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The human brain is the center of the human nervous system and is a highly complex organ. Enclosed in the cranium, it has the same general structure as the brains of other mammals, but is over three times as large as the brain of a typical mammal with an equivalent body size.

How does the APOE4 gene play both hero and villain in your health risks?

The study reveals that APOE4, a genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's Disease and cardiovascular diseases, has complex effects on mortality risk. While APOE4 carriers with higher AD neuropathology have increased mortality risk, those with low neuropathology had a reduced risk of certain cancers, warranting further research into this genetic factor's diverse impact on health outcomes.

14 Sep 2023

Some cardiac arrest patients revived by CPR have clear memories of experiencing death

Up to an hour after their hearts had stopped, some patients revived by cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) had clear memories afterward of experiencing death and had brain patterns while unconscious linked to thought and memory, report investigators in the journal Resuscitation, published by Elsevier.

14 Sep 2023

N-acetylglucosamine reduces multiple inflammation and neurodegeneration markers in MS patients

UCI researchers have found that a simple sugar, N-acetylglucosamine, reduces multiple inflammation and neurodegeneration markers in people who suffer from multiple sclerosis (MS).

14 Sep 2023

Flexible thin-film neural electrodes show promise for the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy

Flexible thin-film electrodes placed directly on brain tissue show promise for the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy, as demonstrated recently by scientists at Tokyo Tech.

14 Sep 2023

Vocal learning, problem solving, and brain size may have evolved together, study suggests

The European starling boasts a remarkable repertoire. Versatile songbirds that learn warbles, whistles, calls, and songs throughout their lives, starlings rank among the most advanced avian vocal learners.

14 Sep 2023

RIT researcher receives award to understand the effects of cortical blindness

Rochester Institute of Technology's Gabriel Diaz, associate professor in the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, has earned the Research to Prevent Blindness/Lions Clubs International Foundation Low Vision Research Award (LVRA), in collaboration with researchers at the University of Rochester.

14 Sep 2023

Researchers discover backup protein quality control mechanism

Researchers from the Babraham Institute, UK, and the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) have identified a backup mechanism of protein quality control which prevents the toxic effects of protein aggregation in specific tissues when normal methods of molecular monitoring fail.

14 Sep 2023

Cardiac arrest survivors recall lucid death experiences

Up to an hour after their hearts had stopped, some patients revived by cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) had clear memories afterward of experiencing death and while unconscious had brain patterns linked to thought and memory.

14 Sep 2023

Study reveals how a causal factor in Angelman syndrome eliminates neural chat

Researchers from the University of Tokyo reveal how the presynaptic Ube3a E3 ligase, a causal factor in Angelman syndrome, eliminates neural chat.

14 Sep 2023

Henry Ford Health performs first K-Clip procedure in the U.S. to treat severe tricuspid regurgitation

A team of interventional cardiologists from Henry Ford Health's Center for Structural Heart Disease recently became the first in the United States and the Western Hemisphere to repair a heart valve with severe tricuspid regurgitation in a patient using the investigational K-Clip™ Transvascular Tricuspid Repair System.

14 Sep 2023

Harnessing the extraordinary capabilities of bio-nanoantennae to target and kill brain tumors

Researchers have discovered a new way to target and kill cancer cells in hard-to-treat brain tumors using electrically charged molecules to trigger self-destruction, that could be developed into a spray treatment used during surgery.

14 Sep 2023

NIH awards $3.2 million to study how unique DNA circles drive deadly pediatric brain tumors

Lukas Chavez, Ph.D., has received $3.2 million from the National Institutes of Health to study how unique DNA circles found in cancer cells drive deadly pediatric brain tumors.

14 Sep 2023

MRI innovation to unveil iron homeostasis in the human brain

Researchers demonstrated a MRI method sensitive to the live brain's iron homeostasis (the r1-r2 extent of relaxation or relaxivity).

14 Sep 2023

Study suggests link between blood transfusions and brain hemorrhages, but further research needed

Researchers investigated whether spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhages among blood donors after blood donation were linked to the development of spontaneous ICH among transfusion recipients.

14 Sep 2023

People who require specialized neurologic care most often travel long distances, study finds

Nearly one in five people on Medicare travel 50 or more miles one way to see a neurologist, a doctor who diagnoses and treats diseases of the brain and nervous system, according to research published in the September 13, 2023, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

13 Sep 2023

Researchers develop a ground-breaking method to predict survival after severe brain injury

Two graduate students from Western University have developed a ground-breaking method for predicting which intensive care unit (ICU) patients will survive a severe brain injury.

13 Sep 2023

Unhealthy pathobiome in the brain could cause some forms of Alzheimer's and related dementias

The human microbiome includes the genetic material of more than 100 trillion tiny microorganisms – fungi, yeast, bacteria, and even viruses, most of which hang out in our gastrointestinal tract to serve as guardians of our health.

13 Sep 2023

Machine learning algorithm flags unruptured cerebral aneurysms missed in routine clinical care

Unruptured cerebral aneurysms of sizes and locations that require attention may be frequently missed in routine clinical care, but a machine learning algorithm could minimize missed care opportunities, according to a new study from UTHealth Houston.

13 Sep 2023

$6.5M NIH grant to study multisensory integration in fruit flies

Robust navigation is both critical for survival and dauntingly complex: Think of the speed and agility of an airborne fly.

13 Sep 2023

Innovative technique provides unparalleled insight into autism pathology

Does the human brain have an Achilles heel that ultimately leads to Autism? With a revolutionizing novel system that combines brain organoid technology and intricate genetics, researchers can now comprehensively test the effect of multiple mutations in parallel and at a single-cell level within human brain organoids.

13 Sep 2023

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How does the APOE4 gene play both hero and villain in your health risks?

Some cardiac arrest patients revived by CPR have clear memories of experiencing death

N-acetylglucosamine reduces multiple inflammation and neurodegeneration markers in MS patients

Flexible thin-film neural electrodes show promise for the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy

Vocal learning, problem solving, and brain size may have evolved together, study suggests

RIT researcher receives award to understand the effects of cortical blindness

Researchers discover backup protein quality control mechanism

Cardiac arrest survivors recall lucid death experiences

Study reveals how a causal factor in Angelman syndrome eliminates neural chat

Henry Ford Health performs first K-Clip procedure in the U.S. to treat severe tricuspid regurgitation

Harnessing the extraordinary capabilities of bio-nanoantennae to target and kill brain tumors

NIH awards $3.2 million to study how unique DNA circles drive deadly pediatric brain tumors

MRI innovation to unveil iron homeostasis in the human brain

Study suggests link between blood transfusions and brain hemorrhages, but further research needed

People who require specialized neurologic care most often travel long distances, study finds

Researchers develop a ground-breaking method to predict survival after severe brain injury

Unhealthy pathobiome in the brain could cause some forms of Alzheimer's and related dementias

Machine learning algorithm flags unruptured cerebral aneurysms missed in routine clinical care

$6.5M NIH grant to study multisensory integration in fruit flies

Innovative technique provides unparalleled insight into autism pathology

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