neuroscience

Molecule developed that helps target T-cells to fight brain cancer

Posted in Science on 8th Sep, 2018
by Alex Muller

T-Cell immunotherapy is a multi-billion dollar success. Companies are genetically engineering an individuals own immune cells to attack cancer.

AI Predicts Your Choice Before You Make Up Your Mind

Posted in Science on 5th Sep, 2018
by Alex Muller

Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence model, which can predict a persons choices before they have even made up their mind.

Largest Brain Study Identifies Drivers of Brain Aging

Posted in Science on 2nd Sep, 2018
by Alex Muller

The largest brain imaging study has evaluated scans of more than 30,000 individuals from 9 months old to 105 years to investigate factors that accelerate brain aging.

Senescent cells associated with Alzheimers disease

Posted in Medicine on 24th Aug, 2018
by Alex Muller

Cellular senescence has been associated with harmful tau protein tangles that are a hallmark of 20 brain diseases, including Alzheimers and traumatic brain injury.

Restoring brain plasticity may hold key to reversing age-related cognitive decline

Posted in Medicine on 21st Aug, 2018
by Alex Muller

Evidence suggests age-related cognitive decline is not caused by brain cells dying but rather a simple reduction in plasticity.