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Memory loss due to dementia or brain damage
Neuroscience

Astrocytes raise the possibility of Alzheimer’s disease treatment

Pranjal Malewar

New brain cell cleaner.

The pathways in the brain highlighted are those most affected by conclusion.
AI & Machine Learning

New AI helps diagnose traumatic brain injury early with 99% accuracy

Amit Malewar

Do You Have A Mild Concussion?

Lipid deposits
Neuroscience

Link found between Cholesterol and Alzheimer’s-like brain damage in mice

Amit Malewar

Targeting cholesterol potentially could help treat Alzheimer’s, related dementias.

Image showing Female Still In Shock.
Health

Lingering Symptoms of Brain Injury: Concussion Affects Nearly Half of the Individuals Six Months Later

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Mild Concussion can cause long-term changes in the brain.

Social Science

Smart helmets to protect against head trauma

Vidya Nagalwade

Smart helmets provide metrics to monitor the neurological effects of head impacts.

Image showing brain illustration
Health

T cells’ role in Alzheimer’s suggests a new treatment strategy

Vidya Nagalwade

Drug development possibilities for brain diseases linked to tau protein.

Researchers develop ‘Hyperelastic Model’ to understand brain injuries
Health

Researchers develop ‘Hyperelastic Model’ to understand brain injuries

Jyoti Singh

Indian scientists developed an analysis-driven ‘hyperelastic’ model in calculating the stress and strain experienced by the brain due to blunt force injury and lesion...

The amyloid-beta peptide accumulates to amyloid fibrils that build up dense amyloid plaques. Credit: selvanegra (iStock photos)
Science

Unmasking the diversity of amyloid fibrils

Amit Malewar

Amyloid fibrils are self-assembled fibrous protein aggregates that are associated with several presently incurable diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. Amyloid fibrils are shaped...

Health

New drug could potentially reduce deadly brain damage after stroke

Pranjal Malewar

Scientists from the University of Exeter have discovered how a glitch in the way essential proteins are transported within the brain after a stroke...

Health

Shaking head to get water out of ear may lead to brain damage

Pranjal Malewar

Fortunately, there is a solution that does not involve shaking head.

A 15-minute scan could help diagnose brain damage in newborns
Health

A 15-minute scan could help diagnose brain damage in newborns

Pranjal Malewar

Brain damage affects around one in 300 births in the UK and is usually caused by oxygen deprivation. However, currently, doctors are unable to...

Microglia (red) gradually clear away the neuronal debris (green) produced following damage to the optic nerve. CREDIT Norris et al., 2018
Science

Scientists identified brain cells responsible for removing damaged neurons after injury

Amit Malewar

In each tissue of the body, dead and dying cells should rapidly be evacuated to keep the development of inflammation, which could trigger the...

Scientists are developing tech tool to help assess brain injury
Invention

Scientist developing a tech tool to help assess brain injury

Editorial Team

Scientists at the Johns Hopkins University focusing on developing a tech tool to help better diagnose concussions and predict where related brain damage has likely...

Computer Game Highlights Stroke Paralysis Partly due to a Lack of 'Mental Focus'
Health

Computer Game Highlights Stroke Paralysis Partly due to a Lack of ‘Mental Focus’

Amit Malewar

Patients who have endured a stroke – where the bloodstream to the mind is hindered by a coagulation or drain – regularly encounter a...

Psychologists Developed a Method to Understand the Effects of Brain Stroke
Health

Psychologists Developed a Method to Understand the Effects of Brain Stroke

Amit Malewar

Generally, the brain stroke occurs when the blood supply to the brain suddenly interrupted or reduced. This causes your brain cells to die and also impacts...

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