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23-Feb-2024 5:05 PM EST
Sleep Apnea Symptoms Linked to Memory and Thinking Problems
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

People who experience sleep apnea may be more likely to also have memory or thinking problems, according to a preliminary study released today, March 3, 2024, that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 76th Annual Meeting taking place April 13–18, 2024, in person in Denver and online. The study shows a positive association but did not determine whether sleep apnea causes cognitive decline.

Newswise: March 2024 Issue of Neurosurgical Focus: “Management of Dural Fistulas”
23-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST
March 2024 Issue of Neurosurgical Focus: “Management of Dural Fistulas”
Journal of Neurosurgery

Announcement of contents of the March 2024 issue of Neurosurgical Focus

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Released: 1-Mar-2024 11:05 AM EST
Children with autism benefit from use of video games
University of Delaware

A University of Delaware lab is now pioneering the use of video games – specifically Nintendo Switch's Ring Fit – as an intervention to enhance movement and motor skills for children with autism. The research further demonstrates the positive impact of exercise-based games on cognition and social interactions.

Released: 1-Mar-2024 10:15 AM EST
SLU Professor Studies Link Between Adversity, Psychiatric and Cognitive Decline
Saint Louis University Medical Center

Saint Louis University associate professor of health management and policy in the College for Public Health and Social Justice, SangNam Ahn, Ph.D., recently published a paper in Journal of Clinical Psychology that examines the relationship between childhood adversity, and psychiatric decline as well as adult adversity and psychiatric and cognitive decline.

   
Newswise: Specific brain support cells can regulate behaviors involved in some human psychiatric disorders
Released: 29-Feb-2024 4:05 PM EST
Specific brain support cells can regulate behaviors involved in some human psychiatric disorders
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

UCLA Health researchers have discovered a group of specialized support cells in the brain that can regulate behaviors associated with human neuropsychiatric disorders.

Newswise: Scientists Identify New ‘Regulatory’ Function of Learning and Memory Gene Common to All Mammalian Brain Cells
23-Feb-2024 12:05 PM EST
Scientists Identify New ‘Regulatory’ Function of Learning and Memory Gene Common to All Mammalian Brain Cells
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Johns Hopkins Medicine neuroscientists say they have found a new function for the SYNGAP1 gene, a DNA sequence that controls memory and learning in mammals, including mice and humans.

Newswise: Hahn Awarded CZI Grant to Monitor, Manipulate Proteins Important in Nervous System Function, Neurological Disease
Released: 29-Feb-2024 11:00 AM EST
Hahn Awarded CZI Grant to Monitor, Manipulate Proteins Important in Nervous System Function, Neurological Disease
University of North Carolina School of Medicine

Klaus Hahn, PhD, the Ronald G. Thurman Distinguished Professor of Pharmacology at the UNC School of Medicine, will co-lead this Chan Zuckerberg Initiative project with colleagues at Duke University and North Carolina State University.

Newswise: UTSW team’s new AI method may lead to ‘automated scientists’
Released: 29-Feb-2024 10:05 AM EST
UTSW team’s new AI method may lead to ‘automated scientists’
UT Southwestern Medical Center

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) method that writes its own algorithms and may one day operate as an "automated scientis" to extract the meaning behind complex datasets.

Released: 28-Feb-2024 5:05 PM EST
Uncovering the connections between autism, sensory hypersensitivity
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Supported by a $2 million R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health, the Auerbach Lab at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology will examine how different genes associated with autism spectrum disorders may similarly impact our brain’s neurons, resulting in heightened sensitivity to sounds.

   
Newswise: ‘Gene of Prejudice’ Demystifies Autism
Released: 28-Feb-2024 4:00 PM EST
‘Gene of Prejudice’ Demystifies Autism
University of California San Diego

Individuals with Williams syndrome have a gregarious “cocktail party” personality, while those with the opposite genetic alteration, in contrast, tend to have autistic traits and are prone to struggle socially. Research from UC San Diego sheds new light on the gene responsible.

26-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST
For People with Tough-to-Treat Epilepsy, Seizure Dogs May Reduce Seizures
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

For people with drug-resistant epilepsy, having a dog companion trained in detecting seizures and other epilepsy-related tasks may reduce the amount of seizures they have, according to new research published in the February 28, 2024, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. For the study, researchers looked at adults with severe epilepsy who have been unable to find effective treatment to reduce seizures.

26-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST
For Young People, Irregular Meals, E-Cigarette Use Linked to Frequent Headaches
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

For children and teens, irregular meals such as skipped breakfasts are linked to an increased risk of frequent headaches, according to a new study published in the February 28, 2024, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The study also found that for those ages 12 to 17, substance use and exposure, specifically electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), were associated with frequent headaches.

23-Feb-2024 5:05 PM EST
New Study Finds Link Between Health Care Disparities and Stroke Treatment
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

For people with stroke, social factors such as education, neighborhood and employment may be linked to whether they receive treatment with clot-busting drugs, according to a preliminary study released today, February 28, 2024, that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 76th Annual Meeting taking place April 13–18, 2024, in person in Denver and online. The study looked at people with ischemic stroke, which is caused by a blockage of blood flow to the brain and is the most common type of stroke.

Newswise: Research Shows Continued Cocaine Use Disrupts Communication Between Major Brain Networks
Released: 28-Feb-2024 1:05 PM EST
Research Shows Continued Cocaine Use Disrupts Communication Between Major Brain Networks
University of North Carolina School of Medicine

New research at the UNC School of Medicine provides new insights into the brain processes that underlie cocaine addiction. The findings are crucial for developing new therapeutics and identifying an imaging marker for cocaine use disorders.

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Released: 28-Feb-2024 12:05 PM EST
Neuropsychologist Joins Cedars-Sinai Dementia Care Team
Cedars-Sinai

Mitzi Gonzales, PhD, a board-certified neuropsychologist, has joined Cedars-Sinai as director of Translational Research in the Jona Goldrich Center for Alzheimer’s and Memory Disorders in the Department of Neurology at Cedars-Sinai.

26-Feb-2024 1:05 PM EST
Neurons help flush waste out of brain during sleep
Washington University in St. Louis

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that brain cell activity during sleep is responsible for propelling fluid into, through and out of the brain, cleaning it of debris.

Newswise: AI Finds Key Signs That Predict Patient Survival Across Dementia Types
26-Feb-2024 3:05 PM EST
AI Finds Key Signs That Predict Patient Survival Across Dementia Types
Mount Sinai Health System

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and others have harnessed the power of machine learning to identify key predictors of mortality in dementia patients. The study, published in the February 28 online issue of Communications Medicine, addresses critical challenges in dementia care by pinpointing patients at high risk of near-term death and uncovers the factors that drive this risk. Unlike previous studies that focused on diagnosing dementia, this research delves into predicting patient prognosis, shedding light on mortality risks and contributing factors in various kinds of dementia.

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27-Feb-2024 1:05 PM EST
Research and customized care make aging with Multiple Sclerosis better
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Physician scientists at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine are studying why multiple sclerosis (MS) worsens as patients grow older. The "Aging with MS Clinic" provides complete care for older adults with MS.

Newswise: CBD shown to ease anxiety without the risks that can come with THC
Released: 27-Feb-2024 8:05 PM EST
CBD shown to ease anxiety without the risks that can come with THC
University of Colorado Boulder

Cannabis products high in the nonintoxicating compound CBD can quell anxiety better than THC-dominant products— and without the potential side effects, new University of Colorado Boulder research suggests.

Released: 27-Feb-2024 8:05 PM EST
Five Cutting-edge Advances in Biomedical Engineering and Their Applications in Medicine
University of California San Diego

Bridging precision engineering and precision medicine to create personalized physiology avatars. Pursuing on-demand tissue and organ engineering for human health. Revolutionizing neuroscience by using AI to engineer advanced brain interface systems. Engineering the immune system for health and wellness. Designing and engineering genomes for organism repurposing and genomic perturbations.

Newswise: Sniffing our way to better health
Released: 27-Feb-2024 7:05 PM EST
Sniffing our way to better health
University of California, Riverside

Imagine if we could inhale scents that delay the onset of cancer, inflammation, or neurodegenerative disease. Researchers at the University of California, Riverside, are poised to bring this futuristic technology closer to reality.

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Released: 27-Feb-2024 3:05 PM EST
The Latest About Multiple Sclerosis
Cedars-Sinai

Two leading multiple sclerosis (MS) experts—Nancy Sicotte, MD, director of Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology at Cedars-Sinai, and Pascal Sati, PhD, director of the Neuro Imaging Program in the Department of Neurology—are attending the Americas Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis Forum 2024 Feb. 29-March 2 in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Newswise: Bypassing the blood-brain barrier to improve brain tumor diagnosis
Released: 27-Feb-2024 10:05 AM EST
Bypassing the blood-brain barrier to improve brain tumor diagnosis
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

A collaborative team of NIH-funded researchers is developing a way to obtain DNA shed from brain tumors using focused ultrasound. Their first-in-human study could be an important step towards improving the way brain tumors are diagnosed.

Released: 27-Feb-2024 6:05 AM EST
May I have a quick word? Study shows talking faster is linked to better brain health as we age
Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care

As we get older, we may start to notice it takes us longer to find the right words. This can lead to concerns about cognitive decline and dementia.

21-Feb-2024 12:05 PM EST
Introducing AtlasGPT and a New Era of Neurosurgery
Journal of Neurosurgery

Liberating Greatness in Every Neurosurgeon, AtlasGPT Delivers the Most Trusted Decision Support for Brain and Spine Care

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Newswise: UChicago Medicine expands neuroscience collaboration in China
Released: 26-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST
UChicago Medicine expands neuroscience collaboration in China
University of Chicago Medical Center

The University of Chicago Medicine expanded its neuroscience expertise in China via collaborations with Shanghai Blue Cross Brain Hospital to support improved healthcare delivery, clinical quality and operational efficiency worldwide.

Released: 26-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST
UC Irvine advances stem cell research with $4 million CIRM grant for shared resources lab
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., Feb. 26, 2024 — The University of California, Irvine has received a five-year, $4 million grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine to establish a shared resources lab in the Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center. The facility will offer essential technologies and training for the development of novel in vitro stem cell-based modeling that will serve researchers across the campus and the state.

Newswise: JMIR Neurotechnology Invites Submissions on Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs)
26-Feb-2024 8:45 AM EST
JMIR Neurotechnology Invites Submissions on Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs)
JMIR Publications

JMIR Publications is pleased to announce a new theme issue in JMIR Neurotechnology exploring brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) that represent the transformative convergence of neuroscience, engineering, and technology.

Newswise: Social Intervention Programs at Canisius' Institute for Autism Research Show Long-Term Positive Outcomes for Autistic Youth
Released: 26-Feb-2024 9:15 AM EST
Social Intervention Programs at Canisius' Institute for Autism Research Show Long-Term Positive Outcomes for Autistic Youth
Canisius University

Results of a long-term outcome study found the innovative school social intervention (schoolMAX) and summer social intervention (summerMAX) created by the Institute for Autism Research at Canisius University yielded sustained, comparable, and positive longer-term outcomes for autistic youth (without intellectual disability).

Newswise: First-in-humans discovery reveals brain chemicals working behind the scenes during decision-making
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23-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST
First-in-humans discovery reveals brain chemicals working behind the scenes during decision-making
Virginia Tech

The idea that people make decisions based on social context is not a new one in neural economic games. But now, for the first time, researchers publishing in Nature Human Behavior show the impact of the social context may spring from the dynamic interactions of dopamine and serotonin. Researchers built carbon-fiber electrodes that were implanted in patients receiving Deep Brain Stimulation surgery. The method allows researchers to measure more than one neurotransmitter at a time, revealing a dance that has never been seen before

   
Newswise: Yoga provides unique cognitive benefits to older women at risk of Alzheimer’s disease, study finds
Released: 26-Feb-2024 12:05 AM EST
Yoga provides unique cognitive benefits to older women at risk of Alzheimer’s disease, study finds
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

A new UCLA Health study found Kundalini yoga provided several benefits to cognition and memory for older women at risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease including restoring neural pathways, preventing brain matter decline and reversing aging and inflammation-associated biomarkers – improvements not seen in a group who received standard memory training exercises.

21-Feb-2024 9:30 AM EST
Antidepressant dispensing to adolescents and young adults surges during pandemic
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Antidepressant dispensing to adolescents and young adults increased sharply after the COVID-19 pandemic began – particularly among females – a new study finds.

Newswise: Revolutionary brain stimulation technique shows promise for treating brain disorders
Released: 23-Feb-2024 8:05 PM EST
Revolutionary brain stimulation technique shows promise for treating brain disorders
Institute for Basic Science

The human brain's adaptability to internal and external changes, known as neural plasticity, forms the foundation for understanding cognitive functions like memory and learning, as well as various neurological disorders.

Newswise: UTHealth Houston named first-ever SCN2A Multidisciplinary Center by FamilieSCN2A Foundation
Released: 23-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST
UTHealth Houston named first-ever SCN2A Multidisciplinary Center by FamilieSCN2A Foundation
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

In recognition of its expertise in treating SCN2A-related neurological disorders, UTHealth Houston has been designated as the first SCN2A Multidisciplinary Center by the FamilieSCN2A Foundation, the largest global advocacy organization for the group of disorders.

Newswise: Vlasov and Bashir groups develop nanoscale device for brain chemistry analysis
Released: 23-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST
Vlasov and Bashir groups develop nanoscale device for brain chemistry analysis
University Of Illinois Grainger College Of Engineering

The device, developed by researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, is silicon-based and takes advantage of techniques developed for microelectronics manufacturing.

   
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Released: 23-Feb-2024 1:05 PM EST
NJIT Marketing Experts Measure Brain Waves and Skin Current to Predict Emotions
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)

Machines still can’t think, but now they can validate your feelings, based on new research from New Jersey Institute of Technology Assistant Professor Jorge Fresneda.

     
Newswise: Neurobiology: How bats distinguish different sounds
Released: 23-Feb-2024 11:05 AM EST
Neurobiology: How bats distinguish different sounds
Goethe University Frankfurt

Seba’s short-tailed bat (Carollia perspicillata) lives in the subtropical and tropical forests of Central and South America, where it mostly feeds on pepper fruit

Released: 23-Feb-2024 9:05 AM EST
Hackensack Meridian Health, Part of Select Parkinson’s Foundation Study Group, Implementing Changes to Better Care for Patients
Hackensack Meridian Health

Partnership with Parkinson's Foundation to write protocols for patients hospitalized with Parkinson's Disease to receive the best care.

Newswise: Early-Life Airborne Lead Exposure Associated with Lower IQ and Self-Control in NIH Study
Released: 23-Feb-2024 7:05 AM EST
Early-Life Airborne Lead Exposure Associated with Lower IQ and Self-Control in NIH Study
Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes NIH

Children who lived in areas with higher levels of airborne lead in their first five years of life appeared to have slightly lower IQs and less self-control, with boys showing more sensitivity to lead exposure, according to a new study from the NIH Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program.

   
Newswise: Scientists can tell where a mouse is looking and located based on its neural activity
Released: 22-Feb-2024 8:05 PM EST
Scientists can tell where a mouse is looking and located based on its neural activity
Cell Press

Researchers have paired a deep learning model with experimental data to “decode” mouse neural activity.

Released: 22-Feb-2024 11:05 AM EST
Antidiabetic drugs could lower risk of primary and secondary brain cancer
University of Bristol

Diabetic patients who take anti-diabetic drugs - known as glitazones – long term had a lower risk of primary and secondary brain cancer compared with diabetic patients on other medications, new research led by the University of Bristol has found.

15-Feb-2024 3:05 PM EST
Air Pollution Linked to More Signs of Alzheimer’s in Brain
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

People with higher exposure to traffic-related air pollution were more likely to have high amounts of amyloid plaques in their brains associated with Alzheimer’s disease after death, according to a study published in the February 21, 2024, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Released: 21-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST
Long COVID can happen to anyone. Keep up with the latest research on Long COVID on Newswise
Newswise

Stay informed! These are the latest research articles on "Long COVID" from the Coronavirus News Source on Newswise.

Newswise: How Does the Brain Make Decisions?
15-Feb-2024 4:05 PM EST
How Does the Brain Make Decisions?
Harvard Medical School

Mouse study provides insights into communication between neurons during decision-making

Newswise: Mapping potential pathways to MND treatment
Released: 21-Feb-2024 2:05 AM EST
Mapping potential pathways to MND treatment
University of Queensland

For the first time, researchers from The University of Queensland (UQ) have mapped out the proteins implicated in the early stages of motor neurone disease (MND).

Newswise: Fixing rogue brain cells may hold key to preventing neurodegeneration
Released: 20-Feb-2024 10:20 AM EST
Fixing rogue brain cells may hold key to preventing neurodegeneration
Case Western Reserve University

A team led by scientists at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has identified a new therapeutic approach for combating neurodegenerative diseases.

Newswise: Rutgers Computer Scientist Named Sloan Fellow
20-Feb-2024 9:00 AM EST
Rutgers Computer Scientist Named Sloan Fellow
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

A Rutgers professor who studies and improves the design of algorithms – human-made instructions computers follow to solve problems and perform computations – has been selected to receive a 2024 Sloan Research Fellowship. Aaron Bernstein, an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science in the School of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, was named one of 126 researchers drawn from a select group of 53 institutions in the U.S. and Canada.

Released: 20-Feb-2024 8:00 AM EST
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center Tip Sheet for Feb. 2024
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

A guitarist begins 2024 on high note after awake brain surgery, Dr. Damian Green named chief of Transplantation & Cellular Therapy, targeting treatment resistance in CLL, expanding the patient pool for immunotherapy, researching potential new treatments for head and neck cancer, and more are included in this month’s tip sheet.

Released: 19-Feb-2024 10:05 PM EST
Insulin resistance in shift workers not affected by melatonin treatment
University of Surrey

Melatonin treatment does not affect the insulin resistance or the glucose tolerance of night shift workers, according to a new study from the University of Surrey and the University Medical Centre Hamburg. Melatonin treatment does, however, significantly improve the sleep quality of those working shifts.



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