Scientists believe a buildup of the brain protein amyloid beta plays a key role in the death of neurons, which can lead to Alzheimer's disease. Although most people develop some amyloid beta brain proteins as they age, researchers ...
Dec 11, 2023
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Comparing PET scans of more than 90 adults with and without mild cognitive impairment (MCI), Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say relatively lower levels of the so-called "happiness" chemical, serotonin, in parts of the ...
Dec 7, 2023
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a debilitating incurable disease that affects millions of patients worldwide. Deposits of amyloid beta (Aβ) amyloid in the brain is key to AD pathology at early stages. Apolipoprotein E (apoE) ...
Dec 7, 2023
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Light therapy leads to significant improvements in sleep and psycho-behavioral symptoms for patients with Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study published in PLOS ONE by Qinghui Meng of Weifang Medical University, ...
Dec 6, 2023
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Twice daily non-invasive electrical stimulation of the brain may boost mental processes (cognitive function) in people with Alzheimer's disease, suggest the results of a small clinical trial published online in the open access ...
Dec 5, 2023
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Developing treatments for Alzheimer's disease (AD) is difficult because complex underlying mechanisms drive different types of cells that may contribute to the disorder. Microglia and astrocytes, resident immune and support ...
Dec 5, 2023
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In a detailed study, "Diet's Role in Modifying Risk of Alzheimers Disease: History and Present Understanding" published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, we can finally see which diets are helpful in reducing the risk ...
Dec 4, 2023
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Alzheimer's and related forms of dementia are commonplace with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting that 5.8 million people in the United States live with these diseases. This number is expected to rise ...
Dec 4, 2023
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Alzheimer's disease is a neurodegenerative condition that damages a person's ability to think, remember, and perform basic functions. According to the National Institutes of Health, Alzheimer's affects more than 6 million ...
Nov 30, 2023
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Indiana University researchers are collaborating on a novel approach to use neuroimaging and network modeling tools—previously developed to analyze the brains of patients in the clinic—to investigate Alzheimer's disease ...
Nov 30, 2023
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