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Newswise: Registration open for 14th annual Markesbery Symposium on Aging and Dementia at the University of Kentucky
Released: 29-Aug-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Registration open for 14th annual Markesbery Symposium on Aging and Dementia at the University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky

The 14th annual Markesbery Symposium on Aging and Dementia is set for Sept. 27-28. The symposium, hosted by UK’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, is named in honor and memory of the late William R. Markesbery, M.D., the founding director of Sanders-Brown.

   
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Released: 28-Aug-2024 10:05 PM EDT
Georgia Tech Neuroscientists Explore the Intersection of Music and Memory
Georgia Institute of Technology

Yiren Ren's research explores music’s impact on learning, memory, and emotions in two studies. One reveals that familiar music enhances concentration and learning; the other demonstrates that music with a strong emotional tone can reshape the quality of existing memories.

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Released: 28-Aug-2024 6:05 PM EDT
Cedars-Sinai Advances Research That Could Aid Early Alzheimer’s Diagnosis
Cedars-Sinai

Three recently published studies from Cedars-Sinai investigators have deepened knowledge of how changes in the eye are linked to indicators of Alzheimer’s disease in the brain.

22-Aug-2024 11:05 AM EDT
New Study: Drug May Stop Migraines Before Headache Starts
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

When taken at the first signs of a migraine, before headache pain begins, a drug called ubrogepant may be effective in helping people with migraine go about their daily lives with little or no symptoms, according to a new study published in the August 28, 2024, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Released: 28-Aug-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Breaking through the mysteries of predicting coma recovery
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Predicting a patient’s recovery from a coma has profound implications. Neurologist David Fischer, MD, is building the infrastructure to get it right.

Newswise: Shawn J. Bird, MD, Receives AANEM's 2024 Jun Kimura Outstanding Educator Award
Released: 28-Aug-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Shawn J. Bird, MD, Receives AANEM's 2024 Jun Kimura Outstanding Educator Award
American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM)

The American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM) proudly announces Dr. Shawn J. Bird as the 2024 Jun Kimura Outstanding Educator Award recipient for his numerous NM and EDX-related contributions.

   
Newswise: Personalized Brain Stimulation Significantly Decreases Depression Symptoms
Released: 27-Aug-2024 4:20 PM EDT
Personalized Brain Stimulation Significantly Decreases Depression Symptoms
University of North Carolina School of Medicine

For the first time, UNC School of Medicine scientists created and successfully tested a closed-loop system to measure an individual’s alpha frequencies and stimulate the brain with a low-level alternating electrical current to bring balance to alpha oscillations and alleviate depression symptoms.

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Released: 27-Aug-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Steve Maren to Lead Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Steve Maren, a neuroscientist who studies the neurobiology of emotional learning and memory, will become the next director of the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Newswise: Third Annual “Solving Neurodegeneration” Catalyst Meeting — Neuroscience Experts Assemble in Boston to Seek Innovative Cures
Released: 27-Aug-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Third Annual “Solving Neurodegeneration” Catalyst Meeting — Neuroscience Experts Assemble in Boston to Seek Innovative Cures
Glaucoma Research Foundation

Meeting participants presented new, unpublished research results, followed by group discussions in which new ideas were encouraged.

Newswise: Groves named head of developmental biology
Released: 27-Aug-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Groves named head of developmental biology
Washington University in St. Louis

Andy Groves, PhD, a leading researcher in the development of the inner ear, will head the Department of Developmental Biology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis beginning in April.

Released: 27-Aug-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Psilera receives positive preclinical in vivo data for frontotemporal dementia (FTD) candidate, PSIL-006
Psilera, Inc.

Psilera, Inc. (Psilera), a leading biotechnology company developing therapies for rare neurological disorders, has received initial toxicity readouts from maximum tolerated dose (MTD) in vivo studies showing a strong safety profile.

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Newswise: Finding love: Study reveals where love lives in the brain
22-Aug-2024 7:00 AM EDT
Finding love: Study reveals where love lives in the brain
Aalto University

We use the word ‘love’ in a bewildering range of contexts — from sexual adoration to parental love or the love of nature. Now, more comprehensive imaging of the brain may shed light on why we use the same word for such a diverse collection of human experiences.

Released: 23-Aug-2024 8:00 AM EDT
Multiple sclerosis appears to protect against Alzheimer’s disease
Washington University in St. Louis

A collaborative investigation among WashU Medicine experts in Alzheimer’s disease and multiple sclerosis (MS) finds evidence that MS patients are less likely to have amyloid plaques, a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, than adults without MS.

Released: 22-Aug-2024 7:30 PM EDT
Mental health and chronic diabetes complications strongly linked both ways, study finds
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

When a person has chronic diabetes complications - such as heart attack, stroke and nerve damage - they are more likely to have a mental health disorder, and vice versa, according to a study. Researchers say the findings highlight a need for clinicians to actively screen for mental health disorders in patients with diabetes in addition to screening for chronic complications, which is the recommended standard of care in diabetes.

Newswise: Autism Spectrum Disorders Linked to Neurotransmitter Switching in the Brain
Released: 22-Aug-2024 6:05 PM EDT
Autism Spectrum Disorders Linked to Neurotransmitter Switching in the Brain
University of California San Diego

Neurobiologists studying the emergence of autism spectrum disorders have found evidence of altered early development of the nervous system. They linked environmentally induced forms of ASD to changes in neurotransmitters, the chemical messengers that allow neurons to communicate with each other.

20-Aug-2024 7:05 PM EDT
How Thyroid Hormone Fuels the Drive to Explore
Harvard Medical School

Research in mice sheds light on how thyroid hormone alters wiring in the brain. Findings reveal that thyroid hormone syncs up the brain and body to drive exploratory behavior. Researchers say their work could illuminate new treatments for certain psychiatric conditions.

Released: 22-Aug-2024 6:05 AM EDT
Taking a trip down memory lane could be the key to drinking less alcohol
University of Portsmouth

A new study led by the University of Portsmouth suggests recollecting a previous drinking episode could put women off drinking too much.

Newswise: Dr. Latisha Sharma named new chief of UCLA Comprehensive Stroke Center
Released: 21-Aug-2024 6:05 PM EDT
Dr. Latisha Sharma named new chief of UCLA Comprehensive Stroke Center
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Founded in 1995, the Comprehensive Stroke Center is recognized as a world-leading center for managing cerebral vascular disease.

15-Aug-2024 10:10 AM EDT
Study Finds No Link Between Migraine and Parkinson’s Disease
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

Contrary to previous research, a new study of female participants finds no link between migraine and the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. The study is published in the August 21, 2024, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.



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