Older class of type 2 diabetes drugs, glitazones, linked to 22% reduction in dementia risk

by British Medical JournalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainUse of an older class of type 2 diabetes drugs called glitazones, also known as thiazolidinediones or TZDs for short, is linked to a 22%

Updated on: June 24,2024

Older class of type 2 diabetes drugs, glitazones, linked to 22% reduction in dementia risk

by British Medical JournalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainUse of an older class of type 2 diabetes drugs called glitazones, also known as thiazolidinediones or TZDs for short, is linked to a 22%

Updated on:June 24,2024

Study suggests optogenetics can drive muscle contraction with greater control, less fatigue than electrical stimulation

byMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyMIT researchers have developed a way to help people with amputation or paralysis regain limb control. Instead of using electricity to stimulate muscles, th

Updated on: May 30,2024

Study suggests optogenetics can drive muscle contraction with greater control, less fatigue than electrical stimulation

byMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyMIT researchers have developed a way to help people with amputation or paralysis regain limb control. Instead of using electricity to stimulate muscles, th

Updated on:May 30,2024

Frontotemporal dementia: We discovered a brain fold that may delay onset of symptoms

by Luke Harper,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIt's likely that few people had heard of frontotemporal dementia until earlier this year, when the family of actor Bruce Willi

Updated on: January 10,2024

Frontotemporal dementia: We discovered a brain fold that may delay onset of symptoms

by Luke Harper,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIt's likely that few people had heard of frontotemporal dementia until earlier this year, when the family of actor Bruce Willi

Updated on:January 10,2024

How the Parkinson's drug Levodopa causes psychiatric complications similar to drug abuse

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: HeungSoon, PixabayResearchers at Karolinska Institutet have identified a mechanism responsible for a serious psychiatric complication caused by dopamine replacemen

Updated on: September 21,2024

How the Parkinson's drug Levodopa causes psychiatric complications similar to drug abuse

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: HeungSoon, PixabayResearchers at Karolinska Institutet have identified a mechanism responsible for a serious psychiatric complication caused by dopamine replacemen

Updated on:September 21,2024

Researchers identify mutation that alters Alzheimer's disease progression

by University of MalagaResearchers identify a mutation that alters Alzheimer's disease progression. The UMA coordinates this study, carried out by 100 multidisciplinary researchers from 50 di

Updated on: March 20,2024

Researchers identify mutation that alters Alzheimer's disease progression

by University of MalagaResearchers identify a mutation that alters Alzheimer's disease progression. The UMA coordinates this study, carried out by 100 multidisciplinary researchers from 50 di

Updated on:March 20,2024

Brain's sensitivity to different types of regret may impact mood disorders like depression

by The Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have learned that the way the brain processes the complex emotion of regre

Updated on: February 21,2024

Brain's sensitivity to different types of regret may impact mood disorders like depression

by The Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have learned that the way the brain processes the complex emotion of regre

Updated on:February 21,2024

Low-fat diet found to reduce fatigue in patients with multiple sclerosis

by Erik Robinson,Oregon Health & Science UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research from Oregon Health & Science University suggests that people with multiple sclerosis, or MS, coul

Updated on: January 10,2024

Low-fat diet found to reduce fatigue in patients with multiple sclerosis

by Erik Robinson,Oregon Health & Science UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research from Oregon Health & Science University suggests that people with multiple sclerosis, or MS, coul

Updated on:January 10,2024

Common brain cyst and neurodevelopmental disorders share genetic drivers

by Jennifer Chen,Yale UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOften an incidental finding on brain scans looking for trauma or other neurological conditions, arachnoid cysts (ACs) are small,

Updated on: February 05,2024

Common brain cyst and neurodevelopmental disorders share genetic drivers

by Jennifer Chen,Yale UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOften an incidental finding on brain scans looking for trauma or other neurological conditions, arachnoid cysts (ACs) are small,

Updated on:February 05,2024

Exercise offers protection against Alzheimer's

by Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainHigher levels of daily physical activity may protect against the cognitive decline and neurodegeneration (brain tissue loss) from Alzheim

Updated on: May 26,2024

Exercise offers protection against Alzheimer's

by Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainHigher levels of daily physical activity may protect against the cognitive decline and neurodegeneration (brain tissue loss) from Alzheim

Updated on:May 26,2024

The brain can detect infection with malaria

by Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC)Brain vascular endothelial cells (blue) internalize particles released by erythrocytes infected with the malaria parasite (pink and red). Credit: Teresa Pais, 2

Updated on: February 21,2024

The brain can detect infection with malaria

by Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC)Brain vascular endothelial cells (blue) internalize particles released by erythrocytes infected with the malaria parasite (pink and red). Credit: Teresa Pais, 2

Updated on:February 21,2024

Alzheimer's drug development pipeline: Positive results, new insight on biomarkers position 2024 as 'learning year'

by Steven Slivka, John Domol,University of Nevada, Las VegasDr. Jeffrey Cummings, research professor and director, Chambers-Grundy Center for Transformative Neuroscience at UNLV. Credit: Josh Ha

Updated on: April 28,2024

Alzheimer's drug development pipeline: Positive results, new insight on biomarkers position 2024 as 'learning year'

by Steven Slivka, John Domol,University of Nevada, Las VegasDr. Jeffrey Cummings, research professor and director, Chambers-Grundy Center for Transformative Neuroscience at UNLV. Credit: Josh Ha

Updated on:April 28,2024

Nature Medicine's big discovery: microplastics in human brains are increasing and linked to dementia

Updated on: February 10,2025

Nature Medicine's big discovery: microplastics in human brains are increasing and linked to dementia

Updated on:February 10,2025