Study of Human Brains Links Gene Activity to Disorder's Severity, Flagging Targets for Future TherapiesChanges in gene activity in specific brain cells are associated with the severity of autism in children and young adults with the disorder.
Machine Learning Tool Automates Pathologists’ Work to Identify Disease MarkersResearchers have found a way to teach a computer to precisely detect one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease in human brain tissue.
Kurtis Auguste, MD, sitting with his son, who is testing the VR technology. UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals has been re-envisioning the entire pediatric health care experience with technology that most young patients can relate to—virtual reality (VR). At the hospital’s Oakland campus, patient…
Self-Propagating Amyloid and Tau Prions found in Post-Mortem Brain Samples, With Highest Levels in Patients Who Died Young Two proteins central to the pathology of Alzheimer’s disease act as prions – spreading through tissue like an infection by forcing normal proteins to adopt the same misfolded…
The Decision to Explore is Swayed by a Distinctive Type of Neuron, UCSF Researchers Discover in a Mouse Model of Human AnxietyUCSF research has identified a particular group of nerve cells in the brain that play an important role in anxiety’s influence over behavior.
New Technology is a Stepping Stone to a Neural Speech Prosthesis, Researchers SayThe technology could one day restore the voices of people who have lost the ability to speak due to paralysis and other forms of neurological damage.
National study has found that a form of brain imaging that detects Alzheimer’s-related “plaques” significantly influenced clinical management of patients with mild cognitive impairment and dementia.
First Phase of Nationwide Study Demonstrates Clinical Impact of Amyloid PET ImagingAmyloid positive PET scan. A first-of-its-kind national study has found that a form of brain imaging that detects Alzheimer’s-related “plaques” significantly influenced clinical management of patients with mild…
Mouse Study Suggests Gut Sensors Monitor the Hydration Potential of Each Drink You TakeNew UCSF study may have answered how your brain knows when you’ve had enough water.
