June 18, 2021 by NewsBot - No Comment
People who are physically active during childhood have higher cognitive functions in later life. Participants who exercised when they were children did better on cognitive tests regardless of their current age. However, no such relationship was found b…
June 18, 2021 by NewsBot - No Comment
Will a reduction in tau protein in brain neurons protect against Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementias? A new study suggests the answer is no. If this is borne out, that result differs from Alzheimer’s disease, where reducing endogenous tau level…
June 17, 2021 by NewsBot - No Comment
People living with obesity who attended a non-judgemental and personalized lifestyle modification program improved their cardiovascular and mental health during just 10 weeks, according to a new study. Participants lost weight and achieved benefits in …
June 17, 2021 by NewsBot - No Comment
A recent study revealed that microRNAs in urine could be a promising biomarker to diagnose brain tumors. Their findings have indicated that regular urine tests could help early detection and treatment of brain tumors, possibly leading to improved patie…
June 17, 2021 by NewsBot - No Comment
A study found that stress, anxiety and depression during the first few weeks of the pandemic were associated with less and lower quality sleep. In a survey of more than 900 twins, about half of the respondents reported no change in sleep patterns, but …
June 16, 2021 by NewsBot - No Comment
A team has found that babies twitch during a sleep stage called quiet sleep, not just during REM sleep. The results may show there’s more communication between snoozing infants’ brains and motor systems than previously known.
June 16, 2021 by NewsBot - No Comment
European scientists propose a personalized protocol for optimizing stimulation of optic nerve fibers, for the blind, which takes into account feedback from the viewer’s brain. The protocol has been tested on artificial neural networks known to simulate…
June 15, 2021 by NewsBot - No Comment
With pre-season football training on the horizon, a new study shows that head impacts experienced during practice are associated with changes in brain imaging of young players over multiple seasons.
June 14, 2021 by NewsBot - No Comment
Researchers performed microtomography experiments the BL20XU beamline of the SPring-8 synchrotron radiation facility and found that brain capillary structures show a correlation with their neuron structures.
June 14, 2021 by NewsBot - No Comment
A new study not only sheds light on how the APOE4 gene may cause some of the pathologies associated with Alzheimer’s disease, but also suggests a new treatment target that might help people who carry the APOE4 gene in early and late stages of the disea…
