Omega-3 and Alzheimer’s Gene; Parkinson’s Microbiome Transplant; The Role of Reelin

In a randomized clinical trial, omega 3-enriched fish oil supplements led to less neuronal integrity breakdown in older adults who carried an APOE4 allele. (JAMA Network Open)

Researchers identified a defense mechanism that may explain why herpes simplex virus 1 can infect nerve cells but rarely causes excessive brain inflammation. (Nature)

Fecal microbiota transplants failed to improve Parkinson’s symptoms, a small trial showed. (JAMA Neurology)

Artificial intelligence may improve the ability of scalp electroencephalography to identify mild cognitive impairment and differentiate between neurodegenerative causes of cognitive impairment. (Brain Communications)

While alpha-synuclein seed amplification assays may be a promising tool, caution is needed before using them in general neurology practice, experts argued. (JAMA Neurology)

Some of the earliest and most extensive losses of neurons in Alzheimer’s disease included ones in the entorhinal cortex and hippocampus that expressed Reelin or were affected by its signaling. (Nature)

Children who had more program viewing and background television exposure had poorer cognitive outcomes in a meta-analysis. (JAMA Pediatrics)

Hemp-derived cannabigerol enhanced verbal memory, and reduced stress and anxiety, in a clinical trial. (Scientific Reports)

Higher diastolic blood pressure was associated with higher migraine prevalence among women in the Netherlands. (Neurology)

MIT Press launched the open-access Open Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science.

And the Alzheimer’s Association will premiere a new peer-reviewed journal, Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Behavior & Socioeconomics of Aging, this fall.

The Transmitter spoke with Black In Neuro co-founder and Yale University researcher Clíona Kelly, PhD, about building a global neuroscience community.

How does the vagus nerve encode sensory information from visceral organs? An award-winning essay explains the body’s interoceptive system. (Science)

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