by University of California, San Francisco Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The discovery of how to shift damaged brain cells from a diseased state into a healthy one presents a potential new path to treating Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, according to a new study from researchers at UC San Francisco. The research focuses on microglia, cells...
by University College London Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm that can detect subtle brain abnormalities that cause epileptic seizures has been developed by a UCL-led team of international researchers. The Multicentre Epilepsy Lesion Detection project (MELD) used over 1,000 patient MRI scans from 22 global epilepsy centers to develop the algorithm, which provides...
by Emily Caldwell, The Ohio State University Microscope image of a cultured mouse neuron from the striatum region of the brain labeled with a green fluorescent antibody that detects dopamine receptor 1. The receptor localizes along the cell surface and is enriched in a primary cilium projecting from the cell body. Nuclei are indicated in...
by Steinar Brandslet, Norwegian University of Science and Technology The principle of “Acoustic Cluster Therapy”, ACT. Credit: EXACT Therapeutics Luckily, the brain has a filter that protects it and the rest of the central nervous system from foreign elements like pathogens that can damage the tissue. We call this filter the blood-brain barrier. It consists of...
by University of California – San Diego In these brain scans, blue areas indicate regions with iron accumulation in individuals with two copies of the hemochromatosis risk gene. These regions also play a role in movement. Credit: UC San Diego Health Sciences A disorder called hereditary hemochromatosis, caused by a gene mutation, results in the body...
by Mallory Locklear, Yale University Neurons in the hypothalamus (B) project to the ventral tegmental area (C), where cells send connections to the prefrontal cortex (A). Through this pathway, AgRP cells in the hypothalamus affect cortical structure and function. Credit: Yale University The prefrontal cortex region of the human brain is responsible for a range of...
by University of Maryland School of Medicine The images show the differences in gray matter volume (red areas) between children with sufficient sleep and those lacking sleep at both the beginning of the study and at a two-year follow-up visit. The red highlighted areas are structures responsible for decision-making, impulse control, memory, and mood regulation. Credit:...
by CU Anschutz Medical Campus Credit: Spencer Bowles et al, Neuron (2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2022.06.017 Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have shown a direct link between vagus nerve stimulation and its connection to the learning centers of the brain. The discovery may lead to treatments that will improve cognitive retention in both healthy and...
by Arizona State University Qualitative representation of A2 acute injury–specific TBI biomarker HCDR3 (green) and cell nuclei (blue) in 1-dpi tissue. Region of interest (ROI) represented in white box. Scale bars, 200 μm. Credit: Sarah Stabenfeldt, Arizona State University New research led by scientists at Arizona State University has revealed some of the first detailed molecular...
by University of Copenhagen Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain You wake up. The alarm clock says 02:56. “Oh no, it is not time to wake up yet,” you think, fearing that you will need lots of coffee to stay awake the following day. Most people believe that a good night’s sleep should be uninterrupted. That is why...
