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A new Northwestern University study using patient nervous tissue and lab-grown human neurons has uncovered how a key disease protein, TDP-43, drives overactive nerve cells in the neurodegenerative diseases amyotrophic lateral ...
Oct 31, 2025
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A new international study led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet demonstrates that it is possible to detect subtle changes in the brain and identify early signs of hereditary frontotemporal dementia using advanced brain ...
Oct 15, 2025
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Neurons produced from frontotemporal dementia patients' skin biopsies using modern stem cell technology recapitulate the synaptic loss and dysfunction detected in the patients' brains, a new study from the University of Eastern ...
Oct 6, 2025
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A new study from Finland shows that low labor market participation for non-retirement related reasons may be an early indicator of dementia already years before the first evident symptoms occur. The study also identified ...
Sep 24, 2025
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Today, when an aging parent, relative, or friend starts to forget things, a firm diagnosis can be surprisingly elusive.
Sep 4, 2025
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It may be time to rethink certain genetic mutations associated with two devastating neurodegenerative disorders—amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD)—according to a new Nature Neuroscience ...
Aug 13, 2025
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Researchers at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine have built an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can accurately predict key signs of Alzheimer's disease—such as the presence of sticky proteins ...
Aug 11, 2025
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People with dementia are diagnosed an average of 3.5 years after symptoms are first noticed, or even longer (4.1 years) for those with early-onset dementia, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.
Jul 27, 2025
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The number of Americans caring for an older or disabled family member has risen dramatically during the past 10 years, according to a new AARP policy report.
Jul 25, 2025
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Scientists know that many proteins and pathways are involved in the development and progression of neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and frontotemporal dementia (FTD), and that ...
Jul 21, 2025
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