'Rhythm' or 'drift'—new tools can help better understand human attention

byUniversity of BirminghamCredit: CC0 Public DomainAccepted theories of how people's visual attention behaves in situations with lots of stimuli, such as crossing a busy street, may need to

Updated on: January 21,2024 10

'Rhythm' or 'drift'—new tools can help better understand human attention

byUniversity of BirminghamCredit: CC0 Public DomainAccepted theories of how people's visual attention behaves in situations with lots of stimuli, such as crossing a busy street, may need to

Updated on:January 21,2024 10

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 10

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 10

Older adults with dementia but without close family: Who are they? And who cares for them?

by Janelle Taylor,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageWhat happens toolder adults who do not have close familywhen they developdementia? The truth is, we hardly know.Popu

Updated on: June 11,2024 6

Older adults with dementia but without close family: Who are they? And who cares for them?

by Janelle Taylor,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageWhat happens toolder adults who do not have close familywhen they developdementia? The truth is, we hardly know.Popu

Updated on:June 11,2024 6

Brains with compromised 'trust settings' a warning sign of lurking depression

byHiroshima UniversityCredit: Andrea Piacquadio/PexelsJust as computer devices acting differently can hint at the possibility of malware lurking in the background, changes in brain patterns that

Updated on: January 21,2024 18

Brains with compromised 'trust settings' a warning sign of lurking depression

byHiroshima UniversityCredit: Andrea Piacquadio/PexelsJust as computer devices acting differently can hint at the possibility of malware lurking in the background, changes in brain patterns that

Updated on:January 21,2024 18

Seeking Alzheimer's clues from few who escape genetic fate

by Lauran NeergaardDoug Whitney, left, looks at his son, Brian, in Manson, Wash., on Nov. 5, 2022. Doug inherited the same gene mutation that gave Alzheimer's disease to his mother, brother and ge

Updated on: May 13,2024 7

Seeking Alzheimer's clues from few who escape genetic fate

by Lauran NeergaardDoug Whitney, left, looks at his son, Brian, in Manson, Wash., on Nov. 5, 2022. Doug inherited the same gene mutation that gave Alzheimer's disease to his mother, brother and ge

Updated on:May 13,2024 7

Caregiving for someone with dementia

by Sue BenzulyThere is little doubt that caregiving for someone with dementia can be demanding and challenging, and that knowing how best to care for both the patient and yourself can be hard to figur

Updated on: March 26,2024 13

Caregiving for someone with dementia

by Sue BenzulyThere is little doubt that caregiving for someone with dementia can be demanding and challenging, and that knowing how best to care for both the patient and yourself can be hard to figur

Updated on:March 26,2024 13

Locating single neurons that monitor and regulate the heart and lungs

by Ecole Polytechnique Federale de LausanneCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe body self-regulates in a process known as homeostasis, and the brain is responsible for this as it is constantly monitoring

Updated on: March 19,2024 11

Locating single neurons that monitor and regulate the heart and lungs

by Ecole Polytechnique Federale de LausanneCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe body self-regulates in a process known as homeostasis, and the brain is responsible for this as it is constantly monitoring

Updated on:March 19,2024 11

Research investigating links between viruses and Alzheimer's was dismissed for years, but now the evidence is building

by Ruth Itzhaki,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageWhen I was about seven or eight, I asserted that I wanted to be a scientist, or so my parents told me years later, even though I would h

Updated on: May 28,2024 3

Research investigating links between viruses and Alzheimer's was dismissed for years, but now the evidence is building

by Ruth Itzhaki,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageWhen I was about seven or eight, I asserted that I wanted to be a scientist, or so my parents told me years later, even though I would h

Updated on:May 28,2024 3

What happens when we pass out? Researchers identify new brain and heart connections

by Mario Aguilera,University of California - San DiegoAn image of a heart labeled by vagal sensory neurons. In a new study published in the journalNature, UC San Diego researchers and thei

Updated on: January 11,2024 14

What happens when we pass out? Researchers identify new brain and heart connections

by Mario Aguilera,University of California - San DiegoAn image of a heart labeled by vagal sensory neurons. In a new study published in the journalNature, UC San Diego researchers and thei

Updated on:January 11,2024 14

Decoding movement and speech from the brain of a tetraplegic person

by Lori Dajose,California Institute of TechnologyFive types of grasping hand positions. The team asked the study participant to imagine making these hand movements, and recorded brain activity f

Updated on: February 18,2024 7

Decoding movement and speech from the brain of a tetraplegic person

by Lori Dajose,California Institute of TechnologyFive types of grasping hand positions. The team asked the study participant to imagine making these hand movements, and recorded brain activity f

Updated on:February 18,2024 7

Unlikely that high cholesterol or statins increase the risk of dementia

by Cecilie Bakken Høstmark,University of OsloIn professor Kjetil Retterstøl's new study, he found that neither high cholesterol itself nor statins can explain an increased risk of developing

Updated on: June 04,2024 3

Unlikely that high cholesterol or statins increase the risk of dementia

by Cecilie Bakken Høstmark,University of OsloIn professor Kjetil Retterstøl's new study, he found that neither high cholesterol itself nor statins can explain an increased risk of developing

Updated on:June 04,2024 3

Could loss of smell from COVID-19 create future 'dementia wave?'

byAmerican Physiological SocietyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA review of studies about the effect of SARS-CoV-2—the virus that causes COVID-19—on the olfactory system introduces questions a

Updated on: January 21,2024 17

Could loss of smell from COVID-19 create future 'dementia wave?'

byAmerican Physiological SocietyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA review of studies about the effect of SARS-CoV-2—the virus that causes COVID-19—on the olfactory system introduces questions a

Updated on:January 21,2024 17