'Aggressive' new advance directive would let dementia patients refuse food

by Jonel Aleccia, Kaiser Health NewsCredit: CC0 Public DomainTreading into ethically and legally uncertain territory, a New York end-of-life agency has approved a new document that lets people stipula

Updated on: June 18,2024

'Aggressive' new advance directive would let dementia patients refuse food

by Jonel Aleccia, Kaiser Health NewsCredit: CC0 Public DomainTreading into ethically and legally uncertain territory, a New York end-of-life agency has approved a new document that lets people stipula

Updated on:June 18,2024

How heavy alcohol consumption increases brain inflammation

by The Scripps Research InstituteResearchers discovered higher than usual levels of the immune signaling molecule interleukin 1β (green) in neurons (outlined in red) from the brains of alcohol-de

Updated on: February 18,2024

How heavy alcohol consumption increases brain inflammation

by The Scripps Research InstituteResearchers discovered higher than usual levels of the immune signaling molecule interleukin 1β (green) in neurons (outlined in red) from the brains of alcohol-de

Updated on:February 18,2024

Molecular mechanism behind HIV-associated dementia revealed

by Will Doss,Northwestern UniversityThe interaction between APP (red) and GAG (green) in the cell. Credit: Northwestern UniversityFor the first time, scientists have identified and inhibited a m

Updated on: March 30,2024

Molecular mechanism behind HIV-associated dementia revealed

by Will Doss,Northwestern UniversityThe interaction between APP (red) and GAG (green) in the cell. Credit: Northwestern UniversityFor the first time, scientists have identified and inhibited a m

Updated on:March 30,2024

Post-COVID condition is not linked to ongoing infection or active brain damage, study shows

by Gustav Löfgren,Swedish Research CouncilPrincipal component analysis plot of 5 neurobiomarkers in CSF. The centroids for each group are indicated and surrounded with ellipses indicating 95% co

Updated on: January 11,2024

Post-COVID condition is not linked to ongoing infection or active brain damage, study shows

by Gustav Löfgren,Swedish Research CouncilPrincipal component analysis plot of 5 neurobiomarkers in CSF. The centroids for each group are indicated and surrounded with ellipses indicating 95% co

Updated on:January 11,2024

New cellular mechanisms in Parkinson's disease discovered

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityCredit:Neuron(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2024.05.003A pair of recent studies led by Joseph Mazzulli, Ph.D., associate professor in The Ken

Updated on: July 08,2024

New cellular mechanisms in Parkinson's disease discovered

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityCredit:Neuron(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2024.05.003A pair of recent studies led by Joseph Mazzulli, Ph.D., associate professor in The Ken

Updated on:July 08,2024

Scientists uncover new molecular drivers of Alzheimer's

by The Scripps Research InstituteA tiny glass tube (top left) represents the electrode recording from an excitatory human Alzheimer's neuron, generated using modern stem cell techniques (dark

Updated on: June 15,2024

Scientists uncover new molecular drivers of Alzheimer's

by The Scripps Research InstituteA tiny glass tube (top left) represents the electrode recording from an excitatory human Alzheimer's neuron, generated using modern stem cell techniques (dark

Updated on:June 15,2024

'Viral relicts' in the genome could fuel neurodegeneration

by Marcus Neitzert, Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen e.V. (DZNE)Different HERV glycoproteins increase intercellular protein aggregate spreading.aExperimental workflow.

Updated on: June 18,2024

'Viral relicts' in the genome could fuel neurodegeneration

by Marcus Neitzert, Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen e.V. (DZNE)Different HERV glycoproteins increase intercellular protein aggregate spreading.aExperimental workflow.

Updated on:June 18,2024

Study finds siRNA ineffective in reducing mutant huntingtin gene mRNA in nucleus

byMary Ann Liebert, IncHuntingtin. Crystallographic structure of the N-terminal region of the human Huntingtin protein with an artificially attached Maltose-Binding protein used for crystallogra

Updated on: July 25,2024

Study finds siRNA ineffective in reducing mutant huntingtin gene mRNA in nucleus

byMary Ann Liebert, IncHuntingtin. Crystallographic structure of the N-terminal region of the human Huntingtin protein with an artificially attached Maltose-Binding protein used for crystallogra

Updated on:July 25,2024

Is risk of Alzheimer's linked to specific sleep patterns?

by American Academy of NeurologyPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainDisturbed sleep patterns do not cause Alzheimer's disease but people who are at hi

Updated on: June 07,2024

Is risk of Alzheimer's linked to specific sleep patterns?

by American Academy of NeurologyPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainDisturbed sleep patterns do not cause Alzheimer's disease but people who are at hi

Updated on:June 07,2024

ALS and frontotemporal dementia show origins in utero, according to new study

by Cristy Lytal,Keck School of Medicine of USCGrpahical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112983Even though neurodegenerative diseases often strike in m

Updated on: June 05,2024

ALS and frontotemporal dementia show origins in utero, according to new study

by Cristy Lytal,Keck School of Medicine of USCGrpahical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112983Even though neurodegenerative diseases often strike in m

Updated on:June 05,2024

A simple treatment offers significant improvement for stroke survivors with a disability known as spatial neglect

by A.M. Barrett and Kevin Houston,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMore than half of stroke survivorsdo not receive rehabilitationafter the first days of advanced st

Updated on: August 03,2024

A simple treatment offers significant improvement for stroke survivors with a disability known as spatial neglect

by A.M. Barrett and Kevin Houston,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMore than half of stroke survivorsdo not receive rehabilitationafter the first days of advanced st

Updated on:August 03,2024

Gene-editing tools pave way for new Alzheimer's treatments

by Cara MurezTwo new studies using CRISPR gene editing offer potential new treatments for Alzheimer's disease."A pipeline of potential new treatments offers hope for the Alzheimer's and d

Updated on: June 14,2024

Gene-editing tools pave way for new Alzheimer's treatments

by Cara MurezTwo new studies using CRISPR gene editing offer potential new treatments for Alzheimer's disease."A pipeline of potential new treatments offers hope for the Alzheimer's and d

Updated on:June 14,2024