FeaturedNeurology·June 13, 2018·4 min readHypertension May Cause DementiaAn MRI study reveals neuroimaging can detect early signs of neurological damage in people with hypertension before symptoms of dementia occur.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 13, 2018·3 min readNew Mechanism by Which Alzheimer’s Spreads Through the BrainAccording to researchers, exosomes can transport toxic aggregates of amyloid beta to new neurons in the brain.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 12, 2018·3 min readMolecular Mechanisms of Parkinson’s Disease UnraveledIn Parkinson's disease, alpha synuclein clumps move to and damage mitochondrial proteins, making them less efficient and causing the mitochondrial to burst, leaking out chemicals that tell the cells to die, researchers say.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 12, 2018·4 min readSmoking and Diabetes Linked to Brain CalcificationsResearchers report people who are diabetic or who smoke are more likely to have calcification in the hippocampus. The study hypothesized hippocampal calcification may contribute to cognitive deterioration and brain atrophy.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 6, 2018·4 min readA Typical Communication Pattern of People with Alzheimer’sResearchers provide a statistical analysis of 'saving appearance responses' in patients with dementia. The study reveals the SAR responses are particularly common in those with Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience Videos·June 6, 2018·4 min readSeeking New Answers to Alzheimer’s CauseResearchers implicate presenilin and GSK-3b in the development of Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 6, 2018·5 min readFirst Artificial Human Prion CreatedResearchers have successfully created a synthetic version of a human prion, a protein associated with brain wasting diseases like sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. The prions may help shed new light on, and provide treatment options, for those with CJD and other prion related diseases.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 4, 2018·4 min readHow Does Alcohol Influence Alzheimer’s Development?A new study reports alcohol may impede the clearance of amyloid beta, a protein associated with Alzheimer's disease, in the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 3, 2018·3 min readGoodbye “Stress Granules”Researchers shed light on how stress granules, enzymes linked to a range of neurodegenerative diseases, are formed and how they can be reduced.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 31, 2018·4 min readImmunosuppresant Drugs May Protect Against Parkinson’sPeople who take immunosuppressant medications are less likely to develop Parkinson's disease, a new study reveals.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 30, 2018·3 min readSuper-Ager Study Offers Genetic Clues to PerformanceResilient memory performance during aging may be inherited, researchers say.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·May 30, 2018·2 min readHormone Therapy May Lead to Improved Cognitive FunctionA new study reveals using estradiol gel in combination with oral progesterone can help to improve cognitive function in postmenopausal women.Read More