The University of Texas at Arlington is expanding its research on brain health, focusing on how people navigate their surroundings and remember information. The findings could lead to improved strategies for enhancing brain function and slowing cognitive decline in conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease.

AMHERST, Mass. — An app that turns consumer Apple Watches into tools for highly sophisticated sleep stage monitoring was developed by team of researchers led by professor Joyita Dutta at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The researchers say the app and corresponding AI code are convenient and effective alternatives to existing costly and complex sleep study equipment and protocols.

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Professor Hiro Furukawa and postdoc Hyunook Kang have identified the molecular mechanisms that keep the brain’s NMDA receptors fully or partially open. These neurological ‘doorstops’ could point the way to new therapies for strokes, Alzheimer’s disease, and other neurodegenerative conditions.