LOS ANGELES: A groundbreaking electronic longterm memory cell could help researchers imitate and better understand the complexities of the human brain.

The nano memory cell — 10,000 times thinner than a human hair — mimics longterm human memory and the brain’s capacity for storing and Read More »

PORTLAND: Using proteomics techniques to study injured optic nerves, researchers have identified previously unrecognized proteins and pathways involved in nerve regeneration. Adding back one of these proteins—the oncogene c-myc—they achieved unprecedented optic nerve regeneration in mice when combined with two other known strategies.

The findings Read More »

NEW YORK: A recent study has found that drugs used to prevent or reduce the severity of epileptic seizures, also known as anticonvulsants, could become a promising treatment option for patients with Alzheimer’s.

“Now we have many different research groups using antiepileptic drugs that engage Read More »

SAN DIEGO: A video game simulating the impact of Alzheimer’s disease is among the work going on show at a university’s digital graduate show.

One project offers a first-person perspective of the “confusing” and “unsettling” onset of dementia. Other submissions include a challenge-free meditation game, Read More »