Holographic Sound Lens Precisely Targets Parkinson's Disease

Updated on: June 29,2024

Holographic Sound Lens Precisely Targets Parkinson's Disease

Updated on:June 29,2024

Could 'random noise' supercharge your brain?

by Michelle Wheeler,ParticleCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainApplying a weak electrical current to your brain could speed up learning and help people with neurological conditions.The technique i

Updated on: January 21,2024

Could 'random noise' supercharge your brain?

by Michelle Wheeler,ParticleCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainApplying a weak electrical current to your brain could speed up learning and help people with neurological conditions.The technique i

Updated on:January 21,2024

Doubts abound about a new Alzheimer's blood test

by Judith Graham, KFF Health NewsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor the first time, people worried about their risk of Alzheimer's disease can go online, order a blood test, and receive results

Updated on: January 04,2024

Doubts abound about a new Alzheimer's blood test

by Judith Graham, KFF Health NewsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor the first time, people worried about their risk of Alzheimer's disease can go online, order a blood test, and receive results

Updated on:January 04,2024

Nature vs nurture: Twin study sheds light on heritable brain activity

by University of New South WalesCredit:Human Brain Mapping(2024). DOI: 10.1002/hbm.26557The way our brain processes different emotional and cognitive tasks may be underpinned by commo

Updated on: June 14,2024

Nature vs nurture: Twin study sheds light on heritable brain activity

by University of New South WalesCredit:Human Brain Mapping(2024). DOI: 10.1002/hbm.26557The way our brain processes different emotional and cognitive tasks may be underpinned by commo

Updated on:June 14,2024

Mutation provides insights into mechanisms of neurodegeneration in Parkinson's disease

by Olivia Dimmer,Northwestern UniversityVPS13C deficiency alters ER-lysosome and mitochondria-lysosome contact sites in iPSC-derived dopaminergic neurons. (A and B). Credit:Journal of Cell

Updated on: March 20,2024

Mutation provides insights into mechanisms of neurodegeneration in Parkinson's disease

by Olivia Dimmer,Northwestern UniversityVPS13C deficiency alters ER-lysosome and mitochondria-lysosome contact sites in iPSC-derived dopaminergic neurons. (A and B). Credit:Journal of Cell

Updated on:March 20,2024

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

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

Researchers identify osteoarthritis 'pain pathway'

by Tracey Peake,North Carolina State UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers from North Carolina State University have discovered that a particular molecular signaling pathway plays an im

Updated on: May 13,2024

Researchers identify osteoarthritis 'pain pathway'

by Tracey Peake,North Carolina State UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers from North Carolina State University have discovered that a particular molecular signaling pathway plays an im

Updated on:May 13,2024

Brain implant may enable communication from thoughts alone

byDuke UniversityA device no bigger than a postage stamp (dotted portion within white band) packs 128 microscopic sensors that can translate brain cell activity into what someone intends to say.

Updated on: January 04,2024

Brain implant may enable communication from thoughts alone

byDuke UniversityA device no bigger than a postage stamp (dotted portion within white band) packs 128 microscopic sensors that can translate brain cell activity into what someone intends to say.

Updated on:January 04,2024

How humble cells in a little-known organ manage brain inflammation

by Nancy Fliesler,Children's Hospital BostonThe choroid plexus with infiltrating white blood cells following a brain bacterial infection. Credit: Huixin Xu/Boston Children’s HospitalDeep in

Updated on: September 09,2024

How humble cells in a little-known organ manage brain inflammation

by Nancy Fliesler,Children's Hospital BostonThe choroid plexus with infiltrating white blood cells following a brain bacterial infection. Credit: Huixin Xu/Boston Children’s HospitalDeep in

Updated on:September 09,2024

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

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