El Día de las Enfermedades Raras
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Aging
¿Cambiará el nuevo medicamento para el Alzheimer nuestra forma de abordar esta enfermedad?
Written by Diana Ortega Cruz In June of 2021, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved aducanumab, the first drug for the treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) that targets… Leer más
A Close Up Look 13 – Aging
In this new installment of our infographic series, A Close Up Look, KN Illustrator Gil Torten takes us on a journey through the affects of aging on vision. Check… Leer más
Studying Alzheimer’s Disease Using Open Data
Open data sharing efforts can advance research by analyzing existing data for new trends and fostering collaborations across institutions and countries, which are especially useful for complex diseases such as… Leer más
Can Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Delay Cognitive Decline?
Mental abilities change throughout life, first as a result of brain maturation and later with the ageing of brain cells and their billions of complex interconnections. As we age, our… Leer más
Spatial Navigation and Memory: How Our Brains Imagine Alternate Realities
You’re on the road to work, when your mind drifts ahead to the lecture you’re scheduled to give in the afternoon. You rehearse your talk to yourself as you pull… Leer más
How Pain in Newborns Can Have Lifelong Consequences
You probably don’t remember anything from when you were an infant. However, chances are that you experienced some pain immediately after you were born. You might have needed an IV… Leer más
Music for the Mind: How Music Nurtures Cognitive Development
Imagine listening to your favorite song, how it makes you feel, and the flood of memories the sounds bring with them. Music is well known for its ability to evoke… Leer más
The Pathology of Alzheimer’s Disease
Whether it be forgetting 20 years of your life or having the same conversation every five minutes only to forget it each time, memory impairment can take a large toll… Leer más
Food for Your Brain: Mediterranean Diet May Help Your Neurons Live Longer
Historians consider it one of the ‘cradles of civilization,’ but for many scientists today the real value of the Mediterranean basin does not lie in its contribution to history. Home… Leer más
Neuro Primer: Glia
Every single day, a group of cells work tirelessly to monitor and protect the neural architecture of your brain. Some of them even move around, scanning neural networks like recon… Leer más
Neuro Primer: Aging
What happens to the brain in aging? Normal aging comes with many changes in brain structure and function. As individuals approach the age of 65 years and above, they experience… Leer más
Out with the Old, in with the New – Can Neuron Transplantation Stop Brain Aging?
his past November, neurosurgeon Sergio Canavero connected a dead person’s head to a different corpse – a procedure he claimed to be a “successful head transplant.” His assertion was attacked… Leer más
Bite-size Science: Epigenetics help protect the aging brain
Epigenetics change which genes are active and which are inactive. Research over the past few years has shown that these changes are important for protecting the brain from neurodegeneration and… Leer más
Smells Like Teen Synapses: A Look Inside Adolescent Brains and Behaviors
“I would there were no age between sixteen and three-and-twenty, or that youth would sleep out the rest; for there is nothing in the between but getting wenches with child,… Leer más
Keeping Memories Fresh by Keeping Glutamate In Check
We are another year older, perhaps a little wiser, and probably more forgetful. Indeed, making memories is quite a process in the brain: specific synaptic connections are strengthened and new… Leer más
Your Brain Breathes Too
I live in Los Angeles and it’s unfortunate, but true, that the brown cloud of smog hanging over our city is as much an icon of LA as the Hollywood… Leer más
Sweet Dreams or Amyloid Nightmares
Sleep deprivation has become a badge of honor in our modern society. Competitions break out in coffee shop lines over who is functioning on the least number of Zzzzzs and… Leer más
Magnesium Supplement to Treat Alzheimer’s Disease
The human brain contains roughly eighty-six billion (~10^10) neurons, each of which forms approximately ten thousand (10^4) synaptic connections with other neurons. Therefore, on average, there are one hundred trillion… Leer más
Brain Changes for Sculpted, Efficient Memory
While I was growing up, I remember my parents and teachers saying, “Your brain is like a sponge.” Of course, I didn’t understand what they meant, but as cliché as… Leer más
Mitochondria: More Than Just a Powerhouse
Mitochondria are frequently implicated in several human disease states. From neurological disorders like Alzheimer’s disease and Autism Spectrum Disorder, to metabolic conditions like diabetes and obesity, energy abnormalities are seen… Leer más
When Cellular Power Plants Fail
Humans normally have 23 pairs of chromosomes, but sometimes an error during cell division causes there to be an abnormal number of chromosomes. One of the most common chromosome abnormalities… Leer más
Treating the diseased brain with artificial stimulation
We often fail to appreciate the small and precise functions of our motor system. How effortless and smooth our movements are when getting up from a chair! How quick and… Leer más
Leisure for the Body. Labor for the Brain.
What do you do when you take a break from work? In your leisure time, what is something that you routinely find yourself doing? What is your default solution to… Leer más
A Close Look into the Alzheimer’s Brain
Your brain is able to store massive amounts of memories throughout your lifetime. There are cases, however, in which this ability progressively degrades and eventually disappears, giving way to problems… Leer más
Solving the Alzheimer’s Puzzle: One Piece at a Time
Based on the recent statistics, one in eight individuals over the age of 65 has Alzheimer’s disease, and for every 68 seconds that pass, yet another individual in the United… Leer más
