Brain Health Challenge: Test Your Knowledge of Healthy Habits
Welcome to the Brain Health Challenge! I’m Dana Smith, a reporter at The New York Times, and I’ll…
Boost as Galway scientists develop improved ‘mini brains’ in labs to aid research
Scientists in Galway have taken a significant step forward in the development of lab-grown “mini brains”, a breakthrough…
Galway scientists growing ‘mini brains’ in labs to aid research
Scientists in Galway have taken a significant step forward in the development of lab-grown “mini brains”, a breakthrough…
Eating More High Fat Cheese May Surprisingly Lower Your Risk of Dementia
Image credits: Snap Wander. Fatty cheese is a guilty pleasure for millions of people. But while these fats…
Blood-based biomarkers and the new landscape of Alzheimer’s research
For much of the past century, Alzheimer’s disease has been one of medicine’s most daunting frontiers – biologically…
New molecular ruler enables precise measurement of toxic Tau fibrils in fluid samples
Researchers have developed a new tool, FibrilPaint combined with the FibrilRuler test, that allows scientists to directly measure…
Researchers identify enzyme linked to myelin damage and neurodegenerative conditions
Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have identified a type of enzyme with a complicated name –…
Epstein family support accelerates USC’s mission to end Alzheimer’s
The USC Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Research Institute will be renamed the USC Epstein Family Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Research Institute in…
Drugs like Ozempic linked to annoying new side effect: study
New research suggests that drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy might trigger more than just a slimmer waistline. Many…
Obesity-related metabolic stress may affect brain health far earlier than expected
For decades, scientists have known that what harms the body often harms the brain. Conditions such as obesity,…
The Surprising Strength Workout Linked to Better Brain Function, According to a Neuroscientist
If the idea of strength training once conjured young men thrusting a barbell or popping out pullups, the…
Astrocyte-driven approach shows potential to reverse cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have discovered a natural mechanism that clears existing amyloid plaques in the…