Javier Díaz-Nido · @Javier_DN
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Javier Díaz-Nido · @Javier_DN
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Social Bonds Protect Aging Brains

Social isolation can potentially harm brain structure and cognitive performance, suggesting an increased risk of conditions like Alzheimer’s dementia.
A lack of quality social interaction can lead to a decrease in the hippocampus’s volume, crucial for memory formation and retrieval, and poorer cognitive performance.



neurosciencenews.com/social-ag

#health #biomedicine #SocialBond #SocialIsolation #NeuroImage #neuroimaging #hippocampus #dementia #CognitiveDysfunction #CognitiveDecline #Alzheimer #Neurodegeneration #NeurodegenerativeDiseases #NeurologicalDiseases #neurology #brain #neuroscience

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Javier Díaz-Nido · @Javier_DN
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Javier Díaz-Nido · @Javier_DN
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Javier Díaz-Nido · @Javier_DN
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Javier Díaz-Nido · @Javier_DN
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Javier Díaz-Nido · @Javier_DN
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APOE expression and secretion are modulated by mitochondrial dysfunction

This study presents compelling evidence that ApoE is upregulated in various models of mitochondrial respiratory chain dysfunction. The work is of fundamental interest for those studying neurodegeneration and the role of ApoE in Alzheimer's disease; future work will be needed to reveal the molecular basis of this dramatic phenotype.

elifesciences.org/articles/857

#MitochondrialDysfunction #mitochondria #neurogenetics #ApoE #Alzheimer #Neurodegeneration #NeurodegenerativeDiseases #NeurologicalDiseases #neurology #brain #neuroscience #biomedicine

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Javier Díaz-Nido · @Javier_DN
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Javier Díaz-Nido · @Javier_DN
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Javier Díaz-Nido · @Javier_DN
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Running Rewires the Aging Brain: Exercise Protects Memory Function

Physical activity, particularly running, has been found to rewire aging brains, helping to preserve memory functions.
Long-term running keeps older neurons wired, potentially preventing age-related memory loss and neurodegeneration.

neurosciencenews.com/running-n

#running #PhysicalExercise #physicalactivity #CognitiveDysfunction #CognitiveDecline #memoryLoss #aging #BrainAging #neuron #neurogenesis #Neurodegeneration #NeurodegenerativeDiseases #NeurologicalDiseases #neurology #brain #neuroscience

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Javier Díaz-Nido · @Javier_DN
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Javier Díaz-Nido · @Javier_DN
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Javier Díaz-Nido · @Javier_DN
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Javier Díaz-Nido · @Javier_DN
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Javier Díaz-Nido · @Javier_DN
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Javier Díaz-Nido · @Javier_DN
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How Music Can Prevent Cognitive Decline

Listening to or practicing music had positive implications on cognitive decline in older adults by stimulating the production of gray matter in key brain areas including the cerebellum, a new study reveals.

neurosciencenews.com/music-cog

#music #BrainAtrophy #CognitiveDecline #aging #BrainAging #Neurodegeneration #NeurodegenerativeDiseases #NeurologicalDiseases #neurology #Cerebellum #brain #neuroscience

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Javier Díaz-Nido · @Javier_DN
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Fresh Understanding of Aging in the Brain Offers Hope for Treating Neurological Diseases

As the brain ages, microglia adopt dysfunctional states that increase the risk of developing neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease.

neurosciencenews.com/microglia

#aging #BrainAging #microglia #neuroinflammation #Neurodegeneration #Alzheimer #NeurodegenerativeDiseases #NeurologicalDiseases #neurology #brain #neuroscience

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Penn NeuroKnow · @pennNeuroKnow
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🧠 This week co-editor @Catrina_Hacker writes about a new study that looked at the association between viral infection and neurodegenerative diseases in her post titled, "Growing evidence for a link between viral infections and brain diseases".

😷 This is a follow-up to her previous post about the commonalities between COVID-19 infection and Alzheimer's disease. This week's post breaks down a recent study that found links between several viral infections and neurodegenerative diseases. Catrina discusses what this study does and does not tell us about this possible connection.

Read this week's post here: pennneuroknow.com/2023/02/07/g

And the original post here: pennneuroknow.com/2022/02/01/w

#neuroscience #brain #scicomm #virus #science #Neurodegeneration

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