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Scientists have gained a deeper understanding of a molecule that regulates lipid levels in the brain. This breakthrough could eventually lead to treatments for diseases like frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer's disease. ...
Oct 18, 2024
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Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and the UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology have developed DNA molecules which contain "invisibility cloak" sequences, preventing healthy cells from reading the messages they ...
Oct 4, 2024
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Research using participants from one of Australia's largest and longest running studies of aging has looked at the impact of mild cognitive impairment and dementia on a person's ability to interact in social contexts.
Sep 16, 2024
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Researchers have for the first time identified degeneration-associated "molecular markers"—observable changes in cells and their gene-regulating networks—that are shared by several forms of dementia that affect different ...
Sep 11, 2024
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Just as your primary care physician offers routine blood tests to gauge cholesterol or glucose levels, they might soon offer a blood test to diagnose Alzheimer's disease.
Aug 20, 2024
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A new major study by the University of Eastern Finland, the University of Oulu and Neurocenter Finland explored early-onset dementia in the working-age population in Finland. The study cohort was one of the largest in the ...
Jul 25, 2024
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Ten million new cases of dementia are diagnosed each year but the presence of different dementia forms and overlapping symptoms can complicate diagnosis and delivery of effective treatments. Now researchers from Boston University ...
Jul 8, 2024
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Research in nonhuman primates is opening the possibility of testing treatments for the early stages of Alzheimer's and similar diseases, before extensive brain cell death and dementia set in. A study published in Alzheimer's ...
Jun 24, 2024
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In a small study, researchers have discovered how a set of genes could cause neurons to die in sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The results, published in Nature Aging, provide insight into the root causes of ...
Jun 24, 2024
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In a study of 991 adults, scientists at DZNE have shown that the most common forms of frontotemporal dementia (FTD) as well as the neurological diseases amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and progressive supranuclear palsy ...
Jun 18, 2024
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