More evidence that blood tests can detect the risk of Alzheimer’s
A new study confirms that a simple blood test can reveal whether there is accelerating nerve cell damage in the ...
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Thiazide diuretics reduced the risk of fractures in people with Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Raija Törrönen The use of thiazide diuretics was associated with a decreased risk of low energy fractures in people ...
Scientists propose new theory on Alzheimer’s, amyloid connection
Credit: Qi Zhang, Ph.D. and Claire E. DelBove Worldwide, 50 million people are living with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. ...
Sugar entering the brain during septic shock causes memory loss
Research gives clear target for drug development and further study into memory lossCredit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute TROY, N.Y. -- The ...
New insight into how obesity, insulin resistance can impair cognition
Credit: Dr. Alexis Stranahan lab AUGUSTA, Ga. (April 22, 2019) - Obesity can break down our protective blood brain barrier ...
Barrow researcher discovers critical RNA processing aberrations
Research by a Barrow Neurological Center scientist on mechanisms of dysfunctional RNA processing in ALS and frontaltemporal dementia (FTD) was ...
Studies identify mechanism key to removal of protein aggregates from cells
Mass. General team's findings may have application to treatment of cancer, neurodegenerative disorders Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators have discovered ...
Rutgers researchers discover crucial link between brain and gut stem cells
Study paves the way for healthy aging and treatment of colorectal cancers The organs in our bodies house stem cells ...
13th annual Canadian neuroscience meeting
The Scientific Program Committee, chaired by Paul Frankland and co-chair Ruth Slack, along with local chair Julie Lefebvre, have put ...
Synthetic peptide can inhibit toxicity, aggregation of protein in Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer's is a disease of aggregation. Neurons in the human brain make a protein called amyloid beta. Such proteins on ...
APOE gene has a gender-based effect on sleep behaviour of Alzheimer’s disease patients
This article by Dr. David G. Munoz is published in Current Alzheimer Research, Volume 16, Issue 3, 2019 The gene ...
In mice, eliminating damaged mitochondria alleviates chronic inflammatory disease
Treatment with a choline kinase inhibitor prompts immune cells to clear away damaged mitochondria, thus reducing NLRP3 inflammasome activation and ...
Crucial ‘electrical switch’ in brain revealed in study published by Science
Native structure of AMPA receptor in rodent model may lead to discovering mechanism behind conditions such as Alzheimer's diseaseCredit: OHSU ...
Research underscores value of cognitive training for adults with mild cognitive impairment
Memory and higher-order cognitive functions improve; neuro-stimulation fails to enhance training benefits Researchers at the Center for BrainHealth®, part of ...
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