Researchers show a brain exercise yields benefits
A McGill University-led clinical trial is the first in humans to show online brain training exercises can improve brain networks affecting learning and memory.
Oct 14, 2025
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Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures: News and Research on Positron-Emission Tomography
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Early neuroinflammation in people with Down syndrome may explain high prevalence of Alzheimer's disease
Down syndrome is associated with accelerated aging. It is estimated that up to 90% of individuals with the condition develop Alzheimer's disease before the age of 70. A study by researchers at the University of São Paulo ...
Oct 2, 2025
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Large PET scan study links genetics, gender and age to Alzheimer's tau buildup
In a study led by Lund University and the Amsterdam University Medical Center, researchers used PET to analyze aggregates of tau pathology in more than 12,000 people from all over the world. The study—the largest ever of ...
Sep 17, 2025
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UK aims to transform Alzheimer's diagnosis with blood test trial
UK researchers on Wednesday announced the trial of a blood test for Alzheimer's which it is hoped will transform diagnosis of the disease.
Sep 10, 2025
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Using new blood biomarkers, researchers find Alzheimer's disease trial eligibility differs among various populations
Some of the populations with the highest risk for Alzheimer's disease remain greatly underrepresented in clinical trials—and a new study helps explain why.
Sep 8, 2025
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Brain scan study could change how psychosis is treated
The findings of a new brain study could change the way doctors treat mood disorders involving psychosis in patients. The brain imaging study found that changes in brain dopamine are linked to symptoms of psychosis, no matter ...
Aug 14, 2025
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Sex differences affect efficacy of opioid overdose treatment, whole-body PET study reveals
Naloxone (also known as Narcan, the commonly used drug to treat narcotic overdoses) has greater binding to opioid receptors in women's brains than in men's brains, according to new research published in The Journal of Nuclear ...
Jul 28, 2025
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New study validates insulin nasal spray to deliver Alzheimer's drug directly to the brain
A groundbreaking brain imaging study from Wake Forest University School of Medicine confirms a vital step toward new Alzheimer's disease treatments: Intranasal insulin, delivered via a simple nasal spray, safely and effectively ...
Jul 23, 2025
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In-body CAR-T cell generation proves effective, safe in mice study
mRNA bundled in lipid nanoparticles trains T cells in mice to eliminate cancer. Coupled with noninvasive imaging, researchers tracked the in situ CAR-T cells to assess their effectiveness and safety.
Jul 16, 2025
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New blood biomarker predicts progression of Alzheimer's disease even in its earliest stages
A team of researchers at the Sant Pau Research Institute (IR Sant Pau) has demonstrated that the plasma biomarker p-tau217, obtained through a simple blood test, can predict the clinical progression of Alzheimer's disease ...
Jul 7, 2025
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