Blog posts tagged with alzheimer's disease

A plant-based treatment for Alzheimer's disease?
10 Mar animal behavior research Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s

A plant-based treatment for Alzheimer's disease?

Researchers are constantly looking for new ways to treat Alzheimer's disease. Can Dioscin, a plant-based steroid, decrease the symptoms in mice?
Air pollution and brain development, mouse behavior gives insight
23 Feb animal behavior research Learning and Memory

Air pollution and brain development, mouse behavior gives insight

Air pollution can have major detrimental effects on health. But, what happens to brain development if a mouse is only exposed in early life. Researchers from the University of Washington studied just that.
New method for early detection of Alzheimer's disease
25 Oct animal behavior research Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s

New method for early detection of Alzheimer's disease

The color x-maze can be used to pick up symptoms of Alzheimer's disease in AD-mice months before traditional cognitive tests.
How horse riding and gardening improve quality of life for people with dementia
04 Aug human behavior research Healthcare

How horse riding and gardening improve quality of life for people with dementia

Quality of life is an important aspect of dementia care. Horse riding and gardening may provide positive emotional experiences and even enhance daily functioning.
Part 2: How researchers use the Morris water maze to find treatments for AD
07 Jul animal behavior research Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s

Part 2: How researchers use the Morris water maze to find treatments for AD

In this second part of a two-part mini series, we highlight two more studies on potential Alzheimer’s disease treatments that are investigated using a Morris water maze.
How researchers use the Morris water maze to find treatments for Alzheimer's
30 Jun animal behavior research Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s

How researchers use the Morris water maze to find treatments for Alzheimer's

In this first part of a two-part mini series, we highlight how potential Alzheimer’s disease treatments are being investigated using a Morris water maze.
5 EthoVision XT webinars for you to watch
15 Mar animal behavior research Other (Animal)

5 EthoVision XT webinars for you to watch

In this blog you’ll find five webinars on EthoVision XT from five different angles. Each webinar will get you more in depth on how to use EthoVision XT in your own study or research.
Using CatWalk XT to analyze variations in gait performance in adolescent mice
14 Mar animal behavior research Gait and Locomotion

Using CatWalk XT to analyze variations in gait performance in adolescent mice

Rodents are the most common model organisms in biomedical research. Automated gait analysis provides a precise and objective means of analyzing behavioral and physiological changes in rodent models.
What is the Barnes maze? A dry-land environment for testing learning and memory
23 Feb animal behavior research Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s

What is the Barnes maze? A dry-land environment for testing learning and memory

The Barnes maze is a behavioral paradigm for testing learning and memory in rodents models for autism spectrum disorder, Alzheimer’s disease and ageing. How does it compare to the Morris water maze?
Five studies showing the power of multi-modal data in behavioral research
13 Dec human behavior research Other (Human)

Five studies showing the power of multi-modal data in behavioral research

The advantages of using multimodal data over a single modality are that it reveals deeper insights and also if one modality fails there can be enough redundancy in the data to still make sense of it.

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