People with dementia facing new challenges
A study exploring how increased digitalisation since the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted finance management for people with dementia and their carers is published today. Researchers...
Tag: neurology
Mushrooms magnify memory by boosting nerve growth
Mushrooms magnify memory by boosting nerve growth: Researchers from The University of Queensland have discovered the active compound from an edible mushroom that boosts nerve...
Microbot development could help treat seizures
Microbot development could help treat seizures: University of Glasgow researchers are part of a new project which is setting out to develop tiny injectable robots...
High fat diet could reduce the brain’s ability to regulate food intake
Regularly eating a high fat/calorie diet could reduce the brain's ability to regulate calorie intake. New research in rats published in The Journal of Physiology...
How common is brain damage at birth?
How common is brain damage at birth? Causes and effects. In the UK, most expectant mothers are fortunate enough to be eligible for a guaranteed...
Reducing inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis
Reducing inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis research from the Bionics Institute in Melbourne, Australia: Our researchers are developing a drug-free treatment to treat rheumatoid arthritis using...
Exercise could delay onset of Alzheimer’s disease
Six minutes of high-intensity exercise could extend the lifespan of a healthy brain and delay the onset of neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease and...
TMS study could be helpful for epilepsy prognosis
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) measured cortical inhibition provides insight into interindividual differences in progressive myoclonic epilepsy. In patients with progressive myoclonic epilepsy type 1 (EPM1),...
Stranded dolphins show signs of Alzheimer’s
Stranded dolphins show signs of Alzheimer’s: The brains of three different species of stranded dolphins show classic markers of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new...
Comment on Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab
Alzheimer's Society and Professor Sir John Hardy respond to results for Alzheimer's drug lecanemab: A paper published today in The New England Journal of Medicine...
