'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 6

'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 6

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 18

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 18

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 202

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 202

Third major study finds that multivitamin supplements improve memory and slow cognitive aging in older adults

by Mass General BrighamCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainBy 2060, according to the Alzheimer's Association, nearly one in four Americans will be in an age bracket at elevated risk of cognitiv

Updated on: June 29,2024 6

Third major study finds that multivitamin supplements improve memory and slow cognitive aging in older adults

by Mass General BrighamCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainBy 2060, according to the Alzheimer's Association, nearly one in four Americans will be in an age bracket at elevated risk of cognitiv

Updated on:June 29,2024 6

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.

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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.

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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 27

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 27

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 27

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 27

“SCOUT” helps researchers find, quantify significant differences among organoids

Unbiased, high-throughput analysis pipeline improves utility of “minibrains” for understanding development and diseases such as Zika infection.Watch VideoDavid Orenstein|The Picower Instit

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“SCOUT” helps researchers find, quantify significant differences among organoids

Unbiased, high-throughput analysis pipeline improves utility of “minibrains” for understanding development and diseases such as Zika infection.Watch VideoDavid Orenstein|The Picower Instit

Updated on:October 11,2023 249

Stem cell replacement therapy a potential treatment for Parkinson’s disease

In a new study, researchers describe a process for converting non-neuronal cells into functioning neurons able to restore capacities undermined by Parkinson’s destruction of dopaminergic cells.A sympt

Updated on: October 31,2023 20

Stem cell replacement therapy a potential treatment for Parkinson’s disease

In a new study, researchers describe a process for converting non-neuronal cells into functioning neurons able to restore capacities undermined by Parkinson’s destruction of dopaminergic cells.A sympt

Updated on:October 31,2023 20

Brain 'Organoid' Study Hints at the Origins of Autism

By Cara MurezHealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, Aug. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Research using three-dimensional replicas of the developing brain created in a lab dish is shedding new light on autism spectru

Updated on: October 12,2023 78

Brain 'Organoid' Study Hints at the Origins of Autism

By Cara MurezHealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, Aug. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Research using three-dimensional replicas of the developing brain created in a lab dish is shedding new light on autism spectru

Updated on:October 12,2023 78

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 115

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 115

that attractor dynamics in the monkey prefrontal cortex reflect the confidence of decisions

by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical XpressTemporal-discounting task performed by monkeys during the team's experiments. In each trial, the animals first touched a bar, after which a red dot was presented.

Updated on: October 23,2023 172

that attractor dynamics in the monkey prefrontal cortex reflect the confidence of decisions

by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical XpressTemporal-discounting task performed by monkeys during the team's experiments. In each trial, the animals first touched a bar, after which a red dot was presented.

Updated on:October 23,2023 172