Researchers have discovered a potential new way to reduce levels of hydrogen sulfide in rats’ brains. Decreasing H2S levels decreases the damage the toxic gas can cause, and ultimately may pave the way for the development of new treatments for dementia…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Study Showing How the Brain Retrieves Facts and May Help People With Memory Problems
A shared set of brain regions play a vital role in the retrieval of weak memories.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Profound Loss of Pleasure Related to Early-Onset Dementia
Study links anhedonia, or the loss of pleasure, to the early onset of frontotemporal dementia. Neuroimaging revealed symptoms of anhedonia were marked by atrophy in the frontal and striatal brain areas of those with FTD.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Imbalance in Gum Bacteria Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease Biomarker
An increase in bad gum bacteria and a decrease in good bacteria is associated with amyloid-beta in cerebral spinal fluid samples of older adults. The findings add to the growing body of evidence linking periodontal disease to the development of Alzheim…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Treating Sleep Apnea May Reduce Dementia Risk
People with sleep apnea who were exposed to positive airway pressure therapy had a reduced risk of being diagnosed with dementia.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Brain Disease Transmitted By Tick Bites May Be Treatable
Researchers have identified specific anti-bodies that can have a neutralizing effect on the virus responsible for tick-borne encephalitis. Preliminary response in using the anti-bodies in mice has proven affected in preventing TBE. It is hoped a vaccin…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Vaccines and Functional Neurological Disorder: A Complex Story
A number of videos have surfaced on popular channels showing people experiencing some adverse effects following the coronavirus vaccine. Researchers say some of the cases could be related to functional neurological disorder, a common neuropsychological…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Fighting Dementia With Play
A newly developed play therapy platform is helping older adults with dementia improve a range of flagging cognitive skills from concentration to memory.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Aluminum Is Intricately Associated With the Neuropathology of Familial Alzheimer’s Disease
Study reveals aluminum is co-located with the tau protein in people with familial Alzheimer’s disease.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Higher Rates of Chronic Pain in Women Linked to Genetics
Genetics may help explain why women are at higher risk for developing chronic pain disorders than men. The study also sheds light on the role the central nervous system plays in the development of chronic pain.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Autism Gene Study Finds Widespread Impact to Brain’s Growth Signaling Network
Mutations in the autism-related Dyrk1a gene lead to brain undergrowth in mice. Researchers say an existing drug appears to reverse the damage.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Chronic Sinus Inflammation Appears to Alter Brain Activity
Researchers link the inflammation associated with chronic sinus infections to alterations in brain activity in networks that govern cognition, external stimuli, and introspection. The findings shed light on why people suffering from sinus infections of…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Memory and Executive Function Symptoms More Accurate for Predicting CTE Than Mood and Behavior
Cognitive symptoms such as problems with memory and executive function, but not mood or motor disorders, were associated with CTE pathology. The findings advance the ability to diagnose CTE in living people. Until now, post mortem analysis was the only…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: ‘Brain Glue’ Helps Repair Circuitry in Severe TBI
A newly developed reparative hydrogel, which researchers are dubbing “brain glue”, protects against loss of brain tissue following a TBI and can aid in functional neural repair.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Key Brain Molecule May Play Role in Many Brain Disorders
miRNA29 is a key cellular switch in controlling late-stage brain development. Deleting miRNA29 in mice resulted in problems associated with a range of neurodevelopmental problems, including autism and epilepsy.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Research Identifies Gender Bias in Estimation of Patients’ Pain
Findings reveal female patients were perceived to be in less pain than males who reported and exhibited the same level of pain intensity.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: New Multiple Sclerosis Subtypes Identified Using Artificial Intelligence
Combining artificial intelligence technology with brain scan data, researchers have identified three novel subtypes of multiple sclerosis.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Brain Cells Decide on Their Own When to Release Pleasure Hormone
Dopamine neurons largely rely on their own discharge to determine release rates of the hormone, researchers report.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Distinct Parkinson’s Disease Symptoms Tied to Different Brain Pathways
Specific and identifiable neural pathways are altered with particular functions during the different progressive stages of Parkinson’s disease.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: New Blueprint of Brain Connections Reveals Extensive Reach of Central Regulator
A new map of the basal ganglia provides a blueprint of the structure of the brain region and reveals a new level of influence connected to this area.