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Limiting sugar before the age of two is linked to a lower risk of dementia later in life, research suggests. A study based on almost 65,000 people from the UK found that sugar rationing may be linked ...
Limiting sugar before the age of two is linked to a lower risk of dementia later in life, research suggests. A study based on almost 65,000 people from the UK found that sugar rationing may be linked ...
Dementia is a degenerative disease characterized by cognitive decline, caused by the deposition of beta-amyloid proteins in the brain parenchyma. This leads to elevated concentrations of ...
Christof Koch is taking on one of science’s deepest mysteries: how the brain creates conscious experience, or whether it creates it at all. He argues that materialism has yet to solve this “hard problem” and will explore…
When one spouse develops dementia, the other faces up to 74% higher risk, a 2026 JAMA study found. The post Your Husband (or Wife) May Increase Your Risk of Dementia by up to 70% appeared first on The ...
Learn more about these 5 recent dementia breakthroughs that highlight possible interventions, diagnosis methods, and treatments.
A study of donated brain tissue from octogenarians and centenarians has identified a sharp transition in the behavior of microglia, the brain’s resident immune cells, at the exact point where ...
Increasing evidence suggests that untreated hearing impairment may be linked to a higher risk of cognitive decline and dementia ...
Progress in molecular neuroscience depends as much on the questions we ask as on the tools we have to answer them. Over the past decade, the field has ...
The breakthrough offers hope for new Alzheimer’s treatments – and provides a scientific basis for the benefits of facial massage.
Limiting sugar before the age of two is linked to a lower risk of dementia later in life, research suggests. A study based on almost 65,000 people from the UK found that sugar rationing may be linked ...
IntroductionKinesthetic illusion (KI) induced by tendon vibration (VIB) is known for activation in sensorimotor areas and antagonist vibratory response (AVR) of the antagonist muscle. We hypothesize that coupling between…
Despite the growing role of neurotechnologies in neuroscience and clinical care, Black African communities remain critically underrepresented in the UK research and clinical trials. Historical lack of diversity in…
IntroductionIntrinsic EEG oscillations provide a non-invasive window into arousal- and attention-related individual differences, but resting low-frequency EEG correlates of adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder…
Music-based interventions are gaining traction in therapeutic settings, yet evidence remains centered on Western music and populations. This gap is particularly important for Middle Eastern populations, where the Maqam…
BackgroundMajor depressive disorder (MDD) is a leading cause of disability; however, its neurogenetic mechanisms remain partially understood. Comparative genomic approaches reveal evolutionarily conserved risk factors…
BackgroundClinical decision-making often occurs under conditions of high cognitive load, emotional stress, and time pressure. Psychological distancing, an emotion-focused coping strategy involving the mental separation…
The red blood cell distribution width-to-albumin ratio (RAR) is an index reflecting inflammatory and nutritional status. While prior studies reported cross-sectional associations between RAR and cognitive performance…
Alternative splicing is a fundamental mechanism underlying protein diversity. The microtubule-associated protein tau (MAPT) undergoes age-associated alternative splicing of exon 10 to generate 3 R and 4 R isoforms, and…
Emerging neuroimaging evidence shows that pathological tau proteins build up along specific brain networks, suggesting that large-scale network architecture plays a key role in the progression of Alzheimerâs disease…
Early diagnosis of Parkinsonâs disease (PD) is critical, as clinical symptoms typically emerge only after substantial neuronal loss. While α-synuclein (α-Syn) oligomers in blood are promising biomarkers for early…
Previous studies have demonstrated widespread regional abnormalities in blood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) amplitude of low frequency fluctuation (ALFF) in psychotic disorders. How regional ALFF is related to functional…
Isolated REM sleep behavior disorder is a high-risk prodromal syndrome for Lewy body diseases but highly heterogeneous. Neurophysiologic markers resolving this heterogeneity and predicting phenoconversion remain limited…
Olfactory decline is an early sign of Parkinsonâs disease (PD), often preceding motor symptoms by years to decades. However, because olfactory impairment is also common in healthy and diseased aging, current olfactory…
A recent publication [1] in this journal reported findings from the use of the tracer [11C]K-2 for PET imaging of brain AMPA receptors in patients with major psychiatric disorders. [11C]K-2 functions by a pro-drug-like…
Ants and bees are known to use spatial memories to navigate to fixed locations, such as a nest. Virtual-reality experiments in which Drosophila fruit flies follow fictive odour plumes now show that these insects use…
Thalamic deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an established neuromodulatory treatment option for drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE), but presurgical markers associated with the postoperative response remain incompletely…
Feeding is tightly regulated by hypothalamic circuits that integrate circadian and metabolic cues, yet the neuromodulatory systems coordinating these signals remain incompletely understood. Cholinergic neurons within the…
V2a interneurons are excitatory neurons found throughout the hindbrain and spinal cord, two regions that arise from distinct progenitors during embryonic development. Whether this lineage difference shapes mature gene…
Na+,K+-ATPases establish and maintain the vital electrochemical gradients for Na+ and K+ across animal cell membranes. The protein is a ternary complex composed of α, β and FXYD subunits, of which isoforms that fine-tune…
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