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Featured Neurology

·June 13, 2011·4 min read

Brain Scan Identifies Patterns of Plaques and Tangles in Adults with Down Syndrome

In one of the first studies of its kind, UCLA researchers used a unique brain scan to assess the levels...

Featured Neurology

·August 9, 2012·3 min read

Blood Test for Alzheimer’s Gaining Ground

Scientists have taken a step toward developing a blood test for Alzheimer's, finding a group of markers that hold up in statistical analyses in three independent groups of patients.

The image is a plastinated brain of a person with Alzheimer's disease.

Featured Genetics

·March 18, 2013·4 min read

Uncontrolled Hypertension Could Bring Increased Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease

A new study finds increased amyloid levels in the brains of unmedicated hypertensive adults with a genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease.

The image shows a comparative brain PET scan of a person with alzheimer's and one without the disease.

Featured Genetics

·February 20, 2013·6 min read

Genome-Wide Imaging Study Identifies New Gene Associated with Alzheimer’s Plaques

Researchers combined genetic data with neuroimaging in order to identify genes associated with amyloid plaque deposits in Alzheimer's disease patients. The study is believed to be the first genome-wide association study of plaque deposits using a specialized PET scan tracer that binds to amyloid.

The brain diagram highlights the temporal lobe in yellow.

Featured Neurology

·July 15, 2013·4 min read

Path of Plaque Buildup in Brain Shows Promise as Early Biomarker for Alzheimer’s Disease

Researchers discover early accumulation of amyloid plaques in the temporal lobe is associated with cognitive decline. The finding could serve as a new biomarker for the early detection of Alzheimer's disease.

This illustration shows an open skull exposing the brain of a sleeping man.

Featured Neurology

·October 21, 2013·3 min read

Shorter Sleep Duration and Poorer Sleep Quality Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease Biomarker

Shorter periods of sleep and poorer quality of sleep are associated with greater buildup of beta anyloid, a new study reports.

Neurology

·January 12, 2012·3 min read

Brain Region Can Signal Early Stage Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias

Early changes to the inferior frontal junction observed in early dementias A key misplaced yet again? Unable to recall a...

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·March 14, 2011·5 min read

RatCAP Allows Portable PET Brain Imaging, More Movement and Less Anesthesia

A wearable positron emission tomography (PET) scanner that rats can wear on their heads has been developed and tested effectively.

This image shows brain scans used for the study.

Featured Neurology

·July 13, 2015·5 min read

Impact of APOE E4 May Be Apparent Years Before Alzheimer’s Symptoms Appear

Researchers have discovered a well known genetic variant linked to Alzheimer's could be promoting deposits of neurotoxic plaques in the brain years prior to symptoms of the disease developing.

Neurology

·May 7, 2012·3 min read

Deep Brain Stimulation May Hold Promise for Mild Alzheimer’s Disease

Small phase I study suggests ‘brain pacemaker’ could slow progression of AD A study on a handful of people with...

CSHL Team Introduces Automated Imaging to Greatly Speed Whole Brain Mapping Efforts

Facilitates systematic comparison of mouse models of disorders including schizophrenia, autism A new technology developed by neuroscientists at Cold Spring...

The image shows the dopamine pathway in the brain.

Featured Neuroscience

·May 10, 2013·5 min read

Cocaine Vaccine Passes Key Testing Hurdle

Researchers have successfully tested a new vaccine in primates to battle cocaine addiction. Using neuroimaging techniques, they demonstrated the vaccine prevents cocaine from reaching the brain and producing a dopamine induced high. Human trials could begin within the next year.

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PET scans

Brain Scan Identifies Patterns of Plaques and Tangles in Adults with Down Syndrome

Blood Test for Alzheimer’s Gaining Ground

Uncontrolled Hypertension Could Bring Increased Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease

Genome-Wide Imaging Study Identifies New Gene Associated with Alzheimer’s Plaques

Path of Plaque Buildup in Brain Shows Promise as Early Biomarker for Alzheimer’s Disease

Shorter Sleep Duration and Poorer Sleep Quality Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease Biomarker

Brain Region Can Signal Early Stage Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias

RatCAP Allows Portable PET Brain Imaging, More Movement and Less Anesthesia

Impact of APOE E4 May Be Apparent Years Before Alzheimer’s Symptoms Appear

Deep Brain Stimulation May Hold Promise for Mild Alzheimer’s Disease

CSHL Team Introduces Automated Imaging to Greatly Speed Whole Brain Mapping Efforts

Cocaine Vaccine Passes Key Testing Hurdle

Amygdala’s Role in Epilepsy Sudden Death

Psilocybin Microdosing Promising for Mental Health Disorders

Age-Related Changes in Spoken Word Recognition

Personality Disorders Linked to Increased Risk of Fatty Liver Disease

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