Month: February 2020

How the brain’s immune system could be harnessed to improve memory

Inflammation can send the brain’s immune cells into damaging hyperdrive, an effect that has been linked to neurodegenerative diseases that affect memory, like dementia. A new study finds these same immune cells can also be activated to have the reverse effect, powering memory and learning. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, […]

Published on February 11, 2020

‘Women my age tend to drink — it’s normal’

New research has found that despite the potential health risks of exceeding national drinking guidelines, many middle-aged and young-old women who consume alcohol at high risk levels tend to perceive their drinking as normal and acceptable, so long as they appear respectable and in control. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, […]

Published on February 11, 2020

An Automated Open-Source Workflow for Standards-Compliant Integration of Small Animal Magnetic Resonance Imaging Data

Large-scale research integration is contingent on seamless access to data in standardized formats. Standards enable researchers to understand external experiment structures, pool results, and apply homogeneous preprocessing and analysis workflows. Particularly, they facilitate these features without the need for numerous potentially confounding compatibility add-ons. In small animal magnetic resonance imaging, an overwhelming proportion of data […]

Published on February 11, 2020