Enhancing deep sleep in older years could stave off dementia

As little as 1 per cent reduction in deep sleep per year for people over 60 years of age translates into a 27 per cent increased risk of dementia, according to a study which suggests that enhancing or

Updated on: October 31,2023

Enhancing deep sleep in older years could stave off dementia

As little as 1 per cent reduction in deep sleep per year for people over 60 years of age translates into a 27 per cent increased risk of dementia, according to a study which suggests that enhancing or

Updated on:October 31,2023

Investigating the pathogenesis of rare congenital nerve disorder

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityConfocal live microscopy image of mitochondria (MitoTracker/purple) and lysosomes (LysoTracker/green) in a peripheral sensory neuron from mutant Rab7 mic

Updated on: November 26,2023

Investigating the pathogenesis of rare congenital nerve disorder

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityConfocal live microscopy image of mitochondria (MitoTracker/purple) and lysosomes (LysoTracker/green) in a peripheral sensory neuron from mutant Rab7 mic

Updated on:November 26,2023

Pop a Sleeping Pill, and Your Brain Ends Up with Extra “Trash”

In a recent study published in Cell, researchers investigated how the brain cleans itself during natural sleep—and found that zolpidem seems to interfere with this process.

Updated on: January 25,2025

Pop a Sleeping Pill, and Your Brain Ends Up with Extra “Trash”

In a recent study published in Cell, researchers investigated how the brain cleans itself during natural sleep—and found that zolpidem seems to interfere with this process.

Updated on:January 25,2025

'Black Myth: Wukong' Soars in Sales but Stirs Dizziness Debate

Updated on: August 27,2024

'Black Myth: Wukong' Soars in Sales but Stirs Dizziness Debate

Updated on:August 27,2024

New hydrogel stem cell treatment could repair injured brain tissue

The new ‘hybrid’ hydrogel allowed researchers to safely deliver stem cells to the site of a brain injury in mice.Researchers from the University of Melbourne, Australia and the Australian National Uni

Updated on: October 31,2023

New hydrogel stem cell treatment could repair injured brain tissue

The new ‘hybrid’ hydrogel allowed researchers to safely deliver stem cells to the site of a brain injury in mice.Researchers from the University of Melbourne, Australia and the Australian National Uni

Updated on:October 31,2023

Brain fungal infection produces Alzheimer's disease-like changes, says new study

by Homa Warren,Baylor College of MedicineGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113240Previous research has implicated fungi in chronic neurodegene

Updated on: October 17,2023

Brain fungal infection produces Alzheimer's disease-like changes, says new study

by Homa Warren,Baylor College of MedicineGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113240Previous research has implicated fungi in chronic neurodegene

Updated on:October 17,2023

New environmental risk score assesses a person's risk for developing ALS using blood sample

Over the last decade, research at Michigan Medicine has shown how exposure to toxins in the environment, such as pesticides and carcinogenic PCBs, affect the risk of developing and dying from amyotrop

Updated on: October 31,2023

New environmental risk score assesses a person's risk for developing ALS using blood sample

Over the last decade, research at Michigan Medicine has shown how exposure to toxins in the environment, such as pesticides and carcinogenic PCBs, affect the risk of developing and dying from amyotrop

Updated on:October 31,2023

Discovery reveals fragile X syndrome begins developing even before birth

by Charlene N. Rivera-Bonet,University of Wisconsin-MadisonGraphical abstract. Credit:Neuron(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2023.09.014Fragile X syndrome, the most common form of inher

Updated on: October 11,2023

Discovery reveals fragile X syndrome begins developing even before birth

by Charlene N. Rivera-Bonet,University of Wisconsin-MadisonGraphical abstract. Credit:Neuron(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2023.09.014Fragile X syndrome, the most common form of inher

Updated on:October 11,2023

'Jumping' genes yield new clues to origins of neurodegenerative disease

by Bill Hathaway,Yale UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:Neuron(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2022.08.011Massive, repetitive stretches of DNA in the human genome may harbor hints ab

Updated on: January 21,2024

'Jumping' genes yield new clues to origins of neurodegenerative disease

by Bill Hathaway,Yale UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:Neuron(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2022.08.011Massive, repetitive stretches of DNA in the human genome may harbor hints ab

Updated on:January 21,2024

Regenerative cell therapy for epilepsy

by Japhet Johnstone,Free University of BerlinCredit:Cell Stem Cell(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2023.08.013Together with colleagues, veterinarian and neuroscientist Sonja Bröer has res

Updated on: October 11,2023

Regenerative cell therapy for epilepsy

by Japhet Johnstone,Free University of BerlinCredit:Cell Stem Cell(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2023.08.013Together with colleagues, veterinarian and neuroscientist Sonja Bröer has res

Updated on:October 11,2023

Alpha, beta, theta: What are brain states and brain waves? And can we control them?

by Susan Hillier,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThere's no shortage of apps and technology that claim to shift the brain into a "theta" state—said to help with re

Updated on: December 26,2023

Alpha, beta, theta: What are brain states and brain waves? And can we control them?

by Susan Hillier,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThere's no shortage of apps and technology that claim to shift the brain into a "theta" state—said to help with re

Updated on:December 26,2023

Alcohol, the magic potion: science behind the most harmful drug of all (Full Documentary)

Updated on: September 09,2024

Alcohol, the magic potion: science behind the most harmful drug of all (Full Documentary)

Updated on:September 09,2024