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New Ginkgo Extract Can Aid Stroke Recovery

An ischemic stroke is a common type of brain injury caused by impaired blood flow to the brain. Currently, the only FDA-approved treatment for strokes is the drug Tissue Plasminogen Activator (TPA), composed of the human TPA protein that breaks down blood clots. However,

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How Astrocytic TDP-43 protein accumulation and dysregulation accelerate neurodegeneration

When most people think of neurodegenerative disease, they probably think of the loss of neurons and corresponding loss of memories or cognitive function. This expected relationship between neurons and neurodegenerative disease makes sense. After all, neurons are the cells that send information throughout the

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Towards the Effective and Safe Treatment of Psychosis and Alzheimer’s Disease

In the U.S. alone, there are 6.2 million people living with Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), the most common form of dementia [1]. While this unfortunate reality is generally recognized by the public, a lesser-known fact is that approximately 50% of those suffering

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Synchronized Sleep Enhances Memory Consolidation

Have you ever crammed for an exam the night before and woken up with new information embedded in your mind? Almost like a magic spell, your biological diagrams, calculus equations, or chemistry reactions have been ingrained in your memory as you slumbered away. Perhaps,

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Improving Sleep Quality in Insomnia with Magnetic Stimulation

Nearly one-third of adults will experience some symptoms of insomnia in their lifetime, whether it be lack of sleep, low sleep quality, or waking up at inappropriately early times [1]. Changes in just sleep quality may not seem like a particularly important issue on

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How Pupillometry Can Help Predict and Detect Mild Alzheimer's Disease

It is commonly said that the “eyes are the windows to the soul.” What if this was actually true for patients with Alzheimer’s Disease (AD)?

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Conversations between the lungs and the brain cause COVID headaches

SARS-CoV-2, or COVID-19, remains mysterious even in a “post-COVID” era. Researchers have yet to discover the full extent of its expression, especially concerning its neurological effects.

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What Strategic Choices of Rhesus Monkeys Can Teach Us About Decision-Making and Optimization

Decisions are constantly made in our daily lives. Whether it is to restock the morning cereal in the canister or watch a newly released Netflix series late at night, our decisions are more or less indicative of how we put value into the actions we make.

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Hungry, Angry, and Hangry: How Our Internal Signals Shape Emotions and Sensation

Imagine you have classes from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm and have no time to eat anything. You're hangry.

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Mitochondria, The Powerhouse of the Cell? Perhaps Not If You Have ALS

In the United States, baseball plays a large part in sports culture and has captivated families around the nation for decades. In its most popular days, news of baseball greats often overlapped with daily headlines, which is why you’ve probably heard of Lou Gehrig’s disease, or ALS.

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Probiotics reveal a surprising link between gut microbiota and Alzheimer’s Disease progression

If your doctor told you that eating yogurt every day could reduce your chances of getting Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), how would you react? If you were like me, you’d probably switch to a new doctor.

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Cannabidiol’s Therapeutic Potential for Chronic Pain

Surgery is a powerful tool that enables an abundance of treatments for previously incurable diseases, but it doesn't always lead to a better life for the patient, sometimes due to post-surgical chronic neuropathic pain.