Tag Archives: pathology

The team uses copper to visualize Alzheimer’s aggregates in the brain

[ad_1] I. University chemistry professor Liviu Mirica and his colleagues found that diagnostic agents containing copper isotopes can detect amyloid deposits in the brain associated with Alzheimer’s disease. Photo by L. Brian Stauffer Researcher Hong-Jun Cho is the first author of the study. Photo courtesy of Hong-Jun Cho CHAMPAIGN, Ill. …

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Patients, caregivers, young people, people in precariousness … The pandemic also has a psychological impact

[ad_1] The psychological consequences of the health crisis are worrying. Those suffered by Covid patients to begin with. “At least 20% of them have psychological consequences: chronic anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, depressive pathology. The neuroinflammatory disorders caused by the virus could be one of the determining factors “, wrote …

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Wildlife diseases are set to spread north with climate change: study

[ad_1] ANCHORAGE (Reuters) – As global climate warms, pest-borne wildlife diseases will shift north, with animals in cold far north and high-altitude regions expected to experience the most dramatic increases, a study warns which will be published Friday in the journal Science. The study projects increase the spread over the …

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For neural research, the wireless chip lights up the brain

[ad_1] Researchers have developed a chip that is wirelessly powered and can be surgically implanted to read neural signals and stimulate the brain with light and electric current. The technology has been successfully demonstrated in rats and is designed to be used as a research tool. “Our goal was to …

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