NeuropsychologyAug 6, 2026
Tau Infiltrates Mitochondria to Drive Alzheimer’s
Hyperphosphorylated tau invades mitochondria and triggers reverse electron transport, opening a novel target for treating Alzheimer's disease and tauopathies.
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NeuropsychologyAug 6, 2026
Common midlife vascular risk factors may cut dementia-free life by up to 13 years
A new study, published in Neurology Open Access, shows an association between three common vascular risk factors and the amount of dementia-free time people experience after age 55. The study hints that dementia is not…
NeuropsychologyAug 6, 2026
Researchers Discover the Brain’s Hidden Learning Switch
The extracellular matrix undergoes rapid 24-hour remodeling cycles during learning, locking into place to protect mastered skills.
NeuropsychologyAug 6, 2026
Discovery reveals aging human brains receive immune cell reinforcements from blood
The brain's immune system has long been thought to exist independently from the rest of the body, complete with its own specialized immune cells and a blood-brain barrier that limits what can travel into the brain.
NeuropsychologyAug 6, 2026
Three midlife risk factors tied to nearly 13 more dementia-free years, NYU study finds
A large new NYU Langone analysis followed people for 26 years to reach the figure.
NeuropsychologyAug 6, 2026
Scientists Followed 800 Adults Over 90. One Group Had Double Dementia Risk
Researchers from the University of California, Davis Health and Kaiser Permanente tracked more than 800 adults aged 90 and older as part of the ongoing LifeAfter90 study and found that dementia risk ...
NeuropsychologyAug 6, 2026
Alzheimer's-linked tau disrupts mitochondria, reversing electron flow in nerve cells
A protein named tau, which has been strongly implicated in the world's No. 1 cause of dementia—Alzheimer's disease—and several other neurodegenerative disorders, may spur these diseases in a way that differs greatly from…
NeuropsychologyAug 6, 2026
First complete marmoset genome will enable research on Alzheimer's and neurodegenerative diseases
To study complex diseases like Alzheimer's, scientists and clinicians analyze how genes change and malfunction in other species. Marmosets, a species of tiny monkey from South America, have become an important animal…
NeuropsychologyAug 6, 2026
ABUAD, ISN partner to boost neuroscience research in Africa
Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, in collaboration with the International Society for Neurochemistry, has launched an initiative aimed at strengthening neuroscience research capacity and training ...
NeuropsychologyAug 6, 2026
Low Levels of This Vitamin Were Just Linked to Dementia. Are You Getting Enough?
Vitamin B12 was recently linked with dementia in a new study. Doctors explain how much you should be getting, and the major signs that your levels are off.
NeuropsychologyAug 6, 2026
Early signs of dementia that can affect people in their 30s and 40s when talking
Dementia can impact people as young as 30, although this is quite uncommon. A diagnosis for anyone under 65 is referred to as young-onset (or early-onset) dementia. Organisations such as Dementia UK ...
NeuropsychologyAug 6, 2026
How We Talk About Alzheimer’s Matters
Healthy Minds episode examines advances in diagnosis and treatment as Dr. Jeffrey Borenstein offers guidance for communicating with people living with the disease ...
NeuropsychologyAug 6, 2026
Dr. Antonio Rotondo of Rotondo Neuropsychology and Psychotherapy Recently Featured on Close Up Radio
BOCA RATON, FL, UNITED STATES, August 6, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- A patient walks into Dr. Antonio Rotondo’s office ...
NeuropsychologyAug 6, 2026
A widely used sleep aid is linked to higher dementia risk in older adults
Diphenhydramine, the active ingredient in Benadryl and in most over-the-counter nighttime sleep aids, is one of the most familiar drugs in the medicine cabinet. It is a first-generation antihistamine, ...
NeuropsychologyAug 6, 2026
Three midlife habits that could help protect your brain
Key Takeaways Healthy habits in middle age can significantly reduce dementia riskNormal blood pressure, no diabetes and no smoking lead to about 13 years longer without dementiaResearchers conclude ...
NeuropsychologyAug 6, 2026
Managing three midlife risks could add up to 12.6 dementia-free years.
Growing older does not automatically mean losing memories. While age remains the biggest risk factor for dementia, scientists are learning that the story begins much earlier than most people imagine.A ...
NeuropsychologyAug 6, 2026
Taxi drivers rarely die of Alzheimer's -- mental maps protect brain
Taxi and ambulance drivers are less likely than workers in almost any other job to die of Alzheimer's disease.
NeuropsychologyAug 6, 2026
New Research Identifies 3 Changes That Happen To Your Brain In Midlife
Aging is the single biggest risk factor for neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's, but scientists still have plenty of questions about what happens inside the brain as the years go by. That's ...
NeuropsychologyAug 6, 2026
Experts reveal three things to do in middle age ‘to hold off dementia’
The three things you can do in middle age ‘to hold off dementia’, according to the experts - Those who had none of the three risk factors in the study lived without developing dementia nearly 13 years ...
NeuropsychologyAug 6, 2026
NVIDIA-Powered AI Meets Neuroscience: IQED Learning System Unveils Next-Generation Personalised Education Platform
Further strengthening its technological credentials, IQED has been selected as part of NVIDIA's prestigious Inception Program, through which the company has received technology investment credits of ...
NeuropsychologyAug 6, 2026
Regular afferent activity and structural homogeneity gate ephaptic synchronization in the dorsal column
Ephaptic coupling can modify spike timing in closely packed myelinated axons, but its effect on physiologically relevant spike patterns remains unexplored. In this study, we used a biophysically detailed model of…
NeuropsychologyAug 6, 2026
Quantum-like architecture of the social atom: mental marker coherence and the triple-resonance mechanism of cognitive activation
Social Laser Theory (SLT) provides an innovative quantum-like mathematical formalism for tracking complex collective social activation dynamics. While its macroscopic manifestations structurally mimic laser physics, the…
NeuropsychologyAug 6, 2026
Coping with stress produces differential systemic and brain corticosterone patterns in female rats
Coping factors, such as perceived or actual behavioral control over some aspect of an adverse event, are associated with resilience and are often argued to help optimize or even dampen glucocorticoid responses to…
NeuropsychologyAug 6, 2026
AI models of unstable flow exhibit hallucination
We identify hallucination in AI models of fluid dynamics using the canonical problem of hydrodynamically unstable transport known as viscous fingering. AI-based modeling of flow with instabilities remains challenging…
NeuropsychologyAug 6, 2026
Premature epigenetic aging, deviations from normative brain development, and cognitive performance in young adulthood
Premature epigenetic aging has been linked to poorer cognitive performance, but the neuroanatomical pathways underlying this association remain unclear. Therefore, we tested whether premature epigenetic aging predicts…
NeuropsychologyAug 6, 2026
Association of estimated glucose disposal rate with incident stroke in circadian syndrome: a prospective cohort study
The estimated glucose disposal rate (eGDR) is associated with the incidence of incident stroke (IS). However, its role in predicting IS within the Circadian Syndrome (CircS), a multisystem metabolic disorder, remains…
NeuropsychologyAug 6, 2026
Neuromodulation with stereotactic radiosurgery to the nucleus accumbens in a rodent model of opioid use disorder
Opioid use disorder remains a health crisis with high risk of relapse and mortality, and new therapeutic options beyond the current standard of care are needed. Here, we present results from a pilot cohort of an opioid…
NeuropsychologyAug 6, 2026
Nicotinamide in a model of osteoarthritis: mechanism of analgesic action and its effect on cognition and reduction of oxidative stress in the rat heart
Nicotinamide has demonstrated pain-relieving effectiveness in osteoarthritis (OA) patients. However, there are no data on the mechanism of its analgesic effect. We aimed to examine the behavioral/cardiac effects of…
NeuropsychologyAug 6, 2026
Deep-Pose-Tracker: an automated behavioural analysis framework for Caenorhabditis elegans
Tracking and analyzing animal behaviour is a crucial step in fields such as neuroscience and developmental biology. Behavioural studies in the nematode C. elegans, for example, help in understanding how organisms respond…
NeuropsychologyAug 6, 2026
Intranasal dopamine stabilizes prefrontal cortical CaMKIIα-positive neuronal population dynamics during object discrimination
Dopamine (DA) is a key modulator of prefrontal cortex function, yet how distinct dopaminergic states shape the temporal organization of cortical population activity during behavior remains poorly understood. We combined…