Brain
Severe malnutrition, both under and overnutrition, has a profound impact on early childhood brain development, leading to long-term cognitive, emotional, and mental health disorders. A recent review published in Seminars In Pediatric Neurology highlights the critical role of nutrition in early brain development, emphasizing the need for early intervention to
Brain
Children and young people with movement disorders in the UK who receive deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy exhibit a range of clinical characteristics, including varying causes of movement disorder, functional levels, and pharmacological management. The research highlights the need for better planning of future service provision to meet the diverse
Alzheimer's disease
Neuroscientist Dr Cara Croft and her team at the Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London, are working tirelessly to find effective treatments for dementia. With funding from the Alzheimer's Society, they are testing ten drugs that could potentially lead to a cure for the disease. Their groundbreaking
Brain
A recent study conducted by the Living Brain Project at Mount Sinai presents unequivocal evidence that brain tissue from living people has a distinct molecular character. Contrary to the assumption that molecular biology measurements made in postmortem brains are representative of how the brain works in living people, the findings
Diseases
Neuroscientist Dr Cara Croft and her team at the Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London, are working tirelessly to find effective treatments for dementia. With funding from the Alzheimer's Society, they are testing ten drugs that could potentially lead to a cure for the disease. Their groundbreaking
Brain
Boston Children's Hospital announced a donation of $35 million from Hansjeorg Wyss, through the Wyss Medical Foundation, building on a previous transformative gift from his late wife, Rosamund Stone Zander. With this new gift, the Rosamund Stone Zander and Hansjeorg Wyss Translational Neuroscience Center will expand its translational
Brain
Research conducted by a team at Ewha Womans University has revealed a significant association between stress-related symptoms and accelerated brain aging in women. The study, published in the journal Neurobiology of Stress, investigated the relationships between emotional and alcohol-use symptoms, stress-related symptoms, and resilience with brain aging in 520 women
Brain
A retrospective study on pediatric patients with brain tumors who underwent craniotomies has identified several risk factors for new-onset postoperative seizures. The study, conducted at the Princess Maxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, found that supratentorial tumor localization, hyponatremia, and age younger than 1 year were significant risk factors for seizures.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Researchers have made a significant breakthrough in understanding the neurodegenerative disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), by identifying patterns of altered brain metabolism in patients with the condition and in asymptomatic carriers of the C9orf72 mutation. Using a novel magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging (MRSI) technique, the study found distinct metabolic markers
Brain
Researchers at Cardiff University's Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC) have made a groundbreaking discovery that sheds light on the role of Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep in processing emotions. According to a recent study, recalling traumatic memories during REM sleep can significantly reduce subjective arousal ratings for negative
Alzheimer's disease
Recent research conducted by the University of Oslo, Norway, has shed new light on the relationship between sex differences in brain aging and Alzheimer's disease prevalence in women. The study, which utilized longitudinal brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data from 4,726 participants aged 17 to 95, found
Alzheimer's disease
A groundbreaking study published in Biochimica et Biophysica Acta has found that environmental factors can shape transcriptome signatures related to inflammation and immune pathways, ultimately contributing to Alzheimer's disease development. The research, conducted by a team at the Brain Science Institute in Korea, analyzed the transcriptome of monozygotic
