Dementia refers to a set of symptoms marked by a decline in cognitive abilities, including memory, language, reasoning and everyday tasks. It can result from various causes, such as Alzheimer's disease, vascular problems, ...
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A global collaborative research group comprising 131 researchers from 105 laboratories across seven countries has published a paper in eLife. The study identifies brain energy metabolism dysfunction leading to altered pH ...
Mar 26, 2024
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Researchers at the University of Leeds and Lancaster University in the UK have identified a new potential target for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease—PDE4B. Their work is published in Neuropsychopharmacology.
Mar 26, 2024
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A new study by researchers at UC Davis Health found human brains are getting larger. Study participants born in the 1970s had 6.6% larger brain volumes and almost 15% larger brain surface area than those born in the 1930s.
Mar 26, 2024
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Researchers at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology have discovered a genetic mutation in a small mitochondrial protein that may promote longevity, preserve cognitive function, and protect against Alzheimer's disease ...
Mar 25, 2024
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New research conducted in mice offers insights into what's going on at the molecular level that could cause people with diabetes to develop Alzheimer's disease.
Mar 25, 2024
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If you or a loved one have noticed changes in your memory or thinking as you've grown older, this could reflect typical changes that occur with aging. In some cases though, it might suggest something more, such as the onset ...
Mar 25, 2024
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As Tony Bennett releases what may well be his last album, his family has disclosed that the 1950s crooner who became popular with younger audiences decades later has Alzheimer's disease.
Mar 25, 2024
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Mild cognitive impairment—an early stage of dementia—is widely underdiagnosed in people 65 and older. That is the key takeaway of two recent studies from our team.
Mar 24, 2024
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By 2050, the global population of adults 60 and older will approximately double, leading to upward of 153 million dementia cases. That's why University College Cork neuroscience professor Yvonne Nolan and Ph.D. student Sebastian ...
Mar 24, 2024
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