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New drug screening method answers why Alzheimer's drugs fail, suggests new targets
By analyzing disease mechanisms in human neurons, researchers led by the University of California San Diego developed a new method to screen drugs for treating Alzheimer's disease. Their work sheds light on why Alzheimer's ...
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Study now links non-mutated Apolipoprotein E to dementia in the aging brain
Researchers exploring dementia-related proteins in the brain identified Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) as a key misfolded protein. About 25% of individuals, and 50% of individuals with Alzheimer disease, have a genetic mutation, ...
Jan 26, 2022
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People with dementia and the right to independent life
Experiences of people with dementia and their family members show researchers how a progressive illness affects the realization of the fundamental rights, and how the status of people with dementia can be improved.
Jan 26, 2022
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Statistics report offers snapshot of the nation's brain health—and a guide to protecting it
Brain diseases, including Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia, are closely connected to heart health. They are affected by everyday actions and rank among the nation's leading causes of death.
Jan 26, 2022
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Alzheimer's disease: An alternative hypothesis based on synaptic alterations
New research published today in Alzheimer's & Dementia, the journal of the Alzheimer's Association could explain why neurons fail to communicate effectively in people with Alzheimer's disease (AD). The study conducted by ...
Jan 25, 2022
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Seeing the same GP improves treatment for people with dementia, study finds
People with dementia who see the same GP each time have lower rates of health complications and fewer emergency hospital admissions, according to a new study.
Jan 25, 2022
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Fewer psychosocial problems in patients with dementia during second lockdown
The COVID-19 pandemic still poses enormous social challenges. People with cognitive impairments (problems with, for example, memory and concentration) and dementia are doubly affected by this pandemic. On the one hand, they ...
Jan 25, 2022
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Transcranial ultrasound used in mice with Alzheimer's disease features
In December 2021 scientists from South Korea used a technology called transcranial ultrasound stimulation to excite specific areas of mice brain. They found mice with features of Alzheimer's had reduced levels of the hallmark ...
Jan 25, 2022
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A healthier heart can protect your brain, too—5 lifestyle changes to prevent dementia
When we think of dementia, we often fear a loss of control. But the reassuring news is up to 40% of dementias can be prevented or delayed if we change our health habits.
Jan 24, 2022
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A cure for Alzheimer's is taking longer than expected; here's why
In her latest research paper, published in the Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, Anne Robinson, Head of Carnegie Mellon's Department of Chemical Engineering, explains why understanding the progression of neurodegeneration ...
Jan 21, 2022
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New study shows pathological differences in inherited versus sporadic Alzheimer's disease
Indiana University School of Medicine researchers are making new discoveries about the pathological changes in people who have inherited Alzheimer's disease versus developing the disease sporadically. These findings could ...
Jan 20, 2022
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New findings for the function of tau in neurodegenerative disease
Utilizing cutting-edge proteomics, researchers at the Buck Institute and elsewhere have mapped the "tau interactome" uncovering new findings about the role of tau in neurodegenerative disease. Publishing in Cell, scientists ...
Jan 20, 2022
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Can neonatal herpes lead to Alzheimer's disease?
"We've learned a lot during the course of the COVID-19 pandemic … how a virus can affect our behavior," Dartmouth University MD and Ph.D. candidate Abigail Dutton says in a short video that recently won second place in ...
Jan 20, 2022
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Dementia: how to prevent cognitive decline
Physical activity, nutrition and cognitively stimulating activities are all known to be good ways to prevent Alzheimer's disease and dementia. And older adults at risk can access a variety of lifestyle services to that end, ...
Jan 20, 2022
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Researchers develop a molecule that inhibits degenerative processes related to Alzheimer's disease
Researchers at the Technion—Israel institute of Technology, in collaboration with researchers from CNRS, recently published findings about the development of an artificial molecule that may inhibit the development of Alzheimer's ...
Jan 19, 2022
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Understanding memory loss in Alzheimer's disease
Members of the Synaptic Dysfunction and Disease group at the Institute of Biomedicine of Seville (IBiS), led by researchers Francisco Gómez Scholl and Amalia Martínez Mir, recently published the results of their research ...
Jan 18, 2022
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Senate committee backs califf nomination to head FDA
(HealthDay)—The nomination of former U.S. Food and Drug Administration head Robert Califf, M.D., to again lead the agency now heads to the full Senate for a vote, after a Senate committee on Thursday voted 13-8 for approval.
Jan 15, 2022
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New screening tool developed to automatically identify older appearing brains typical of dementia
Researchers from the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences have developed a new machine learning tool that analyses brain MRIs and predicts the age of a brain compared to the rest of the population. Essentially ...
Jan 14, 2022
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Young Alzheimer's patients dealt a blow by Medicare's refusal to cover drug
Jay Reinstein and Michele Hall wouldn't seem to most people like they would be in danger of suffering from a disease typically associated with aging.
Jan 14, 2022
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New genes linked to brain connectivity and dementia score in Alzheimer's patients
Alzheimer's disease is one of the most common ailments in our aging society. New approaches for diagnosis and treatment are emerging, especially specific to certain brain regions. It's very relevant to understand the ties ...
Jan 13, 2022
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