Study finds lower rates of death from Alzheimer’s disease among taxi and ambulance drivers

December 17, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

A new study raises the possibility that jobs that require frequent spatial processing — such as figuring out a taxi route or the best way to navigate to a hospital

Fluctuating blood pressure tied to problems with thinking skills

December 12, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Older adults whose blood pressure fluctuates over time may be more likely to have problems with thinking and memory skills, according to a study published in the December 11, 2024,

Brain tumor organoids accurately model patient response to CAR T cell therapy

December 12, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

For the first time, researchers used lab-grown organoids created from tumors of individuals with glioblastoma (GBM) to accurately model a patient’s response to CAR T cell therapy in real time.

Study helps solve mystery between repeated head impacts in sports and location of brain degeneration in CTE

December 10, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

A new study from researchers at the Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease and CTE Center is helping solve the mystery as to why the brain shrinks in a unique pattern, known

A healthy diet helps the weighty battle with chronic pain

December 9, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Chronic pain is an acute and debilitating condition that affects millions of people worldwide. And while pain interventions are available, many people struggle without treatment at all. Now new research

Network-based analyses uncover how neuroinflammation-causing microglia in Alzheimer’s disease form

December 8, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Cleveland Clinic Genome Center researchers have unraveled how immune cells called microglia can transform and drive harmful processes like neuroinflammation in Alzheimer’s disease. The study, published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia:

Women with ovarian removal have unique risk and resilience factors for Alzheimer disease

December 6, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

New research published by a team of researchers from the University of Toronto in collaboration with colleagues from the University of Alberta has found that women who have had both

Scientists discover new receptor for nerve growth factor–a promising target for treating pain

December 6, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Researchers at the NYU Pain Research Center have found a new receptor for nerve growth factor that plays an important role in pain signaling, even though it does not signal

Molecular zip code draws killer T cells straight to brain tumors

December 6, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Researchers have found a way to program immune cells to attack glioblastoma and treat the inflammation of multiple sclerosis in mice. The technology will soon be tested in a clinical

To remember conversations, keep making new brain cells

December 6, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Why do adults make new brain cells? A new study published in Cell Stem Cell provides the first cellular evidence that making new brain cells in adults supports verbal learning