MIDDLE AGE INFLAMMATION LINKED TO BRAIN SHRINKAGE DECADES LATER
According to a new study, people who have inflammation biomarkers in their blood during middle age are more likely to have increased brain shrinkage as they grow older. Researchers report the brain cell loss associated with inflammation was most prevalent in areas affected in Alzheimer’s disease.… READ MORE…
CHEMO BRAIN STARTS DURING CANCER’S PROGRESSION, NOT JUST AFTER TREATMENT
Chemotherapy is often blamed for memory loss and cognitive problems in cancer survivors. However, new research published in Neuroscience challenges this belief. Researchers report cognitive impairments, often referred to as Chemo Fog, may actually start as the tumor grows and develops.… READ MORE…
HERE’S WHAT WE THINK ALZHEIMER’S DOES TO THE BRAIN
A new paper explores different findings about the development of Alzheimer’s and considers how personalized treatments may help combat this complex disease.… 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…
RESVERATROL MAY RESTORE INTEGRITY OF BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER IN ALZHEIMER’S
Researchers report resveratrol, a naturally occurring compound found in red wine and dark chocolate, appears to improve the integrity of the blood brain barrier in patients with Alzheimer’s disease.… READ MORE…
STUDY SUGGESTS DISRUPTIVE EFFECTS OF ANESTHESIA ON BRAIN CELL CONNECTIONS ARE TEMPORARY
A new study of brain cells from juvenile rats suggests the effects of a common anesthetic, isoflurane, on the connections between neurons are temporary.… READ MORE…
SCIENTISTS DISCOVER ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT FOR TBI PATIENTS COULD COUNTER SHRINKAGE IN THE BRAIN
For those with moderate-to-severe TBI, atrophy may be countered by participating in environmental enrichment, a new study suggests.… READ MORE…
SPRINKLING OF NEURAL DUST OPENS DOOR TO ELECTROCEUTICALS
Researchers have developed a dust sized wireless sensor that can be implanted into the body.… READ MORE…
REPLACING DISEASED IMMUNE SYSTEM HALTS PROGRESS OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AND ALLOWS REPAIR
Researchers report a procedure that wipes out the immune system and then regenerates a new one using stem cells may effectively eliminate all signs of neuroinflammation in people with early, aggressive MS.… READ MORE…
RESEARCHERS SUPPRESS ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATED NEURONAL DEATH AND OXIDATIVE STRESS
Researchers have successfully designed mitochondria-specific ceria nanoparticles which appear to be capable of suppressing neuronal death associated with Alzheimer’s disease.… READ MORE…
HIGH FAT DIETS PROMPT IMMUNE CELLS TO MUNCH AT SYNAPSES
According to researchers, high fat diets appear to prompt microglia to start consuming synapses in mice.… READ MORE…
HOW GENETIC CHANGES LEAD TO FAMILIAL ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
New findings could help provide a novel approach for developing treatments for familial Alzheimer’s disease.… READ MORE..
