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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Two of the best ways to respond to people with dementia who think they are in a different time or place
Approximately one quarter of hospital beds in acute wards—wards for patients who need close care for a sudden or severe medical conditions—are occupied by someone living with dementia in the UK.
Mar 15, 2025
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Neuroscience
Decreased levels of TDP-43 gene may be contributing to neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and ALS
In Nature Neuroscience, UConn School of Medicine researchers have revealed a new scientific clue that could unlock the key cellular pathway leading to devastating neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's disease, and the ...
Mar 14, 2025
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Researchers develop computational tools to safeguard privacy without degrading voice-based cognitive markers
Digital voice recordings contain valuable information that can indicate an individual's cognitive health, offering a non-invasive and efficient method for assessment. Research has demonstrated that digital voice measures ...
Mar 14, 2025
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Lowering bioenergetic age may help fend off Alzheimer's
A person's "bioenergetic age"—or how youthfully their cells generate energy—might be a key indicator of whether they're at risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, new research from Weill Cornell Medicine shows.
Mar 13, 2025
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Portable AI system helps detect cognitive impairment
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) can be an early indicator of Alzheimer's disease or dementia, so identifying those with cognitive issues early could lead to interventions and better outcomes. But diagnosing MCI can be a long ...
Mar 13, 2025
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Alzheimer's Association pairs up with New Mexico in US pilot program to raise awareness
New Mexico has paired up with the Alzheimer's Association in a pilot U.S. initiative aimed at raising awareness about a disease that affects several million people across the nation, including family members and friends who ...
Mar 13, 2025
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What do we mean by 'brain health' and why should you care about it?
The average adult brain only weighs about 3 pounds, yet it is one of the most complex and vital organs of the human body. Cognition may decline and our brains become prone to disease as we age, so as medical advances and ...
Mar 12, 2025
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People with HIV in Malawi face greater risk for dementia
Adults living with HIV in Malawi are more than twice as likely to also have dementia compared to those without HIV, according to a new study by a team of US and Malawian researchers.
Mar 12, 2025
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Blood test shows promise for early detection of dementia in people with a certain sleep disorder
For people with a certain sleep disorder, a simple blood test could help predict the development of dementia years before symptoms appear, a new study indicates.
Mar 11, 2025
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New technique reveals how axon swellings could be treated in Alzheimer's disease
For decades, scientists have focused on amyloid plaques—abnormal clumps of misfolded proteins that accumulate between neurons—as a therapeutic target for Alzheimer's disease. But anti-amyloid therapies haven't made strong ...
Mar 11, 2025
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Socioeconomic factors fuel global inequalities in Alzheimer's disease burden, analysis finds
An analysis of the global burden and temporal trends of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias (ADODs) reveals significant cross-country inequalities associated with a series of sociodemographic development-related risk ...
Mar 11, 2025
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Compound found in common herbs inspires potential anti-inflammatory drug for Alzheimer's disease
The herb rosemary has long been linked with memory. "There's rosemary, that's for remembrance," says Ophelia in Shakespeare's "Hamlet." So it is fitting that researchers would study a compound found in rosemary and sage—carnosic ...
Mar 10, 2025
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Regular updates to cognitive data improve Alzheimer's prediction accuracy
In a study led by Honghuang Lin, Ph.D., professor of medicine and co-director of the Program in Digital Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School, researchers developed a dynamic prediction model for Alzheimer's disease based ...
Mar 10, 2025
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Curing Alzheimer's disease: Magic bullet or magic shotgun blast?
Why are researchers still fumbling in the quest to cure what is arguably one of the most important diseases confronting humankind—Alzheimer's disease? Despite decades of research, there is still no curative treatment for ...
Mar 10, 2025
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New test distinguishes between prion disease and other causes of rapidly progressive dementia
In May of 2024, Mayo Clinic launched a new prion test, RT-QuIC Prion, CSF, which can distinguish prion disease from other causes of rapidly progressive dementia—particularly autoimmune forms of dementia and rapidly progressive ...
Mar 7, 2025
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Neurostimulation shows promise as potential Alzheimer's treatment in preliminary trial
Repeated sessions of electrical stimulation to brain networks associated with memory improved verbal learning in some Alzheimer's disease patients for up to eight weeks in a preliminary trial led by UT Southwestern Medical ...
Mar 6, 2025
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Alzheimer's treatment may lie in the brain's own cleanup crew: Harnessing microglia to clear plaques
For more than three decades, scientists have been racing to stop Alzheimer's disease by removing amyloid beta plaques—sticky clumps of toxic protein that accumulate in the brain.
Mar 6, 2025
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Brain-mapping technique identifies memory cells vulnerable to Alzheimer's protein buildup
Researchers from The University of Texas at Arlington and the University of California–San Francisco have used a new brain-mapping technique to identify memory-related brain cells vulnerable to protein buildup, a key factor ...
Mar 6, 2025
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Music therapy shows promise in reducing depression for dementia patients
A new review has found evidence that music-based therapy may benefit people living with dementia, particularly by improving symptoms of depression. The work has been published in Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.
Mar 6, 2025
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At-home brain speed tests bridge cognitive data gaps
Online tests of women's reaction times offer insights into cognitive function and could help fill data gaps on early cognitive problems, potentially shedding light on dementia development later in life, finds a new study ...
Mar 6, 2025
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There may be a window of opportunity to restore hearing and potentially slow dementia
Hearing loss is very common in older adults, with almost 60% aged 60 years and over experiencing disabling (moderate or greater) hearing loss.
Mar 6, 2025
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Diagnosing Alzheimer's disease using blood tests—p-tau biomarkers not as disease-specific as previously thought
Elevated levels of p-tau 181 and 217 in cerebrospinal fluid are considered to reflect early Alzheimer's disease pathology. However, biomarker detection, which is now part of the diagnostic criteria, requires a lumbar puncture ...
Mar 5, 2025
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How to clear the toxic tau protein that can lead to Alzheimer's and related diseases
The neurotransmitter glutamate is essential for regulating everything from mood to memory, but it can also encourage a toxic buildup of the notorious tau protein, which can contribute to Alzheimer's and related diseases.
Mar 5, 2025
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Menopause symptoms associated with future memory and neuropsychiatric problems
Women who exhibit more menopausal symptoms are more likely to later have poorer cognitive function and mild behavioral impairments—both markers of dementia. That is the conclusion of a study of 896 postmenopausal females ...
Mar 5, 2025
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Hormone therapy among older women linked to tau accumulation, a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease
A new study by Mass General Brigham researchers has found faster accumulation of tau—a key indicator of Alzheimer's disease—in the brains of women over the age of 70 who took menopausal hormone therapy (HT) more than ...
Mar 5, 2025
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