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July 26, 2024

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Scientists Identify Key Protein Behind Spread of Shingles Virus

July 25, 2024 — Scientists have discovered a new evasion strategy used by the varicella zoster virus, which causes chickenpox and shingles, that may allow it to affect tissues far from the original site of ...

Does Your Body Composition Affect Your Risk of Dementia or Parkinson's?

July 24, 2024 — People with high levels of body fat stored in their belly or arms may be more likely to develop diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's than people with low levels of fat in these areas, according to new research. The study also found that people ...

Targeted Alzheimer's Research and Drug Discovery

July 24, 2024 — Researchers offer the first comprehensive ranking of the relative role and significance of every known gene and protein in the development of Alzheimer's ...

July 24, 2024 — Ultrafine particles, UFPs, the smallest contributors to air pollution, hinder the function of mitochondria in human olfactory mucosa cells, a new study shows. The study showed that traffic-related ...

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Researchers Are Closing in on a Mouse Model for Late-Onset Alzheimer's

July 24, 2024 — Researchers are working to create the first strain of mice that's genetically susceptible to late-onset Alzheimer's, with potentially transformative implications for dementia ...

Study Across Multiple Brain Regions Discerns Alzheimer's Vulnerability and Resilience Factors

July 24, 2024 — Genomics and lab studies reveal numerous findings, including a key role for Reelin amid neuronal vulnerability, and for choline and antioxidants in ...

Building a Molecular Brain Map to Understand Alzheimer's Disease

July 24, 2024 — Resulting atlas of the aging human brain holds molecular insights into the brain's vulnerability and ...

Preclinical Model Offers New Insights Into Parkinson's Disease Process

July 23, 2024 — A new preclinical model offers a unique platform for studying the Parkinson's disease process and suggests a relatively easy method for detecting the disease in ...

Boosting Fruit Intake During Midlife Can Ward Off Late-Life Blues

July 22, 2024 — In a large Singapore cohort study involving over 13,000 participants spanning close to 20 years, higher consumption of fruits during midlife was found to be associated with lower odds of depressive ...

Switching Off Inflammatory Protein Leads to Longer, Healthier Lifespans in Mice

July 17, 2024 — Scientists have discovered that 'switching off' a protein called IL-11 can significantly increase the healthy lifespan of mice by almost 25 ...

PEPITEM -- A Novel Protective Agent for 'Inflammageing'

July 18, 2024 — A naturally occurring peptide called PEPITEM could potentially rejuvenate the immune response in older individuals and protect against 'inflammageing', which is widely believed to be the root cause ...

Patients With Alzheimer's Disease Have Higher Frequency of Mental Health Symptoms Which Can Precede Memory Problems, Study Finds

July 17, 2024 — Decline in memory and other thinking abilities is the most well-known result of Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, many individuals with this ...

Scientists Define New Type of Memory Loss in Older Adults

July 17, 2024 — Researchers have established new criteria for a memory-loss syndrome in older adults that specifically impacts the brain's limbic system. It can often be mistaken for Alzheimer's ...

July 17, 2024 — Researchers have found that intense stress can be felt at the cellular level and is linked to negative physical and mental health ...

Supplements Slow Disease Progression During Late Stage of 'Dry' Age-Related Macular Degeneration

July 16, 2024 — In a new analysis of data, researchers have found that taking a daily supplement containing antioxidant vitamins and minerals slows progression of late-stage dry age-related macular degeneration ...

Hormone Therapy for Breast Cancer Linked With Lower Dementia Risk

July 16, 2024 — Hormone modulating therapy (HMT) used for the treatment of breast cancer was associated with a 7% lower risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and related dementias later in life, according to a ...

Artificial Intelligence Outperforms Clinical Tests at Predicting Progress of Alzheimer's Disease

July 13, 2024 — Scientists have developed an artificially-intelligent tool capable of predicting in four cases out of five whether people with early signs of dementia will remain stable or develop Alzheimer's ...

Brain Inflammation Triggers Muscle Weakness After Infections

July 12, 2024 — Research reveals how brain inflammation triggers extreme muscle weakness across several diseases, including viral infection, bacterial infection and Alzheimer's disease. The study, in fruit ...

Greater Attention Needs to Be Paid to Malnutrition in the Sick and Elderly, Researchers Say

July 12, 2024 — As many as half of all patients admitted to hospital and other healthcare facilities are malnourished. This has serious consequences for the individual in terms of unnecessary suffering, poorer ...

Seeing Inside Alzheimer's Disease Brain

July 11, 2024 — Scientists investigating Alzheimer's disease have determined the structure of molecules within a human brain. Their study describes how scientists used cryo-electron tomography, guided by ...

Can We Predict How Fast Cognitive Decline Will Occur With Early Alzheimer's?

July 10, 2024 — A new study looks at predicting how quickly people with early Alzheimer's disease will experience cognitive decline. The study also looked at how the new drugs recently approved for the disease ...

Trauma Medical Home: New Coordinated Care Model for Injured Older Adults

July 10, 2024 — Older adults who suffer serious injuries from a fall or a motor vehicle accident often have impaired long-term functioning and diminished quality of life. A new study has found the new Trauma Medical ...

Exercise Brain Boost Can Last for Years

July 10, 2024 — A longitudinal study has found that high-intensity interval exercise improves brain function in older adults for up to 5 ...

Deep Machine-Learning Speeds Assessment of Fruit Fly Heart Aging and Disease, a Model for Human Disease

July 3, 2024 — Drosophila -- known as fruit flies -- are a valuable model for human heart pathophysiology, including cardiac aging and cardiomyopathy. However, a choke point in evaluating fruit fly hearts is the ...

Poor Health, Stress in 20s Takes Toll in 40s With Lower Cognition

July 3, 2024 — Young adults who have higher levels of inflammation, which is associated with obesity, physical inactivity, chronic illness, stress and smoking, may experience reduced cognitive function in midlife, ...

Scientists May Have Found How to Diagnose Elusive Neuro Disorder

July 3, 2024 — Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), a mysterious and deadly neurological disorder, usually goes undiagnosed until after a patient dies and an autopsy is performed. But now, researchers have found a ...

Drugs That Kill 'Zombie' Cells May Benefit Some Older Women, but Not All

July 2, 2024 — Drugs that selectively kill senescent cells may benefit otherwise healthy older women but are not a 'one-size-fits-all' remedy, Mayo Clinic researchers have found. Specifically, these drugs ...

Potential New Target for Early Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease

July 2, 2024 — A class of proteins that regulates cell repair and enhances cell growth-signaling systems could be a promising new target for the treatment of Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases, ...

Doctors Could Soon Use Facial Temperature for Early Diagnosis of Metabolic Diseases

July 2, 2024 — A colder nose and warmer cheeks may be a telltale sign of rising blood pressure. Researchers discovered that temperatures in different face regions are associated with various chronic illnesses, such ...

Largest Ever Genetic Study of Age of Puberty in Girls Shows Links With Weight Gain

July 1, 2024 — Genes can indirectly influence the age at which girls have their first period by accelerating weight gain in childhood, a known risk factor for early puberty. Other genes can directly affect age of ...

Chemo Drug May Cause Significant Hearing Loss in Longtime Cancer Survivors

June 28, 2024 — A new study tracked a cohort of testicular cancer survivors who received cisplatin-based chemotherapy for an average of 14 years, revealing that 78% experience significant difficulties in everyday ...

Urban Green and Blue Spaces Are Linked to Less Coronary Artery Calcification

June 27, 2024 — Being near and having more exposure to urban green space and blue (water) space is linked to lower odds of having coronary artery calcification in middle age, which is an early marker of ...

Study Shows How Liver Damage from Stress and Aging Might Be Reversible

June 26, 2024 — While the liver is one of the body's most resilient organs, it is still vulnerable to the ravages of stress and aging, leading to disease, severe scarring and failure. A research team now might ...

Researchers Identify Vascular Changes in the Brain Linked to Alzheimer's Disease

June 26, 2024 — The blood-brain barrier -- a network of blood vessels and tissues that nurtures and protects the brain from harmful substances circulating in the blood -- is disrupted in Alzheimer's disease. ...