Nature: Rare Cortical Neurons May Help Switch the Brain from Wakefulness to Sleep
The researchers also suggest that these neurons may somehow respond to the brain's increasing need for sleep...
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Blood Test and Genetic Test: New Method Developed to Estimate When Alzheimer’s Symptoms May Appear
The researchers studied people who had no symptoms of the disease at the time of assessment...
Scientists Find Who May Benefit More from Coffee in Terms of Parkinson’s Disease Risk
In the overall study population, the researchers found no significant association between the amount of coffee consumed, the CYP1A2 variant and the risk of Parkinson’s disease...
Not Just APOE4: Scientists Identify 44 Genes That May Alter Alzheimer’s Risk
The analysis identified 44 genes associated with specific cell types that may play a role in Alzheimer’s disease...
World’s First Patient Undergoes Live AI-Assisted Brain Surgery
The tumour was positioned dangerously close to the carotid arteries, which supply blood to the brain, and the optic nerves responsible for vision...
Scientists Propose Using Electromagnetic Fields to Treat the Brain After Traumatic Injuries
After a brain injury, small blood vessels stop supplying the brain tissue properly...
A rare childhood disease helps uncover a possible mechanism behind Alzheimer’s disease
The disease is caused by a mutation in a gene responsible for producing the enzyme sulfamidase...
Neurology: Limiting Sugar Intake During the First 1,000 Days of Life Linked to Lower Risk of Dementia
The association was even stronger among people who lived under restricted sugar consumption until the age of two...
npj Parkinson’s Disease: Living Near Dry Cleaners Linked to Higher Risk of Parkinson’s Disease
The results showed a clear association between distance from a dry cleaner and the likelihood of developing the disease...
Study Identifies Three Midlife Factors That May Delay Dementia by Nearly 13 Years
The researchers analyzed data from 12,409 adults with an average age of 56 years who had no signs of dementia at the beginning of the study...
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