FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 18, 2017·4 min readDelirium Could Accelerate Dementia Related Mental DeclineA new study reports delirium can accelerate cognitive decline in people undergoing pathological changes associated with dementia.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·January 17, 2017·5 min readHigh Blood Pressure Onset in Late Life May Protect Against DementiaResearchers report people who reported hypertension onset during their 80's were 42 percent less likely to develop dementia after the age of 90 than those with no history of high blood pressure.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 16, 2017·5 min readSteroid in Dogfish Shark Attacks Parkinson’s Toxin: Animal StudyA synthesized steroid similar to that naturally made by the dogfish shark could help to prevent the build up of alpha synuclein.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 12, 2017·4 min readNew Insight Into Role of Cell Protein in Learning Ability and AIDS-Related DementiaResearchers report a protein that affects learning abilities in healthy subjects also plays a role in AIDS related dementia.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·January 12, 2017·4 min readLink Between Concussion and Alzheimer’s DiseaseResearchers report concussion can accelerate Alzheimer's symptoms in people with a genetic risk for the disease.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 11, 2017·4 min readProtein in Brain Pathway Enhances Memory and Could Be Dementia Treatment TargetResearchers discover the protein CRTC1 can help enhance memory by controlling gene expression.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 11, 2017·5 min readPotential Target For Alzheimer’s TreatmentsResearchers discover a protein that appears to have an indirect influence on tau proteins. The findings may help in the development of new Alzheimer's treatments.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·January 10, 2017·3 min readDementia Gene May Guard Against Decline Associated With Parasitic DiseaseA new study reports carriers of APOE4 could have reduced risk of cognitive decline associated with parasitic infection.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 10, 2017·3 min readProtein Build Up May Trigger Inflammation Associated With Alzheimer’sAn increase in aggregates triggers inflammatory responses in patients with Alzheimer's disease, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·January 10, 2017·3 min readCouch Potatoes Face Same Chance of Dementia as Those With Genetic Risk FactorsA new study sheds light into the link between lifestyle and the risk of developing dementia.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 10, 2017·3 min readMicroglia Cells Renew Themselves Quicker Than First ThoughtThe turn over of microglia cells is at least ten times faster than previously predicted, allowing for entire renewal of microglia a number of times during ones lifetime, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 9, 2017·2 min readSneak Peek Into the Nano World of Brain CellsResearchers observe the action and plot the movement of neurons with the help of a new technique.Read More