What is 'doll therapy' for people with dementia? And is it backed by science?

by Nikki-Anne Wilson,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe way people living with dementiaexperience the worldcan change as the disease progresses. Their sense of real

Updated on: November 25,2024 0

What is 'doll therapy' for people with dementia? And is it backed by science?

by Nikki-Anne Wilson,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe way people living with dementiaexperience the worldcan change as the disease progresses. Their sense of real

Updated on:November 25,2024 0

Excessive gaming leads to health issues, says study

by University of QueenslandCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainUniversity of Queensland research has found gaming for more than three hours a day can lead to health problems.Dr. Daniel Stjepanović f

Updated on: March 19,2024 10

Excessive gaming leads to health issues, says study

by University of QueenslandCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainUniversity of Queensland research has found gaming for more than three hours a day can lead to health problems.Dr. Daniel Stjepanović f

Updated on:March 19,2024 10

Scientists identify a key driver of myelin repair

by Nicholas Weiler,Stanford UniversityActin filaments (cyan) and an actin regulatory protein (magenta) in a differentiating oligodendrocyte. Credit: Brad Zuchero and Andrew OlsonNew research fro

Updated on: March 27,2024 0

Scientists identify a key driver of myelin repair

by Nicholas Weiler,Stanford UniversityActin filaments (cyan) and an actin regulatory protein (magenta) in a differentiating oligodendrocyte. Credit: Brad Zuchero and Andrew OlsonNew research fro

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A 'feeling' for dementia?

by German Center for Neurodegenerative DiseasesCredit: CC0 Public DomainA research team led by the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) concludes that personal perception can be an

Updated on: May 26,2024 7

A 'feeling' for dementia?

by German Center for Neurodegenerative DiseasesCredit: CC0 Public DomainA research team led by the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) concludes that personal perception can be an

Updated on:May 26,2024 7

Zebrafish discovery could speed testing of motor neuron disease and dementia treatments

by Georgia Gowing,Macquarie UniversityCredit:Nucleic Acids Research(2024). DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkae112Tiny, transparent fish have made it possible for Macquarie University neuroscientis

Updated on: March 19,2024 15

Zebrafish discovery could speed testing of motor neuron disease and dementia treatments

by Georgia Gowing,Macquarie UniversityCredit:Nucleic Acids Research(2024). DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkae112Tiny, transparent fish have made it possible for Macquarie University neuroscientis

Updated on:March 19,2024 15

Researchers identify path to prevent cognitive decline after radiation

by Kelsie Smith Hayduk,University of Rochester Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester find that mic

Updated on: January 09,2024 19

Researchers identify path to prevent cognitive decline after radiation

by Kelsie Smith Hayduk,University of Rochester Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester find that mic

Updated on:January 09,2024 19

More than half a million global stroke deaths may be tied to climate change

byAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA changing climate may be linked to growing death and disability from stroke in regions around the world, according to a study pu

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More than half a million global stroke deaths may be tied to climate change

byAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA changing climate may be linked to growing death and disability from stroke in regions around the world, according to a study pu

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Researchers identify possible treatment for rare disorder CTNNB1 syndrome

byTufts UniversityCredit:EMBO Molecular Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s44321-024-00110-5Researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine and the Graduate School of Biomedical Scienc

Updated on: November 12,2024 0

Researchers identify possible treatment for rare disorder CTNNB1 syndrome

byTufts UniversityCredit:EMBO Molecular Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s44321-024-00110-5Researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine and the Graduate School of Biomedical Scienc

Updated on:November 12,2024 0

New brain alterations induced by main genetic risk factor in Alzheimer's disease discovered

by Autonomous University of BarcelonaCultured APOE4 astrocytes with altered lipid accumulation. Credit: INc-UABA study led by the Institut de Neurociències (INc-UAB) shows that APOE4, the princip

Updated on: May 28,2024 5

New brain alterations induced by main genetic risk factor in Alzheimer's disease discovered

by Autonomous University of BarcelonaCultured APOE4 astrocytes with altered lipid accumulation. Credit: INc-UABA study led by the Institut de Neurociències (INc-UAB) shows that APOE4, the princip

Updated on:May 28,2024 5

New drugs cross blood-brain barrier to slow progression and even reverse symptoms of Huntington's disease

FEBRUARY 26, 2024byWeizmann Institute of ScienceCredit:EMBO Molecular Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s44321-023-00020-yWeizmann Institute scientists have discovered two small molecules

Updated on: March 25,2024 6

New drugs cross blood-brain barrier to slow progression and even reverse symptoms of Huntington's disease

FEBRUARY 26, 2024byWeizmann Institute of ScienceCredit:EMBO Molecular Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s44321-023-00020-yWeizmann Institute scientists have discovered two small molecules

Updated on:March 25,2024 6

Sleep and stress give clues to understanding epileptic seizures

byUniversity of BirminghamCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainSleeping patterns and stress hormones could be the key to understanding how and when people with epilepsy are likely to experience sei

Updated on: January 11,2024 11

Sleep and stress give clues to understanding epileptic seizures

byUniversity of BirminghamCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainSleeping patterns and stress hormones could be the key to understanding how and when people with epilepsy are likely to experience sei

Updated on:January 11,2024 11

New Alzheimer's drug shines light on need for assessments to head off 'a tsunami of cognitive afflictions'

by University of Southern CaliforniaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainTwo stories dominated Alzheimer's news this year: The FDA's approval of Leqembi, the first drug to slow progression of

Updated on: February 24,2024 10

New Alzheimer's drug shines light on need for assessments to head off 'a tsunami of cognitive afflictions'

by University of Southern CaliforniaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainTwo stories dominated Alzheimer's news this year: The FDA's approval of Leqembi, the first drug to slow progression of

Updated on:February 24,2024 10