News tagged with early onset dementia

Researchers uncover toxic interaction in neurons that leads to dementia and ALS

Researchers at Mayo Clinic in Florida have uncovered a toxic cellular process by which a protein that maintains the health of neurons becomes deficient and can lead to dementia. The findings shed new light on the link between ...

Medical research Dec 10, 2012 | 5 / 5 (3) | 1 |

Study identifies biological mechanism that plays key role in early-onset dementia

Using animal models, scientists at the Gladstone Institutes have discovered how a protein deficiency may be linked to frontotemporal dementia (FTD)—a form of early-onset dementia that is similar to Alzheimer's disease. ...

Neuroscience Oct 08, 2012 | not rated yet | 0 |

Neuroscientist group finds daydreaming uses same parts of the brain as social skills

(Medical Xpress) -- A group of Australian neuroscientists have been reviewing the results of many studies done over the years regarding the parts of the brain that are thought to be used in different real ...

Neuroscience Mar 05, 2012 | 4.2 / 5 (10) | 1 |