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Scientists explore how protein and signaling pathways change in patients with Alzheimer’s disease. Their work creates a new model of disease progression, taking advantage of the heterogeneity that is inherent to human studies.

Neurons, nerve cells in the brain, are central players in brain function. However, a key role for glia, long considered support cells, is emerging. A research group has now discovered two new types of glial cells in the brain, by unleashing adult stem …

Research shows that, in cultures that value men as breadwinners, their unemployment can affect the long-term success of a romantic relationship.

A new imaging technique has the potential to detect neurological disorders — such as Alzheimer’s disease — at their earliest stages, enabling physicians to diagnose and treat patients more quickly. Termed super-resolution, the imaging methodology com…

Researchers have identified the brain regions involved in choosing whether to find out if a bad event is about to happen.

Research suggests that children with average risk medulloblastoma can receive radiation to a smaller volume of the brain at the end of a six-week course of treatment and still maintain the same disease control as those receiving radiation to a larger a…

A new study has identified mechanisms by which COVID-19 can lead to Alzheimer’s disease-like dementia. The findings indicate an overlap between COVID-19 and brain changes common in Alzheimer’s, and may help inform risk management and therapeutic strate…

Most people listen to music throughout their day and often near bedtime to wind down. But can that actually cause your sleep to suffer? When a sleep researcher realized he was waking in the middle of the night with a song stuck in his head, he saw an o…

Much like a supply truck crossing the countryside, the misfolded proteins that damage neurons in Alzheimer’s disease travel the ‘roads’ of the brain, sometimes stopping and sometimes re-routing to avoid roadblocks.

Until now, systemic biomarkers to measure exercise effects on brain function and that link to relevant metabolic responses were lacking. A study shows a memory biomarker, myokine Cathepsin B (CTSB), increased in older adults following a 26-week structu…