'Dancing' laboratory rats show how the brain learns, perfects, then unconsciously performs a skillful movement

byUniversity of Maryland School of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainLearning a complex skilled movement like tying your shoes or playing an instrument takes practice. After repeating the same mo

Updated on: January 21,2024

'Dancing' laboratory rats show how the brain learns, perfects, then unconsciously performs a skillful movement

byUniversity of Maryland School of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainLearning a complex skilled movement like tying your shoes or playing an instrument takes practice. After repeating the same mo

Updated on:January 21,2024

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

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

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

Validating the role of inhibitory interneurons in memory

byInstitute for Basic ScienceLabeling of intraregional synapses using LCD-eGRASP in the basolateral amygdala (BLA). Engram cells (Red), Non-engram cells (White), synapses from activated inhibito

Updated on: January 04,2024

Validating the role of inhibitory interneurons in memory

byInstitute for Basic ScienceLabeling of intraregional synapses using LCD-eGRASP in the basolateral amygdala (BLA). Engram cells (Red), Non-engram cells (White), synapses from activated inhibito

Updated on:January 04,2024

For people with memory struggles after brain injuries, the brain's processing speed is the main culprit: Study

by Jade McClain,New York UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainIf you try to save a file while your laptop lags, it won't save. Similarly, when our brains have delayed processing speeds, they &

Updated on: June 29,2024

For people with memory struggles after brain injuries, the brain's processing speed is the main culprit: Study

by Jade McClain,New York UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainIf you try to save a file while your laptop lags, it won't save. Similarly, when our brains have delayed processing speeds, they &

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

Dementia is not just about memory loss: Study highlights importance of assessing standard emotional responses

by Heidi Douglass,University of New South WalesCredit: CC0 Public DomainWe focus too much on memory loss in relation to dementia and not enough on difficulties with identifying emotions in socia

Updated on: February 24,2024

Dementia is not just about memory loss: Study highlights importance of assessing standard emotional responses

by Heidi Douglass,University of New South WalesCredit: CC0 Public DomainWe focus too much on memory loss in relation to dementia and not enough on difficulties with identifying emotions in socia

Updated on:February 24,2024

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

Improving deep sleep may prevent dementia, study finds

by Monash UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAs little as 1% reduction in deep sleep per year for people over 60 years of age translates into a 27% increased risk of dementia, according t

Updated on: February 24,2024

Improving deep sleep may prevent dementia, study finds

by Monash UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAs little as 1% reduction in deep sleep per year for people over 60 years of age translates into a 27% increased risk of dementia, according t

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

Birth control shots caused brain tumors and speech issues for Nevada mom, lawsuit says

by Irene Wright, The Charlotte ObserverCredit: Wikimedia CommonsA mother says years of painful headaches and speech issues from brain tumors were caused by prolonged use of a Pfizer birth control shot

Updated on: November 28,2024

Birth control shots caused brain tumors and speech issues for Nevada mom, lawsuit says

by Irene Wright, The Charlotte ObserverCredit: Wikimedia CommonsA mother says years of painful headaches and speech issues from brain tumors were caused by prolonged use of a Pfizer birth control shot

Updated on:November 28,2024