Neuroscience

Microscopic rendering of tau proteins disintegrating microtubuli in a neuron axon.

Protein identified as a target for Alzheimer’s treatment

New Penn Medicine research finds that a tau-regulating protein suppresses deterioration, and suggests replenishing the protein may improve cognitive and motor function.

Could psychedelics simultaneously treat chronic pain and depression?

This summer, Ahmad Hammo, a rising third-year student in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, is conducting a pilot study to explore psilocybin’s potential as a therapy for chronic pain and the depression that often accompanies it.

A person walking with an elderly person.

Individuals with depression are more than two times as likely to be diagnosed with dementia

Penn Medicine research finds the risk of dementia is higher for men than women, and in individuals with multiple inpatient hospitalizations for depression.

Drilling into a model of a skull: a ‘cool’ taste of doctoring for Philly high schoolers

The “Pipeline Plus” summer program at Penn Medicine, run by the Netter Center for Community Partnerships, is designed to teach Philadelphia high school students about careers in the health sciences.

A new study finds a strong link between depression and dementia

A study led by Holly C. Elser of the Perelman School of Medicine finds that adults diagnosed with depression are more than twice as likely to get dementia later in life.

Young and middle-aged adults with depression face greater dementia risk later in life

A study led by Holly C. Elser of the Perelman School of Medicine suggests a connection between dementia risk and depression diagnoses in early and mid-life.

Is Parkinson’s disease an industrial disorder of our making?

In an op-ed, Anjan Chatterjee of the Perelman School of Medicine examines Parkinson’s disease and its connection to industrialization.

AI-guided brain stimulation aids memory in traumatic brain injury

A collaborative study shows that targeted electrical stimulation in the brains of epilepsy patients with traumatic brain injury improved memory recall by 19%.

Prescribed stimulants for ADHD and the risk of addiction

Russell Ramsay of the Perelman School of Medicine writes about stimulants as a treatment for ADHD.

Study links social isolation with shrinking brain

Danielle Sandsmark of the Perelman School of Medicine says that many factors influence dementia risk, and social isolation would be just one.

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