Can a calculator predict your risk of dementia?
Credit: Project Big Life Canadian researchers at The Ottawa Hospital, the University of Ottawa, the Bruyère Research Institute and ICES ...
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Early findings of Alzheimer’s study in diverse populations now available to researchers
Credit: HSC A growing trove of data to help scientists understand the biology of Alzheimer's disease among diverse populations within ...
Non-invasive potential treatment for Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland Ultrasound can overcome some of the detrimental effects of ageing and dementia ...
Study suggests scientists may need to rethink which genes control aging
NIH scientists discover that bacteria may drive activity of many hallmark aging genes in fliesCredit: Courtesy of the Giniger lab ...
Protein linked to heart health, disease a potential therapeutic target for dementia
Brain protein reduces Alzheimer's-like brain damage in miceCredit: Yang Shi By the time people with Alzheimer's disease start exhibiting difficulty ...
Will reduction in tau protein protect against Parkinson’s and Lewy body dementias?
New results suggest the answer is no, implying that the role of tau in the pathogenesis of Lewy body dementias ...
Cells optimised to produce substance that holds potential to improve ‘healthy ageing’
Credit: The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability The population on Earth is increasingly growing and people are expected to ...
Controlling brain states with a ray of light
Credit: IBEC/IDIBAPS The brain presents different states depending on the communication between billions of neurons, and this network is the ...
Depression, tau deposits seen in subset of middle-aged persons
Framingham Heart Study analysis finds association in APOE ε4 allele carriersCredit: UT Health San Antonio SAN ANTONIO (June 17, 2021) ...
P-glycoprotein removes Alzheimer’s-associated toxin from the brain
Discovery could lead to new Alzheimer's treatmentCredit: SMU (Southern Methodist University) DALLAS (SMU) -- A team of SMU biological scientists ...
Research papers that omit ‘mice’ from titles receive misleading media coverage
Study suggests relationship between how scientists communicate findings and how journalists report research to publicCredit: Image by sibya from Pixabay ...
USC study reveals potential new treatment target for Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers at Keck School of Medicine of USC identify a novel target related to the blood-brain barrier and a potential ...
A new model of Alzheimer’s progression
Credit: The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia and is characterized ...
New super-resolution technique allows for more detailed brain imaging
Credit: Image created by Y Chemli, et al., Gordon Center for Medical Imaging: Department of Radiology Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard ...