Tag: Brain
Brain-Derived p-Tau and Biobanks: A Q&A with Prof. Henrik Zetterberg on Next-Generation Alzheimer’s Blood...
This interview was conducted by Gustav Ceder for Biobanking.com. It has been edited for length and clarity.
Henrik Zetterberg is Professor of Neurochemistry at...
UIC’s Brain Bank Receives $5 Million NIH Grant for Citywide Research on Epilepsy and...
The University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) is leading a pioneering project to establish a virtual brain bank, collaborating with four other prominent Chicago academic...
Water On The Brain: A Biobank Of Failed Shunt Devices
Hydrocephalus, otherwise known as water on the brain, is a condition where cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) accumulates within the brain. Hydrocephalus that occurs in childhood...
Leptin Associated With Cognitive Impairment In Older Adults Scheduled For Surgery
Adipokines are cytokines secreted by adipose (fat) tissue. Their existence was first noted in 1994, with the discovery of leptin. This cytokine is known...
An Organoid Model Of The Human Midbrain
In Parkinson’s disease dopaminergic neurons are irrecoverably lost from the midbrain resulting in slowed movement, tremors and other symptoms. Dopamine augmentation is the main...
Phenotypic Factors Including Brain Morphology Associated With Epilepsy In The UK Biobank
Epileptic seizures are episodes that can vary from brief, nearly undetectable, periods to long periods of vigorous shaking, which can result in injury in...
UK Biobank Cognitive Tests – Are They Valid And Reliable?
Most participants in the UK biobank underwent web-based cognitive testing when they enrolled. The baseline test was only five minutes, consisting of Pairs Memory...
Deriving Brain Age From Imaging In The UK Biobank
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be used to obtain a measure of “brain age”, which may be different from chronological age. This is achieved...
Air Pollution And Thalamic Volume In The UK Biobank
The thalamus is a large “chamber” connected to the spinal cord, located in the forebrain. It is connected to the cerebral cortex via nerve...
Allen Institute Releases High-Resolution Dataset Of The Wiring Of The Mouse Brain
In their quest to map the millions of neural highways and connections in the brain, researchers at the Allen Institute have made a significant...
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Major philanthropic investment: An anonymous $6 million gift will support Canada's first national biobank dedicated exclusively to multiple myeloma research.
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