Graduado del Centro Médico Nacional La Raza y certificado por el Consejo Mexicano de Neurología, David Augusto Bernal Varela, neurólogo clínico, destaca la importancia de abordar la demencia, una condición neurológica que afecta a individuos de todas las edades, pero que es más común en personas mayores de sesenta años. La demencia, explica el experto, …
A team of scientists from Wake Forest University School of Medicine and the University of Southern California (USC) have demonstrated the first successful use of a neural prosthetic device to recall specific memories. The findings appear online in Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience. This groundbreaking research was derived from the Wake Forest and USC team’s 2018 …
In recent years, there has been rising concern that tiny particles known as microplastics are showing up basically everywhere on Earth, from polar ice to soil, drinking water and food. Formed when plastics break down into progressively smaller bits, these particles are being consumed by humans and other creatures, with unknown potential health and ecosystem …
It is important to keep the nose clean. A study has found that this habit can even lead to a lot of psychological illnesses. Nose picking is a common but unhygienic habit that is developed by many. Some people dig their noses in public, while others do it alone in private. Some people develop …
Most neurodegenerative diseases, including dementias, involve proteins aggregating into filaments called amyloids. In most of these diseases, researchers have identified the proteins that aggregate, allowing them to target these proteins for diagnostic tests and treatments. But, in around 10% of cases of frontotemporal dementia, scientists had yet to identify the rogue protein. Now, scientists have …
An international team of researchers has developed a handheld, non-invasive device that can detect biomarkers for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases. The biosensor can also transmit the results wirelessly to a laptop or smartphone. The team tested the device on in vitro samples from patients and showed that it is as accurate as the state of …
Sept. 4, 2023 – A lot of researchers are searching for risk factors that increase the chance someone will develop dementia or, specifically, Alzheimer’s disease. That’s good, because the more we know about potential risks, the more we may be able to prevent it. There is no cure for …
Alzheimer’s differs from other geriatric diseases in the sense that its early symptoms are often confused with those of old age and its onset is often missed. (Representative image/Shutterstock) If you or a loved one are experiencing any of these warning signs, it’s crucial to consult a healthcare professional for a thorough evaluation and diagnosis. …
A new blood test called p-tau217 shows promise as an Alzheimer’s disease biomarker, and when used in a two-step workflow very high accuracy to either identify or exclude brain amyloidosis, the most important and earliest pathology. That is an innovation now presented by researchers at the University of Gothenburg, together with colleagues at University of …
Scientists at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have made a `paradigm shifting’ discovery on the mechanisms required for learning and memory that could lead to new therapies for Alzheimer’s disease and potentially Down syndrome. The study was published Wednesday in the journal Nature. For over 30 years, researchers believed that LTP or long-term …