Fast, reliable and automatic assessment of the severity of myoclonic jerks from video footage is now possible, thanks to an algorithm using deep convolutional neural network architecture and pretrained models that identify and track keypoints in the human body. Published in Seizure, the study is a joint effort by the Epilepsy Centre at Kuopio University […]
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The treatment and management of pain in people with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) can be a challenge due to problems in communication and uncommon symptoms of pain. Opioid painkillers are widely prescribed, but not without adverse effects. Finding the best course of treatment to alleviate pain in people with Alzheimer’s disease is a complex and multifaceted […]
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Regular readers of my blogs on this platform will know that I believe that aluminium has a role to play in Alzheimer’s disease (No aluminium, no Alzheimer’s disease). The research that finally affirmed this opinion showed very high levels of aluminium in brain tissue in individuals who died of familial Alzheimer’s disease (Aluminium in brain […]
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The use of antipsychotics is associated with increased risks of head and brain injuries among persons with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a recent study from the University of Eastern Finland. The risk increase was highest at the initiation of antipsychotic use. The results were published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS). “As […]
Scientists have peered inside the brain to show how taking DMT affects human consciousness by significantly altering the brain’s electrical activity. DMT (or dimethyltryptamine) is one of the main psychoactive constituents in ayahuasca, the psychedelic brew traditionally made from vines and leaves of the Amazon rainforest. The drink is typically prepared as part of a […]
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Early symptoms of frontotemporal dementia are often confused with symptoms occurring in psychiatric disorders. Reporting their findings in Journal of Neurology, Finnish researchers from the University of Eastern Finland and the University of Oulu show that serum neurofilament levels can be used as a diagnostic tool to differentiate between these conditions. Frontotemporal dementia is the […]
A study carried out with a new human stem cell-derived model reveals that the most prevalent genetic risk factor of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), apolipoprotein E4 (APOE4), impairs the function of human brain immune cells, microglia. These findings pave the way for new, effective treatment approaches for AD. The results were published in Stem Cell Reports. […]
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Scientists have visualised for the first time protein tangles associated with dementia in the brains of patients who have suffered a single head injury. This is the finding of a new study led by scientists from Imperial College London, published in the journal Science Translational Medicine. In the early-stage study, researchers studied 21 patients who […]
Gemini Untwined will fund treatment and further our understanding of craniopagus conjoined children around the world Launch follows successful separation of previously conjoined twins in London in February 2019 New technologies of advanced medical imaging, accurate modelling, virtual reality and 3D printing enabled the surgeons to model the structure of the twins’ skulls and make […]
There is a long (and perhaps regrettable) history of the injection of aluminium salts into brain tissue in animal (including primates) models of human epilepsy. With this in mind, it may be surprising that our recent research (https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/12/2129) is the first to measure and identify aluminium in human epilepsy. We present a case report of […]