There are new blood tests for Alzheimer's. Should I have one?
Australians have seen a flurry of headlines announcing the arrival of blood tests for Alzheimer's disease.
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Nervous System Diseases: News and Research on Tauopathies
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Lower cardiac output predicts faster brain loss in carriers of Alzheimer's disease risk gene
In a longitudinal study conducted at Vanderbilt Health, including investigators from the Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer's Center (VMAC), researchers found that lower cardiac output is associated with accelerated cerebral ...
Aug 4, 2026
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Brain scans reveal tau buildup in late-onset psychosis
Hallucinations and delusions that appear for the first time in midlife or later are often treated as psychiatric symptoms whose biological cause is unclear. The study, published in Molecular Psychiatry suggests that, for ...
Aug 4, 2026
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AI-enabled measurements of 'local brain aging' offer detailed insights on dementia and more
USC researchers have developed an approach that uses artificial intelligence to generate detailed maps that highlight differences in how distinct parts of the brain age. The new model also sheds light on how patterns of brain ...
Aug 3, 2026
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Experimental treatment significantly slows progression of a fatal brain disease in women during clinical trial
Researchers at Tel Aviv University have presented new findings indicating that the experimental drug Davunetide may significantly slow the progression of progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) in women, who exhibited a markedly ...
Aug 2, 2026
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Newly identified mitochondrial plaques provide potential therapeutic target for Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder affecting millions of people worldwide. Scientists have long known that two hallmarks of the disease are beta-amyloid (Aβ) plaques and neurofibrillary tangles, ...
Jul 31, 2026
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Q&A: How aging affects cells' recycling centers
Lysosomes, the cell's recycling hubs, are best known for their role in a group of rare inherited conditions called lysosomal storage disorders, where harmful molecules build up inside these compartments. But scientists are ...
Jul 31, 2026
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Less sugar early in life may reduce the risk of Alzheimer's
Sugar restriction during the first 1,000 days after conception may significantly reduce a person's risk of developing Alzheimer's by up to 46%. Those are the findings of a new study published in the journal npj Aging that ...
Impaired functioning of the brain's clearance system could be involved in various neurodegenerative diseases
A study conducted by the University of Barcelona provides new evidence on the role of the glymphatic system, which clears waste from the brain, in neurodegenerative diseases. The study shows that patients with conditions ...
Jul 28, 2026
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Predicting disease through voice recordings and AI: Experts establish standards for vocal biomarkers
A person's voice can express far more than what they are saying. Researchers are increasingly discovering that subtle changes in speech, breathing and vocal quality provide valuable clues about a wide range of health conditions, ...
Jul 28, 2026
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