A majority of Parkinson’s patients report a diminished sense of smell, which starts to occur a number of years before the onset of other symptoms. Researchers are exploring whether scent-processing neurons which connect the nose to the brain may play a…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Call and Response Circuit Tells Neurons When to Grow Synapses
A new study reveals the mechanisms by which neurons and astrocytes work together to form synapses.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Deterioration of Brain Cells in Parkinson’s Disease Is Slowed by Blocking the Bach1 Protein
Bach1, a protein that blocks the expression of genes associated with neuroprotection, has been implicated in Parkison’s disease. Researchers say blocking Bach1 slows the deterioration of brain cells in preclinical models of Parkinson’s disease.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Maintaining Balance in the Brain
Reducing tau can prevent abnormal brain activity associated with Alzheimer’s disease, autism, and epilepsy.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Breastfeeding May Help Prevent Cognitive Decline
While the positive impact of breastfeeding on babies is well known, little is known about the positive benefits for the mother. A new study reveals women who breastfed their children performed better on cognitive tests at age 50 than those who fed thei…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Low Protein Diets Could Accelerate Dementia but Amino Acids Can Slow the Progress
While a low-protein diet can accelerate neurodegeneration, consuming Amino LP7, a combination of essential amino acids, could slow the progression or inhibit the development of dementia.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Fighting Multiple Sclerosis With Cold
Cold exposure therapies could help alleviate symptoms of multiple sclerosis by depriving the immune system of its energy.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Common Antidepressant Should No Longer Be Used to Treat People With Dementia
Mirtazapine, an antidepressant commonly prescribed to treat dementia-associated agitation, is no more effective than a placebo and may increase mortality risks, researchers report.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Fat Cells Found to Play a Central Role in Cognitive Decline and Neurodegeneration
A new study reveals how adipocytes, or fat cells, play a role in cognitive decline and increased neurodegeneration risks. Using genetically modified mouse models, researchers found oxidative stress through exposure to a Western diet increased the produ…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Glial Cells Crucial to Maintaining Healthy Gut Immunity
Glial cells coordinate immune responses in the gut following infection. Researchers report glial cells could be targets for therapeutics to treat inflammatory bowel disorders.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Epilepsy Research Reveals Unknown Trigger for Seizures
When dysfunctional, somatostatin interneurons drive brain activity and provoke seizures.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Hit the Sleep Sweet Spot to Keep Brain Sharp
Too much or too little sleep were both linked to increased risk of cognitive decline, researchers report.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Drug Helps Sensory Neurons Regrow in the Mouse Central Nervous System
Fenofibrate, an FDA-approved drug commonly used to treat high cholesterol, activated support cells around sensory neurons in mouse models of spinal cord injury, helping them regrow twice as fast as a placebo.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Viral Infections Could Promote Neurodegeneration
Some viral infections could increase intercellular spreading of protein aggregates associated with neurodegenerative disorders, increasing the risk for developing Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and other neurodegenerative diseases.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Brain Circuitry Identified That May Be Responsible for Negative Emotional Aspects of Pain
A new rodent study uncovers a neural circuit in the brain that appears to govern pain-induced anhedonia. Altering the activity of this circuit restored motivation in pre-clinical models of pain.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Neuroinflammation Protein Linked to Worse Survival in Men With Glioblastoma
Variations in the TSPO neuroinflammation-associated protein’s structure correlates with worse survival outcomes for male glioblastoma brain cancer patients than females.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Investigating the Link Between Antibiotic Use and Inflammatory Pain Reduction
Study reveals a causal mechanism for pain reduction may be due to an antibiotic-induced shift in the gut’s amino acid concentrations.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Discovery of New Role for the Brain’s Immune Cells Could Have Alzheimer’s Implications
Study reveals microglia play an important role in the maintenance of blood delivery to the brain. The findings may prove important to the study and treatment of cognitive decline, dementia, and stroke.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Our Brains Have a Fingerprint Too
Each person has a specific brain “fingerprint”, and that fingerprint changes over the course of our lives, a new study reports.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Genetic Risk for Clinical Depression Linked to Physical Symptoms
Those with a genetic predisposition to clinical depression are more likely to exhibit physical symptoms including migraines, chronic pain, and fatigue, researchers report.
