…choices may help offset the negative effects of shorter telomeres, potentially reducing the risk of age-related brain diseases. Shorter Telomeres and Brain Health Risks People with shorter telomeres — the…
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PET brain scans. Left image shows a normal brain scan; middle and right images show scans of pro football players from the study. Green and red colors demonstrate the higher…
A UCLA study published in Brain Communications has identified sex-specific brain signals that influence obesity development in men and women. By combining MRI data with clinical features and personal histories,…
…of brain mass data. The brain measurements were then analyzed along with body size to compare the scale of brain size to body size over deep evolutionary time. Brain-Body Scaling…
A sweeping new study suggests the human brain may remain capable of meaningful improvement well into old age. Credit: Shutterstock A long-term study found that brain health can improve throughout…
…brain. When these macrophages were depleted or impaired, debris built up in the brain. “Cerebrospinal fluid flow is impaired in numerous neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s, stroke, Parkinson’s, and multiple…
…glycocalyx in brain aging and neurodegeneration and discover how we can harness its potential to improve brain health.” Reference: “Glycocalyx dysregulation impairs blood–brain barrier in ageing and disease” by Sophia…
…an organ, e.g., a brain. Human stem cells make it possible to study development and diseases directly in human tissues,” explains Dr. Albert. These 3D brain cultures, or brain organoids,…
…complex set of electrical and chemical signaling, neurons transmit information between different areas of the brain and between the brain and the rest of the nervous system. Astrocytes, also known…
UC San Francisco scientists have discovered that neural activity in glioblastoma brain tumors restructures connections in surrounding brain tissue, causing cognitive decline, and have identified that the drug gabapentin can…
…changes tend to occur in the white matter of the brain, a type of nervous system tissue that’s integral to transmitting signals across the brain. The study also examined two…
…Blood-Brain Barrier Several years ago, Kamm’s lab began working on a microfluidic model of the brain and the blood vessels that make up the blood-brain barrier. Because the brain is…
A research team from the Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) and Kanazawa University developed an eco-friendly device that uses solar energy to catalyze an electrochemical oxidation reaction with high…
…the catalytic properties of the overall catalyst. Credit: IBS Modulating single cobalt atoms boosts a low-cost, efficient, and eco-friendly electrochemical H2O2 production that can potentially benefit the semiconductor and medical…
York University researchers have discovered a way to make Lithium-powered batteries more environmentally friendly while retaining performance, stability and storage capacity. Their latest breakthrough is the creation of a new…
…professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, created X-ray scintillators that use an environmentally friendly material. Their research was published in the journal Nature Communications. “Developing low-cost scintillation materials…
The eco-friendly color CIGS thin film solar cells developed by ETRI researchers. Credit: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) Research on solar cells to secure renewable energy sources are ongoing…
Washington State University researchers developed a carbon-negative concrete formula by infusing cement with biochar, reducing the industry’s carbon emissions. This environmentally friendly concrete reaches strength comparable to regular cement while…