FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·January 25, 2023·6 min readCould a Viral Illness Increase Chances of Developing Alzheimer’s or Other Neurodegenerative Disease?Study reveals a significant association between certain viral illnesses, including viral encephalitis and pneumonia-causing flu with an increased risk of developing a neurodegenerative disorder later in life. Researchers say existing vaccines against the viruses may reduce the chances of developing neurodegeneration.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 18, 2023·5 min readFresh Insights Into Inflammation and Aging BrainsStudy sheds new light on the link between brain inflammation and cognitive impairment associated with aging. Findings suggest the connection may be the result of a cellular chain reaction.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 17, 2023·3 min readHigh Fat Diet Activates Early Inflammation in Mouse Brains, Supports Link to Neurological DiseaseHigh-fat diets promote early inflammatory responses in the brain via an immune pathway associated with diabetes and neurodegenerative diseases. The findings suggest a link between metabolic dysfunction and cognitive impairment.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosPsychology·December 11, 2022·6 min readLong-Term Consumption of Food Allergens May Lead To Behavior and Mood ChangesFood allergens can affect your brain and behavior if you are hypersensitized, even if you don't suffer from typical food allergy symptoms.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 1, 2022·4 min read‘A Silent Killer’: COVID-19 Shown to Trigger Inflammation in the BrainCOVID-19 infection activates the same inflammatory response in the brain as Parkinson's disease, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeurosciencePsychology·September 22, 2022·7 min readCOVID-19 Infections Increase Risk of Long-Term Brain ProblemsCOVID-19 infection has been linked to a range of lasting neurological and psychological disorders, including depression, memory problems, and Parkinson's-like disorders, within the first year following infection.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·July 10, 2022·6 min readPathway Deep in the Brain Makes It Resilient After InjuryTargeting the GAT3 protein in the thalamus could help block and prevent long-term damage following brain injury.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 27, 2022·5 min readMagnetic Resonance Imaging Shows Brain Inflammation in Vivo for the First TimeNeuroimaging technology allowed researchers to capture the activity of microglia and astrocytes in the brain. The researchers were able to quantify alterations in the morphology of different cell populations implicated in neuroinflammation.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·April 30, 2022·4 min readA New Treatment Reduces Inflammation in Multiple Sclerosis Mice ModelsAdministering a lipid that mediates inflammation reduced chronic inflammation associated with multiple sclerosis in mouse models. Researchers found these mediator lipids are reduced in humans with multiple sclerosis.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·April 27, 2022·6 min readHow Effects on the Brain Can Produce Long COVIDImmune system mediated injury rather than the virus entering and killing brain cells may explain why people experience long-term consequences associated with COVID-19 infection.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·April 22, 2022·4 min readNew Discoveries About the Origin of the Brain’s Immune SystemNew findings reveal phagocytes do not fully mature until after birth, contradicting previous assumptions that they mature during embryonic development.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·April 20, 2022·5 min readSingle-Cell DNA Sequencing Offers a New Angle on the Causes of Alzheimer’s DiseaseAn abundance of newly acquired mutations in the mutations that occur at an accelerated speed is a telling pattern of Alzheimer's disease, researchers report.Read More
