer's disease

by Lund UniversityA method for detecting early signs of Alzheimer's disease using amyloid PET imaging works as well as the previously used cerebrospinal fluid sample method. This is the concl

Updated on: February 26,2024

Increased chances for early detection of Alzheimer's disease

by Lund UniversityA method for detecting early signs of Alzheimer's disease using amyloid PET imaging works as well as the previously used cerebrospinal fluid sample method. This is the concl

Updated on:February 26,2024

Alzheimer's missing link ID'd, answering what tips brain's decline

by Washington University School of MedicineIn Alzheimer's, amyloid clumps (blue) develop first in the brain, followed by tangles of the protein tau (red). Tau is associated with memory loss a

Updated on: April 20,2024

Alzheimer's missing link ID'd, answering what tips brain's decline

by Washington University School of MedicineIn Alzheimer's, amyloid clumps (blue) develop first in the brain, followed by tangles of the protein tau (red). Tau is associated with memory loss a

Updated on:April 20,2024