Genetics

First comprehensive atlas of human gene activity released

A large international consortium of researchers has produced the first comprehensive, detailed map of the way genes work across the major cells and tissues of the human body. The findings describe the complex networks that ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Mayo Clinic maps brain, finds Alzheimer's patients drive differently

Activity lingers longer in certain areas of the brain in those with Alzheimer's than it does in healthy people, Mayo Clinic researchers who created a map of the brain found. The results suggest varying brain activity may ...

Neuroscience

Physicists overturn common assumptions regarding brain activity

The brain is a complex network containing billions of neurons. The soma of each of these neurons communicates simultaneously with thousands of others via their synapses (links), and collects incoming signals through several ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Researchers use AI to predict, detect Alzheimer's disease

Researchers at West Virginia University have identified a set of diagnostic metabolic biomarkers that can help them develop artificial intelligence tools to detect Alzheimer's disease in its early stages, as well as determine ...

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