Neurons use built-in 'backup batteries' that fuel the brain under stress

Updated on: August 06,2025

Neurons use built-in 'backup batteries' that fuel the brain under stress

Updated on:August 06,2025

A newly characterized form of tau may be involved in initiating Alzheimer's disease

JANUARY 22, 2024by Brandon Chase,Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe tau protein accumulates in abnormal shapes in the brains of individuals with Alzheimer's d

Updated on: March 29,2024

A newly characterized form of tau may be involved in initiating Alzheimer's disease

JANUARY 22, 2024by Brandon Chase,Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe tau protein accumulates in abnormal shapes in the brains of individuals with Alzheimer's d

Updated on:March 29,2024

The Core Equation Of Neuroscience

In this video, we explore the Nobel Prize-winning Hodgkin-Huxley model, the foundational equation of computational neuroscience that reveals how neurons generate electrical signals.

Updated on: December 26,2024

The Core Equation Of Neuroscience

In this video, we explore the Nobel Prize-winning Hodgkin-Huxley model, the foundational equation of computational neuroscience that reveals how neurons generate electrical signals.

Updated on:December 26,2024

Plasma biomarkers offer new clues in Alzheimer's detection

byKarolinska InstitutetThe forest plot illustrating unstandardized mean difference along with 95% bootstrapped confidence intervals (error bars) (a–c), estimated for the plasma biomarkers betwee

Updated on: January 14,2025

Plasma biomarkers offer new clues in Alzheimer's detection

byKarolinska InstitutetThe forest plot illustrating unstandardized mean difference along with 95% bootstrapped confidence intervals (error bars) (a–c), estimated for the plasma biomarkers betwee

Updated on:January 14,2025

High-fat, high-sugar diets impact cognitive function

Updated on: May 13,2025

High-fat, high-sugar diets impact cognitive function

Updated on:May 13,2025

Heart disease and related risk factors may increase the risk of early death in patients with dementia

by Wiley,WileyDiabetes, smoking, coronary heart disease, and congestive heart failure may increase the risk of premature death for hospitalized individuals and nursing home residents with dement

Updated on: February 27,2024

Heart disease and related risk factors may increase the risk of early death in patients with dementia

by Wiley,WileyDiabetes, smoking, coronary heart disease, and congestive heart failure may increase the risk of premature death for hospitalized individuals and nursing home residents with dement

Updated on:February 27,2024

Caricature-inspired brain mapping method sharpens forecasts of cognitive and emotional traits

Updated on: December 10,2025

Caricature-inspired brain mapping method sharpens forecasts of cognitive and emotional traits

Updated on:December 10,2025

The science of weight loss—and why your brain is wired to keep you fat

Updated on: December 13,2025

The science of weight loss—and why your brain is wired to keep you fat

Updated on:December 13,2025

Single-neuron projectomes of macaque prefrontal cortex reveal primate-specific connectivity principle

Updated on: August 05,2025

Single-neuron projectomes of macaque prefrontal cortex reveal primate-specific connectivity principle

Updated on:August 05,2025

A new culprit of cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease

by Julie Langelier,Gladstone InstitutesPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainIt has long been known that patients with Alzheimer's disease have abnorma

Updated on: April 10,2024

A new culprit of cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease

by Julie Langelier,Gladstone InstitutesPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainIt has long been known that patients with Alzheimer's disease have abnorma

Updated on:April 10,2024

Alzheimer's disease may start inside nerve cells

by Lund UniversityPrion-like cell lysate seeds plaques in vivo. a Timeline of unilateral injections into hippocampus of 7-week-old 5xFAD mice, followed by labeling at 23weeks with MOAB2 (Aβ

Updated on: April 10,2024

Alzheimer's disease may start inside nerve cells

by Lund UniversityPrion-like cell lysate seeds plaques in vivo. a Timeline of unilateral injections into hippocampus of 7-week-old 5xFAD mice, followed by labeling at 23weeks with MOAB2 (Aβ

Updated on:April 10,2024

Different genetic roots of autism may lead to shared brain activity and behaviors

Updated on: July 05,2025

Different genetic roots of autism may lead to shared brain activity and behaviors

Updated on:July 05,2025