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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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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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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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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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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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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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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A new study from the University of Georgia College of Public Health focuses on the powerful role our surroundings play in shaping dementia risk. Led by Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management Suhang Song, this ...
Mar 5, 2025
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Past research has suggested that inflammation may contribute to the development and progression of dementia and that non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID) medications may help protect against dementia due to their anti-inflammatory ...
Mar 5, 2025
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Mass General Brigham researchers have developed an AI tool that analyzes brain wave activity recorded during sleep using electroencephalography (EEG), a non-invasive technique that measures electrical activity in the brain ...
Mar 4, 2025
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