Immune system can slow degenerative eye disease: Mouse study
Study reveals C3, which can cause damage in some eye diseases, may help to slow the progression of retinitis pigmentosa.... Read More...
Neurology
Sleep history predicts late-life Alzheimer’s pathology
Your sleep history during middle age may predict Alzheimer's pathology later in life. A decrease in sleep quality between 50 and 70 years of age is associated with higher levels of tau and amyloid beta in the brain. Changes in brain activity and quality of sleep could be a biomarker for Alzheimer's disease.... Read More...
Antioxidant puts up fight, but loses battle against protein linked to Alzheimer’s disease
During early Alzheimer's disease, SOD1 initially weakens levels of Tau protein. However, as the disease progresses, the antioxidant becomes less effective at protecting the brain against neurodegeneration.... Read More...
Artificial nose identifies malignant tissue in brain tumors during surgery
Researchers have developed a new method, using diathermy smoke, to distinguish between malignant tumor tissue and healthy tissue during surgery. ... Read More...
Modified protein can prevent Alzheimer’s disease in mice
Researchers injected a modified segment of the amyloid precursor protein into mouse models of Alzheimer's disease. The treatment appeared to reverse a number of the cognitive and memory problems associated with the neurodegenerative disease.... Read More...
Moral emotions, a diagnostic tool for frontotemporal dementia?
Moral emotions are significantly more impaired than emotions without moral content in those with frontotemporal dementia (FTD). By contrast, those with Alzheimer's disease exhibit similar performance in both moral and extra-moral emotions as healthy subjects. The findings provide a novel biomarker for the diagnosis of FTD.... Read More...
Gut Bacteria Interferes with Metabolism of Parkinson’s Drug
Study provides first concrete examples of how the microbiome can interfere with a drug's intended path throughout the body.... Read More...
How is a mother’s immunity transferred to her baby?
Study reveals how a pregnant woman's vaccine-induced immunities are transferred to her offspring via the placenta. The findings have positive implications for the development of new, more effective maternal vaccines.... Read More...
An extra burger meal a day eats the brain away
Neurodegeneration sets in earlier for those with unhealthy diets and lifestyle choices.... Read More...
Could playing computer games improve your peripheral vision?
Peripheral awareness is improved significantly by playing video games designed around peripheral vision.... Read More...
AI used to detect brain’s response to multiple sclerosis treatment
Combining artificial intelligence technology with MRI brain scans, researchers are able to detect the brain's response to Natalizumab treatment for those with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis.... Read More...
Strobe lighting at dance music festivals linked to tripling in epileptic fit risk
An observational study reports the use of strobe lighting at concerts and music festivals triples the risk of seizures in those with photosensitive epilepsy. Additionally, the use of ecstasy during nighttime concerts heightened epileptic seizure risk.... Read More...