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New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine is revealing why traumatic brain injury increases the chance of developing Alzheimer's disease—and the discovery is pointing to a potential strategy to prevent ...
Dec 16, 2025
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A review published in Genomic Psychiatry by Dr. Peng Lei and colleagues presents a sweeping synthesis of tau protein research that fundamentally reframes our understanding of this molecule's dual identity.
Dec 16, 2025
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In the early 2000s, a major women's health study—Women's Health Initiative (WHI)—made headlines. As an ongoing study launched in the '90s, the WHI asked: could menopause hormone therapy (MHT), used to ease menopause symptoms, ...
Dec 11, 2025
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Scientists have uncovered a surprising mechanism by which a brain enzyme called OTULIN controls the expression of tau, the protein that forms toxic tangles in Alzheimer's disease. The findings, published in Genomic Psychiatry, ...
Nov 25, 2025
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"Drains" in the brain, responsible for clearing toxic waste in the organ, tend to get clogged up in people who show signs of developing Alzheimer's disease, a study by researchers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore ...
Nov 19, 2025
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Neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease and dementia, are medical conditions that entail the progressive loss of neurons and a decline in brain function. Past studies have found a link between these diseases ...
Alzheimer's disease (AD), the leading cause of dementia, affects nearly 40 million individuals globally, resulting in a gradual loss of memory and independence. Despite extensive research over the past decades, no treatments ...
Nov 10, 2025
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On a cutting surface inside a Scaife Hall laboratory at the University of Pittsburgh, Julia Kofler examines a brain, pointing out its weight, tiny specks of fatty plaque and other features visible even to the naked eye that ...
Nov 10, 2025
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A new study suggests that even low levels of physical activity could protect the brain from Alzheimer's disease—but not in the way scientists expected.
Nov 9, 2025
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Levels of certain biomarkers in the blood are associated with symptom severity during recovery from concussion in adolescents—with some significant differences between male and female patients, reports a study in the Journal ...
Nov 5, 2025
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