Psychology & Psychiatry

Gratitude may bring longer life

People who are grateful for what they have tend to live longer, a new study reports.

Medications

Scientists unravel life-saving effect of dexamethasone in COVID-19

Dexamethasone is one of the most important drugs in the treatment of severe COVID-19, but patients respond very differently to the therapy. Researchers at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) and Charité—Universitätsmedizin ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

New protein target identified for early Alzheimer's treatment

A class of proteins that regulates cell repair and enhances cell growth-signaling systems could be a promising new target for the treatment of Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases, according to a new study led ...

Neuroscience

New cellular mechanisms in Parkinson's disease discovered

A pair of recent studies led by Joseph Mazzulli, Ph.D., associate professor in The Ken & Ruth Davee Department of Neurology's Division of Movement Disorders, have uncovered previously unknown cellular mechanisms involved ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Biology-based criteria for diagnosis, staging of Alzheimer's disease

The Alzheimer's Association has published revised criteria for the diagnosis and staging of Alzheimer's disease that are based on the biology of the disease and reflect recent advancements in research, diagnostics and treatment.

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