Faulty myelin-making brain cells may help drive cognitive decline with age
A rare combination of lifelong cognitive tracking, postmortem brain analysis, and targeted mouse experiments reveals unexpected changes in…
Nanoparticle Therapy Reverses Alzheimer’s Progression in Mice
Researchers at the University of South Carolina have developed a nanoparticle-based treatment that appears to improve performance on…
Experimental vaccine protects against Zika virus through T cells alone
Zika virus has been spreading for decades, but it first grabbed worldwide headlines in 2016. That February, with…
Gut bacteria may send different biological signals in Parkinson’s disease
A new study from the University of Oulu suggests that gut bacteria may send different biological signals in…
Vagus nerve stimulation may enhance long-term motor learning
Do you ever feel like sometimes you can master a new dance step almost immediately, while other times…
Study finds distinct patterns of innate immune activity in mental disorders
The immune system may also play a role in mental disorders. Scientists are investigating these links with brain…
Dysfunctional myelin-producing brain cells contribute to age-related cognitive decline
Brain cells that produce the protective coating around nerve fibers can become dysfunctional with age and may actively…
Shared protein pathology redefines treatment for multiple neurodegenerative diseases
On the surface, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy (LATE) might seem…
Depression stalls formation of new brain cells: Study
The small number of neurons created in the adult brain hippocampus may help prevent depression, a Columbia University…
Neurogenesis stalls in the brains of adults with major depressive disorder, study shows
Most of our brain’s 100 billion neurons are created before we’re born, but the trickle of neurons created in the adult brain hippocampus could be instrumental in preventing depression, suggest findings from a new…
Study provides a more nuanced picture of biological mechanisms linked to autism
How does autism manifest in the brain? Researchers from the University of Southern Denmark and Odense University Hospital…
Aging shifts memories from vivid details to bigger picture
Research from the University of East Anglia shows how our memories change with age and why specific details…