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July 26, 2024

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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 sustaining ...

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 ...

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 condition also experience mental health symptoms such as ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Brain's Support Cells Contribute to Alzheimer's Disease by Producing Toxic Peptide

July 23, 2024 — Oligodendrocytes are an important source of amyloid beta and play a key role in promoting neuronal dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease, according to a ...

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 ...

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 new ...

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 ...

Metformin and Other Antidiabetic Drugs Can Help Reduce the Risk of Dementia in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

July 11, 2024 — Investigators analyzing the potential cognitive effects of antidiabetic medications in records of more than 1.5 million patients with type 2 diabetes ...

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 ...

Groundbreaking Study Reveals Insights Into Alzheimer's Disease Mechanisms Through Novel Hydrogel Matrix

July 12, 2024 — Researchers have unveiled a pioneering study shedding light on the intricate mechanisms underlying Alzheimer's disease ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Vaccination May Reduce Memory Loss from COVID-19 Infections

June 27, 2024 — Since the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, 10 to 30 per cent of the general population has experienced some form of virus-induced cognitive impairment, including trouble concentrating, brain fog or ...

Cardiovascular Health Could Be Biggest Risk Factor for Future Dementia Rates

June 27, 2024 — Dementia risk factors associated with cardiovascular health may have increased over time compared to factors such as smoking and having less education, finds a new ...

Research Finds Causal Evidence Tying Cerebral Small-Vessel Disease to Alzheimer's, Dementia

June 21, 2024 — While previous studies suggested an association of the most common cerebral small-vessel disease with dementia risk, new research provides evidence of causal link, identifying it as a major vascular ...

Removal of Ovaries Before Menopause Associated With Reduced White Matter in Brain

June 20, 2024 — Women who have their ovaries removed before menopause, particularly before the age of 40, have reduced white matter integrity in multiple regions of the brain later in life, a new study suggests. ...

Study Finds One Copy of Protective Genetic Variant Helps Stave Off Early-Onset Alzheimer's Disease

June 19, 2024 — New research finds one copy of a protective genetic variant, APOE3 Christchurch, delayed onset of Alzheimer's disease for 27 members of a ~6,000-person family in Colombia at high risk for ...

Sound Stimulation With Precise Timings Can Help Understand Brain Wave Functions

June 19, 2024 — Using sound to stimulate certain brain waves has the potential to help those with dementia or cognitive decline sleep better, reveals a new study. Sleep disturbances are a common feature in dementia ...

Maternal Inheritance of Alzheimer's Disease Tied to Increased Risk of Developing Disease

June 17, 2024 — Researchers analyzed 4,400 cognitively unimpaired adults with amyloid imaging, finding increased amyloid in those who reported that their mothers had symptoms of Alzheimer's disease (AD). ...

Preparing for a World Where Alzheimer's Disease Is Treatable

June 11, 2024 — Drugs with the potential to change the course of Alzheimer's disease are expected to be approved by mid-year in the UK. Healthcare services may need to change to ensure that all patients have ...

Depressive Symptoms May Hasten Memory Decline in Older People

June 11, 2024 — The researchers concluded that depression and memory were closely interrelated, with both seeming to affect each ...

Detecting Early Linguistic Signs of Dementia by Studying the Natural Speech of Seniors

June 11, 2024 — A study led by linguists has found that early linguistic signs of dementia can be detected through the study of the natural speech of senior Singaporeans. The novel study revealed that participants ...

First-of-Its-Kind Test Can Predict Dementia Up to Nine Years Before Diagnosis

June 6, 2024 — Researchers have developed a new method for predicting dementia with over 80% accuracy and up to nine years before a diagnosis. The new method provides a more accurate way to predict dementia than ...

Vigorous Exercise May Preserve Cognition in High-Risk Patients With Hypertension

June 6, 2024 — People with high blood pressure have a higher risk of cognitive impairment, including dementia, but a new study suggests that engaging in vigorous physical activity more than once a week can lower ...

How Stress Knocks out Your Cognitive Reserve

June 4, 2024 — While mentally stimulating activities and life experiences can improve cognition in memory clinic patients, stress undermines this beneficial ...

Astrocytes Induce Sex-Specific Effects on Memory

May 30, 2024 — Scientists have uncovered the first evidence that astrocyte receptors can trigger opposite effects on cognitive function in male and female preclinical models. The findings point to astrocytes, brain ...

Study Examines Prescribing Patterns of Drug Associated With Cognitive Impairment

May 30, 2024 — A new study is one of the first explorations of prescribing patterns of tricyclic antidepressants for treatment of diabetic peripheral neuropathy at healthcare facilities predominantly serving ...

First Hints of Memory Problems Associated With Changes in the Brain

May 29, 2024 — People who report early memory problems and whose partners also suspect they have memory problems have higher levels of tau tangles in the brain, a biomarker associated with Alzheimer's ...

Altering Cellular Interactions Around Amyloid Plaques May Offer Novel Alzheimer's Treatment Strategies

May 27, 2024 — Researchers made a significant breakthrough in Alzheimer's disease research by identifying a novel way to potentially slow down or even halt disease progression. The study, which focuses on the ...

Subtle Cognitive Decline Precedes End to Driving for Older Adults

May 22, 2024 — Even slight cognitive changes can affect an older person's decision to stop driving, according to a new study. The findings suggest that routine cognitive testing -- in particular, the kind of ...

What Factors Predict When Older Adults Will Stop Driving?

May 22, 2024 — What factors lead older adults to stop driving? A new study followed older adults who had no memory or thinking problems to examine this ...