SENSORY LOSS CAN BE A WARNING SIGN OF POOR HEALTH OUTCOMES, INCLUDING DEATH
A decline of our five senses can predict poor health comes and even death in older adults, a new study reports.… READ MORE…
BACK FROM THE BRINK: HOW CELLS RECOVER FROM THE VERGE OF PROGRAMMED DEATH
A new study in JCB reveals the mechanisms behind anastasis, a process that allows cells to recover from the brink of programmed cell death.… READ MORE…
NEW BRAIN DEATH PATHWAY IN ALZHEIMER’S IDENTIFIED
A new Nature Neuroscience study provides evidence that necroptosis is linked to cognitive decline and severity of Alzheimer’s disease. The finding that necroptosis is activated in Alzheimer’s provides a plausible mechanism that underlies the neuron loss associated with the disease.… READ MORE…
EMOTIONS EXPRESSED BY THE DYING ARE UNEXPECTEDLY POSITIVE
According to researchers, the emotional experiences of those close to death are both more positive and less negative than most people believe.… READ MORE…
FLIES ARE KEY TO STUDYING THE CAUSES OF DEMENTIA
Findings could help researchers hone in on new targets and treatments for Alzheimer’s and other neurodegnerative diseases.… READ MORE…
PREDICTING PEOPLE’S BRAIN AGE COULD HELP SPOT WHO IS AT RISK OF EARLY DEATH
Using neuroimaging technology, researchers are able to predict a person’s brain age. This could also help to spot who is at risk of poor health and early death.… READ MORE…
STUDY TRACES BIRTH AND DEATH LIFE CYCLE OF NEURONS IN THE GUT: MOUSE STUDY
Researchers report a healthy adult gut can lose and regenerate one third of its neurons on a weekly basis.… READ MORE…
WHO IS LEAST AFRAID OF DEATH?
A new study reveals atheists and those who hold very religious beliefs are least afraid of dying.… READ MORE…
OLIGODENDROCYTES INDUCE MOTOR NEURON DEATH IN ALS
A new study reports oligodendrocytes induce motor neuron death in ALS.… READ MORE…
OBTAINING AN AMYLOID BETA AGGREGATE THAT MAY UNDERLIE NEURONAL DEATH IN ALZHEIMER’S
Researchers describe how to prepare a specific type of aggregate of the amyloid-beta protein with the ability to perforate the cell membrane.… READ MORE…
SCIENTISTS KEEP A MOLECULE FROM MOVING INSIDE NERVE CELLS TO PREVENT CELL DEATH
Researchers have identified one way in which an RNA binding protein may contribute to ALS.… READ MORE…
BRAIN CELL DEATH IN ALZHEIMER’S LINKED TO STRUCTURAL FLAW
Researchers believe they have discovered a new biological pathway involved in Alzheimer’s disease.…READ MORE…
