brain – Page 27 – WindowsTechs.com

Brain volume study reveals anti-aging potential of taking the stairs

Posted on August 5, 2022 by Nick Lavars

A new study suggests that even a moderate uptake of physical activity, such as taking the stairs instead of the elevator, can counter volume loss in key brain regions

Although we generally understand exercise to be good fo us in all sorts of ways, scientists continue to make interesting inroads around the specifics of this relationship. The latest comes from a team in Germany which has found that even slight changes to regular physical activity, such as taking the stairs instead of the elevator, can counter the age-related loss of volume in brain regions linked to disease.

Category: Medical, Science

Tags: Exercise, anti-aging, DZNE, Alzheimer’s Disease, Brain

Continue reading Brain volume study reveals anti-aging potential of taking the stairs→

Scientists restore vital cellular functions to pigs one hour after death

Posted on August 3, 2022 by Michael Irving

Scientists have demonstrated a new system that can restore crucial molecular and cellular functions in pigs one hour after death. Experiments showed that some tissue damage from loss of oxygen can be reversed, which could widen the organ transplantatio… Continue reading Scientists restore vital cellular functions to pigs one hour after death→

Nanobody treatment could help clear brain protein clumps in Parkinson’s

Posted on August 1, 2022 by Michael Irving

Clumps of misfolded proteins that gather in the brain have been linked to neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson’s. Now, newly identified nanobodies show promise in destabilizing the structure of these clumps, potentially leading to new treatments for the disease.

Category: Medical, Science

Tags: Parkinson’s Disease, Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins Medicine, University of Michigan, Protein, Brain, antibodies

Continue reading Nanobody treatment could help clear brain protein clumps in Parkinson’s→

One-two punch from pair of common viruses may trigger Alzheimer’s disease

Posted on August 1, 2022 by Rich Haridy

A new study speculates the chicken pox virus can reactivate a dormant herpes infection, leading to the development of Alzheimer's disease

A fascinating new collaborative study, between researchers at the University of Oxford and Tufts University, has found two common viruses may be working in tandem to trigger the earliest stages of Alzheimer’s disease. The findings build on a growing body of evidence implicating the herpes virus in neurodegenerative disease.

Category: Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle

Tags: Virus, Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia, Brain, Neuroscience

Continue reading One-two punch from pair of common viruses may trigger Alzheimer’s disease→

Non-invasive brain stimulation helps older adults learn new motor skills

Posted on July 28, 2022 by Michael Irving

It’s unsurprising but unfortunate that as we get older, our capacity to learn new skills diminishes. But a new study by researchers at EPFL has found that non-invasive electrical brain stimulation can help older adults learn new motor skills much faste… Continue reading Non-invasive brain stimulation helps older adults learn new motor skills→

Music shows promising potential for slowing the progression of dementia

Posted on July 22, 2022 by Rich Haridy

Eight weeks of daily focused music-listening was found to improve connectivity in several brain regions

In 2020 an extraordinary video went viral. It featured Marta Cinta González Saldaña, a former ballet dancer suffering from severe Alzheimer’s disease in her senior years. In the video, Saldaña is played a piece from Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake and suddenly she flashes awake and begins moving to a dance routine she presumably rehearsed over and over in her younger days.

Category: Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle

Tags: pop music, Brain, Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, Northeastern University

Continue reading Music shows promising potential for slowing the progression of dementia→

Molecule linking memories with emotion paves way for anxiety treatments

Posted on July 21, 2022 by Michael Irving

Associating positive or negative emotions to specific memories is core to our survival, allowing us to avoid dangers or seek out beneficial things. Now, researchers at the Salk Institute have identified a specific molecule that seems to drive the assig… Continue reading Molecule linking memories with emotion paves way for anxiety treatments→

Modified MRI spies the early signs of Parkinson’s disease

Posted on July 21, 2022 by Nick Lavars

A modified MRI technique has shown promise in detecting the early signs of Parkinson's disease

It is thought that Parkinson’s disease takes hold in the brain long before obvious motor symptoms appear, and a big focus for researchers is the development of diagnostic tools that can detect it early on. Scientists in Israel have demonstrated a promising new technology in this space, using a variation of MRI to spot tiny, telltale structures forming deep in the brain as the disease progresses.

Category: Medical, Science

Tags: Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Parkinson’s Disease, Brain, Dementia, MRI, Medical Imaging, Neurological

Continue reading Modified MRI spies the early signs of Parkinson’s disease→

In the future, a fitness wearable could predict early signs of dementia

Posted on July 19, 2022 by Rich Haridy

The study found distinct differences in activity patterns in the afternoons when comparing cognitively healthy older adults to those with Alzheimer's

With the fitness wearable market exploding in popularity, especially among senior citizens keen to track heart health, a team of researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health wondered whether these devices could be used to detect the earliest signs of dementia. A new study suggests that could be possible after finding distinct differences in daily movement patterns when comparing cognitively healthy older adults and Alzheimer’s patients.

Category: Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle

Tags: Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia, Wearable, Fitbit, Brain, John Hopkins University

Continue reading In the future, a fitness wearable could predict early signs of dementia→

Scientists hack fly brains to make them remote controlled

Posted on July 19, 2022 by Michael Irving

Researchers at Rice University have shown how they can hack the brains of fruit flies to make them remote controlled. The flies performed a specific action within a second of a command being sent to certain neurons in their brain.Continue ReadingCatego… Continue reading Scientists hack fly brains to make them remote controlled→