Tips to care for medical conditions after a storm
People living with Alzheimer’s disease, autism spectrum disorder and other diseases such as cancer who have been impacted by Hurricane Harvey may be facing challenges
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‘Silent seizures’ discovered in patients with Alzheimer’s disease
Deep in the brains of two patients with Alzheimer’s disease, the main memory structure, the hippocampus, displays episodic seizure-like electrical activity. These nonconvulsive hippocampal seizures
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How the brain remembers fearful experiences
Dr. Daoyun Ji drives to his lab every morning. If asked, he can easily recall the route he takes, “but, what are the brain signals
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A pill to prevent Alzheimer’s disease might someday be a reality
Taking a pill that prevents the accumulation of toxic molecules in the brain might someday help prevent or delay Alzheimer’s disease, according to scientists at
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Future scientists inspired by recipients of Breakthrough Prize
Since being honored with the prestigious Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine’s Dr. Huda Zoghbi has been busy, but not just with
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A new experimental system sheds light on how memory loss may occur
Two interconnected brain areas – the hippocampus and the entorhinal cortex – help us to know where we are and to remember it later. It
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Annual Alzheimer’s update focuses on early detection
As research continues on how to best treat Alzheimer’s disease, it is becoming clearer that identifying the disease in its earliest stages, or even before
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In case you missed it: Back to school, Alzheimer’s research and more
Thanks for joining us for our weekly roundup of news, research, health and science before you kick off a long holiday weekend. Back to School
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