Disrupted sleep in one’s 50s, 60s raises risk of Alzheimer’s disease
Protein tangles in the aging brain throw sleep rhythms out of sync, likely leading to memory lossCredit: UC Berkeley image ...
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Dementia study links gene with damage to brain connections
Insights into how a gene that increases the risk of Alzheimer's disease disrupts brain cells have been revealed by scientists. ...
Cryo-electron microscopy at reveals structures of protein that maintains cell membranes
Groundbreaking cryo-electron microscopy at Aarhus University reveals the first structures of a protein that maintains cell membranesCredit: Milena Timcenko Using ...
NEOMED receives $3.7 Million HRSA Award to improve the health and wellness of older adults
Partners to transform geriatrics with interprofessional training for students, practitioners, caregivers and patientsCredit: NEOMED ROOTSTOWN, OHIO-- Northeast Ohio Medical University ...
Salk Institute’s Patrick Hsu named an MIT Technology Review 2019 Innovator Under 35
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(June 25, 2019) The Salk Institute announced that Helmsley-Salk Fellow Patrick Hsu has been named to ...
New blood test for detecting Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers from Lund University, together with the Roche pharmaceutical company, have used a method to develop a new blood marker ...
Artificial intelligence could be ‘game changer’ in detecting, managing Alzheimer’s disease
Study introduces machine learning as new tactic in assessing cognitive brain health and patient careCredit: Florida Atlantic University Worldwide, about ...
Alzheimer’s disease: Sex affects tau accumulation in the brain
PET imaging shows women with the ApoE 4 allele are more susceptible than men to tau accumulation in the brainCredit: ...
Close-range blast exposure & neurodegenerative processes among those with genetic risk for AD
May have long-term health effects for Iraq and Afghanistan war vets (Boston)--A new study raises the possibility that close-range blast ...
Alzheimer’s missing link ID’d, answering what tips brain’s decline
Brain's immune cells form nexus between two damaging Alzheimer's proteinsCredit: Cheryl Leyns and Maud Gratuze Years before symptoms of Alzheimer's ...
Pigs help scientists understand human brain
Imaging analysis demonstrates swine models even more effective for neurological researchCredit: Gregory Simchick Athens, Ga. - For the first time, ...
Scientists map toxic proteins linked to Alzheimer’s
Credit: Georgia Kirkos, McMaster University A team of researchers from McMaster University has mapped at atomic resolution a toxic protein ...
Alzheimer’s family history risk may show as memory deficit even for those in their 20s
TGen-UA study indicates lack of cure for dementia highlights need for early detection; early intervention PHOENIX, Ariz. -- June 18, ...
Shimmer and ClearSky announce partnership to improve analysis of wearable sensor data for CNS diseases
Credit: Shimmer Research CAMBRIDGE, MA and YORK, ENGLAND - June 19, 2019 - Shimmer Research, a global leader in wearable ...
Dormant neural stem cells in fruit flies activate to generate new brain cells
Credit: Ye Sing Tan Singapore, 18 June 2019 - How dormant neural stem cells in fruit flies are activated and ...
Researchers call for personalized approach to aging brain health
People are living longer than ever before, but brain health isn't keeping up. To tackle this critical problem, a team ...
Antioxidant puts up fight, but loses battle against protein linked to Alzheimer’s disease
AMES, Iowa - New research may explain why an antioxidant that protects the brain is also associated with deterioration in ...
Canada’s largest national dementia research initiative funded for second phase by the CIHR
Baycrest will become the scientific headquarters to the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging, the premier research hub that brings ...
Moral emotions, a diagnotic tool for frontotemporal dementia?
Paris, France --June 14, 2019- A study conducted by Marc Teichmann and Carole Azuar at the Brain and Spine Institute ...
Enhanced human Blood-Brain Barrier Chip performs in vivo-like drug and antibody transport
Microfluidic Organ Chip model of human blood-brain barrier that recapitulates in vivo barrier functions offers new preclinical tool for development ...
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