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Racial disparities in drug prescriptions for dementia

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 20, 2020

Study reveals racial disparities in access to the correct medications for Alzheimer's patients. Asian and black patients are less likely to be prescribed anti-dementia medications and have an increased likelihood of being prescribed antipsychotic medications. ... Read More...

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Human Exposure to Aluminum Linked to Familial Alzheimer’s Disease

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 20, 2020

Researchers found a close association between high aluminum content in brain tissue and amyloid-beta location in post-mortem samples of people with familial Alzheimer's disease. The findings back up previous claims that aluminum exposure may be linked to the development of the neurodegenerative disease.... Read More...

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How coffee affects the brain, body, and health

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 20, 2020

From helping to protect against certain cancers and neurodegenerative diseases to causing anxiety and insomnia, researchers investigate how coffee affects the brain, body, and overall health.... Read More...

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New insights into a Parkinson’s disease protein

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 17, 2020

Alpha synuclein's non-amyloidal component (NAC) aids the protein's movement through axons. When the NAC region is removed, alpha-synuclein did not move within axons. ... Read More...

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Antipsychotics associated with increased risk of head & brain injuries in persons with Alzheimer’s disease

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 16, 2020

Alzheimer'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...

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Are bigger brains better?

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 16, 2020

Greater hippocampal volume is not always a reliable predictor of learning and memory ability in older adults. Faster learning was only found in older adults who had both greater hippocampal volume and more uniform white matter connections to other parts of the brain.... Read More...

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Protein associated with ovarian cancer exacerbates neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 13, 2020

OCIAD1, 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...

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Neurons’ energy organelle protected from damage linked to ALS & Alzheimer’s

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 12, 2020

Researchers have identified a set of drug-like compounds, including a common ingredient in throat lozenges, that can help protect mitochondria from the stresses associated with neurodegenerative diseases.... Read More...

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Speech-disrupting brain disease reflects patients’ native tongue

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 11, 2020

Language difficulties associated with primary progressive aphasia differ depending on a person's native language, a new study reports. Native English speakers with PPA have more trouble pronouncing words, while those who speak Italian had fewer pronunciation problems but tend to produce shorter and grammatically simpler sentences.... Read More...

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Losing a night of sleep may increase blood levels of Alzheimer’s biomarker

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 11, 2020

Following a night of sleep deprivations, levels of tau in the blood increase 17% in healthy young men.... Read More...

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Antibiotics could be promising treatment for form of dementia

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 10, 2020

Gentamicin and G418, two aminoglycoside antibiotics, were effective at correcting genetic mutations associated with a specific form of frontotemporal dementia. The findings are promising for the treatment of frontotemporal dementia.... Read More...

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Antipsychotic medications linked to brain injuries in individuals with Alzheimer’s disease

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 8, 2020

People with Alzheimer's disease who use antipsychotic medications have a 29% higher risk of head injury, and a 22% increased risk of TBI compared to those with the neurodegenerative disease who do not use the medications.... Read More...

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News

Racial disparities in drug prescriptions for dementia

Female chimps with powerful moms are less likely to leave home

New research confirms lingering mood benefit of psychedelics

Neuroscience

Racial disparities in drug prescriptions for dementia

Female chimps with powerful moms are less likely to leave home

New research confirms lingering mood benefit of psychedelics

Neurology

Racial disparities in drug prescriptions for dementia

Human Exposure to Aluminum Linked to Familial Alzheimer’s Disease

How coffee affects the brain, body, and health

AI

The way you dance is unique, and computers can tell it’s you

Brain model offers new insights into damage caused by stroke and other injuries

Leveraging AI to give voice to the voiceless

Robotics

Findings about sea star locomotion could aid in development of simpler, decentralized systems in robotics

The first living robots

Decoding hidden brain chatter to advance neuroprostheses

Psychology

Female chimps with powerful moms are less likely to leave home

New research confirms lingering mood benefit of psychedelics

neurodegenerative diseases

Racial disparities in drug prescriptions for dementia

Human Exposure to Aluminum Linked to Familial Alzheimer’s Disease

How coffee affects the brain, body, and health

New insights into a Parkinson’s disease protein

Antipsychotics associated with increased risk of head & brain injuries in persons with Alzheimer’s disease

Are bigger brains better?

Protein associated with ovarian cancer exacerbates neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s

Neurons’ energy organelle protected from damage linked to ALS & Alzheimer’s

Speech-disrupting brain disease reflects patients’ native tongue

Losing a night of sleep may increase blood levels of Alzheimer’s biomarker

Antibiotics could be promising treatment for form of dementia

Antipsychotic medications linked to brain injuries in individuals with Alzheimer’s disease