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·November 25, 2024·5 min read

TENS Nerve Stimulation Ease Long Covid Pain and Fatigue

A new study demonstrates that a wearable Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) device can significantly reduce pain, fatigue, and mobility issues in people with long COVID. Participants using the active TENS device reported 26.1% greater pain relief and improved walking performance compared to a placebo group after four weeks of daily use.

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·November 25, 2024·4 min read

New Platform Overcomes Blood-Brain Barrier for Drug Delivery

Researchers have developed a breakthrough system to deliver large therapeutic molecules into the brain, overcoming the challenges of the blood-brain barrier.

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·November 21, 2024·5 min read

Maternal Inflammation May Shape Offspring’s Alzheimer’s Risk

Maternal immune activity during pregnancy influences memory circuitry in offspring, with sex-specific effects extending into midlife. Elevated immune markers like IL-6 and TNF-a in mothers were linked to adverse brain activity in memory regions, particularly in postmenopausal women, and lower cognitive performance in children.

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·November 21, 2024·5 min read

Parkinson’s Medication Alters Microbiome, Induces Iron Deficiency

The Parkinson's drug entacapone disrupts the gut microbiome by inducing iron deficiency, favoring the growth of potentially harmful bacteria like E. coli. Using advanced molecular techniques, researchers identified that entacapone interferes with iron availability, a critical resource for many gut microbes.

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·November 21, 2024·4 min read

Stimulating the Vagus Nerve to Tackle Gut Inflammation in IBD

Researchers have discovered that vagus nerve stimulation may reduce gut inflammation and improve outcomes for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The study reveals how electrical stimulation of this brain-gut nerve impacts SUMOylation, a cellular process driving immune responses, to alleviate symptoms and promote healing.

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·November 20, 2024·6 min read

AI Improves Brain Tumor Detection

AI models trained on MRI data can now distinguish brain tumors from healthy tissue with high accuracy, nearing human performance. Using convolutional neural networks and transfer learning from tasks like camouflage detection, researchers improved the models’ ability to recognize tumors.

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·November 20, 2024·3 min read

Earpiece Tech Detects Early Alzheimer’s Through Eye Movement Signals

Researchers are exploring how earpiece microphones, or "hearables," could detect early signs of Alzheimer’s disease by monitoring subtle eye movement changes. Alzheimer’s impacts motor and cognitive functions, with slowed or delayed eye movements (saccades) being an early indicator.

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·November 19, 2024·5 min read

Early-Onset Diabetes Linked to Increased Dementia Risk

New research reveals that individuals diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at a younger age face a higher risk of developing dementia, particularly those with obesity. The study found that for each year earlier type 2 diabetes is diagnosed, dementia risk increases by 1.9%.

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·November 18, 2024·4 min read

Repurposed Multiple Sclerosis Drug May Improve Memory

Fampridine, used for improving walking in multiple sclerosis, may also enhance working memory in individuals with schizophrenia or depression. A study found that the drug significantly improved working memory in participants with initially poor performance, but had no effect on those with strong baseline memory.

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·November 18, 2024·3 min read

Finger-Prick Test Brings Alzheimer’s Detection Closer to Everyone

A new Alzheimer’s test collects just a few drops of blood from a finger prick, which can be mailed to a lab for analysis. The test measures biomarkers like pTau217 and has shown similar accuracy to traditional venous blood sampling.

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·November 18, 2024·7 min read

Parkinson’s Tremor Linked to Dopamine in Caudate Nucleus

Rest tremor in Parkinson’s disease is linked to dopamine activity in the caudate nucleus, challenging conventional beliefs about dopamine loss and motor symptoms. Surprisingly, patients with stronger tremor preserved more dopamine in the caudate, highlighting a complex relationship between tremor severity and neural circuits.

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·November 18, 2024·4 min read

Unique Brain Plaques Linked to Alzheimer’s Mutation Decoded

Researchers have identified the structure of amyloid beta fibrils linked to a rare inherited form of Alzheimer’s disease caused by the Arctic mutation. Using cryo-electron microscopy and NMR, they revealed a W-shaped fibril structure that explains the formation of cottonwool plaques—large, spherical brain structures unique to this mutation.

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Neurology

TENS Nerve Stimulation Ease Long Covid Pain and Fatigue

New Platform Overcomes Blood-Brain Barrier for Drug Delivery

Maternal Inflammation May Shape Offspring’s Alzheimer’s Risk

Parkinson’s Medication Alters Microbiome, Induces Iron Deficiency

Stimulating the Vagus Nerve to Tackle Gut Inflammation in IBD

AI Improves Brain Tumor Detection

Earpiece Tech Detects Early Alzheimer’s Through Eye Movement Signals

Early-Onset Diabetes Linked to Increased Dementia Risk

Repurposed Multiple Sclerosis Drug May Improve Memory

Finger-Prick Test Brings Alzheimer’s Detection Closer to Everyone

Parkinson’s Tremor Linked to Dopamine in Caudate Nucleus

Unique Brain Plaques Linked to Alzheimer’s Mutation Decoded

AI Body Gap: Why Robots Need “Internal Feelings” to be Safe

Wetware AI: Living Brain Cells Trained to Run Chaos Math

Mapping the Brain’s Internal Stopwatch

Individual Cone Cells Create Our Sharpest Sight

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