FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·January 16, 2020·3 min readAntipsychotics associated with increased risk of head & brain injuries in persons with Alzheimer’s diseaseAlzheimer's patients who used antipsychotics had a 29% increased risk of head injury and a 22% higher risk of TBI compared to others with the neurodegenerative disease who did not use the medications.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 15, 2020·5 min readBlue light can help heal mild traumatic brain injuryDaily, early morning exposure to blue light therapy can help the healing process in people suffering from mild traumatic brain injury.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·January 15, 2020·3 min readInflammation a “game changer” as cellular death dance discoveredTNFR1 receptors arrange themselves into clusters, joining together trimers and making oligomers that create a pro-inflammatory response observed in a variety of diseases.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 15, 2020·4 min readHaving less sex linked to earlier menopauseWomen who are sexually active on at least a monthly basis have a lower risk of early menopause than women who have sex less frequently, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·January 14, 2020·4 min readBurnout linked with irregular heartbeatVital exhaustion, commonly referred to as 'burnout', increases the risk of developing atrial fibrillation.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 14, 2020·3 min readProbiotic could guard against Parkinson’sBuilding on previous research that links gut bacteria to the development of Parkinson's disease, researchers identified a probiotic which prevents the formation of alpha-synuclein.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 13, 2020·4 min readProtein associated with ovarian cancer exacerbates neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’sOCIAD1, a protein commonly associated with ovarian cancer, contributes to neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease by impairing mitochondrial function, leading to synaptic damage and neural vulnerability.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·January 13, 2020·4 min readConnecting the dots in the migraine brainNeuroimaging study reveals altered structural brain connectivity in patients with chronic and episodic migraines.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 13, 2020·3 min readA replacement for exercise?Sestrin, a naturally occurring compound, mimics many of the effects of exercise in mouse and fly models. The findings could help with the development of medications to help combat muscle wasting associated with aging and neurodegenerative diseases.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·January 12, 2020·5 min readLosing tongue fat improves sleep apneaReduction in tongue fat volume is the main link between weight loss and sleep apnea improvement.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 12, 2020·3 min readAre your children sleeping enough? New blood test might hold the answerExamining microRNA from a simple blood test can help determine whether your child is getting enough sleep.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·January 11, 2020·4 min readHow a gut infection may produce chronic symptomsInfections in the intestine may contribute to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) by damaging the gut's nervous system. Researchers explore why neurons in the gut die as a result of infection and how the immune system normally protects them. The findings could provide new avenues of treatment for IBS.Read More
