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April 18, 2024

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Cognitive Decline May Be Detected Using Network Analysis, According to Concordia Researchers

Apr. 9, 2024 — Researchers use network analysis to study whether it can reveal the subtle changes associated with subjective cognitive decline that cannot otherwise be detected through standard test analyses. By ...

Immunotherapy for Alzheimer's Disease Shows Promise in Mouse Study

Apr. 3, 2024 — Scientists have shown that treating mice with an antibody that blocks the interaction between APOE proteins (white) sprinkled within Alzheimer's disease plaques and the LILRB4 receptor on microglia cells (purple) activates them to clean up damaging ...

Blended Antioxidant Supplement Improves Cognition and Memory in Aged Mice

Apr. 2, 2024 — Cell damage from oxidative stress is a major underlying cause of age-related cognitive and muscle strength decline. Antioxidants can reduce oxidative stress and prevent age-related health decline. A new study has found that mice administered with a ...

Familial Alzheimer's Disease Transferred Via Bone Marrow Transplant in Mice

Mar. 28, 2024 — Familial Alzheimer's disease can be transferred via bone marrow transplant, researchers show. When the team transplanted bone marrow stem cells from mice carrying a hereditary version of Alzheimer's disease into normal lab mice, the recipients ...

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Organoids Reveal How to Protect the Brain Against Dementia and ALS Following Traumatic Injury, According to Study

Apr. 4, 2024 — A traumatic brain injury (TBI) can quadruple your risk for developing dementia and increase your chances of developing neurodegenerative diseases ...

Risk Factors for Faster Aging in the Brain Revealed in New Study

Mar. 27, 2024 — Researchers have used data from UK Biobank participants to reveal that diabetes, traffic-related air pollution and alcohol intake are the most harmful out of 15 modifiable risk factors for ...

Memory Self-Test Via Smartphone Can Identify Early Signs of Alzheimer's Disease

Mar. 27, 2024 — Dedicated memory tests on smartphones enable the detection of 'mild cognitive impairment', a condition that may indicate Alzheimer's disease, with ...

New Treatment Target Identified for Alzheimer's Disease

Mar. 26, 2024 — Researchers have identified a new potential target for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease -- PDE4B. The researchers observed that AD mice showed memory deficits in maze tests, but memory was ...

Immune Cells Identified as Key Players in Brain Health

Mar. 21, 2024 — Using novel genetic and genomic tools, researchers have shed light on the role of immune cells called macrophages in lipid-rich tissues like the brain, advancing our understanding of Alzheimer's and ...

Keto Diet Prevents Early Memory Decline in Mice

Mar. 20, 2024 — A new study shows the keto diet prevents early memory decline in mice. A molecule in the diet plays a key role in slowing Alzheimer's ...

Biomarkers of the Middle-Aged Brain Predict Cognitive Health in Old Age

Mar. 19, 2024 — The middle-aged brain could provide a window into future cognitive health. A team reviewed evidence from human and animal studies suggesting that middle age -- commonly considered as the period ...

A Healthier Diet Is Linked With a Slower Pace of Aging, Reduced Dementia Risk, Study Shows

Mar. 14, 2024 — A healthier diet is associated with a reduced dementia risk and slower pace of aging, according to a new study. The findings show that a ...

Mar. 13, 2024 — U.S. veterans of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq who suffered mild traumatic brain injury from exposure to explosive blasts were found to have changes in cerebrospinal fluid proteins that are ...

Researchers Identify Gene Involved in Neuronal Vulnerability in Alzheimer's Disease

Mar. 11, 2024 — Early stages of neurodegenerative disorders are characterized by the accumulation of proteins in discrete populations of brain cells and degeneration ...

Rural and Minority Dementia Patients Face Disparities in Access to Neurologists

Mar. 20, 2024 — A study of nearly 95,000 Washington state residents found that people living outside of urban areas as well as Native American and Hispanic people face longer travel distances to be seen by ...

Wrist Device That Monitors Activity Could Help Provide Early Warning of Alzheimer's

Mar. 11, 2024 — Monitoring daily activity patterns using a wrist-worn device may detect early warning signs of Alzheimer's disease, according to a new ...

A Noninvasive Treatment for 'Chemo Brain'

Mar. 6, 2024 — A noninvasive treatment may help to counter 'chemo brain' impairment often seen in chemotherapy patients: Exposure to light and sound with a frequency of 40 hertz protected brain cells from ...

Amyloid Blood Levels Associated With Brain Changes in Alzheimer's Study

Mar. 6, 2024 — A link between abnormal blood levels of amyloid -- a protein associated with Alzheimer's disease -- and subtle changes in brain microstructures on a type of MRI could lead to a new way to detect ...

Tiny Magnetic Particles in Air Pollution Linked to Development of Alzheimer's

Feb. 29, 2024 — Magnetite, a particle found in air pollution, can induce signs and symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, new research ...

How Cognition Changes Before Dementia Hits

Feb. 29, 2024 — Language-processing difficulties are more of an indicator than memory loss of amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI), a risk factor for dementia due to Alzheimer's disease, according to a new ...

Mutations in Hereditary Alzheimer's Disease Damage Neurons Without 'Usual Suspect' Amyloid Plaques

Feb. 29, 2024 — A study of rare gene mutations that cause hereditary Alzheimer's disease shows these mutations disrupt production of a small sticky protein called ...

Poor Spatial Navigation Could Predict Alzheimer's Disease Years Before the Onset of Symptoms

Feb. 29, 2024 — People at risk of Alzheimer's disease have impaired spatial navigation prior to problems with other cognitive functions, including memory, finds a new ...

Yoga Provides Unique Cognitive Benefits to Older Women at Risk of Alzheimer's Disease

Feb. 26, 2024 — A new study found Kundalini yoga provided several benefits to cognition and memory for older women at risk of developing Alzheimer's disease including restoring neural pathways, preventing brain ...

Air Pollution Linked to More Signs of Alzheimer's in Brain

Feb. 21, 2024 — People with higher exposure to traffic-related air pollution were more likely to have high amounts of amyloid plaques in their brains associated with Alzheimer's disease after death, according ...

Blocking Key Protein May Halt Progression of Alzheimer's Disease

Feb. 20, 2024 — Researchers have found that inhibiting a key protein can stop the destruction of synapses and dendritic spines commonly seen in Alzheimer's ...

Double Risk of Dementia After Mouth Ulcer Virus

Feb. 14, 2024 — People who have had the herpes virus at some point in their lives are twice as likely to develop dementia compared to those who have never been infected. A new study confirms previous research on ...

Oxytocin: The Love Hormone That Holds the Key to Better Memory

Feb. 13, 2024 — Oxytocin, a naturally occurring chemical in the brain, plays a crucial role in various cognitive functions, including memory. A recent study revealed that the activation of neurons in the ...

Protein Accumulation on Fat Droplets Implicated in Late-Onset Alzheimer's Disease

Feb. 9, 2024 — In an effort five years in the making, researchers describe the interplay between fats and proteins in brain cells and how their dysfunction contributes to the development of late-onset ...

Scientists Discover a Potential Way to Repair Synapses Damaged in Alzheimer's Disease

Feb. 1, 2024 — While newly approved drugs for Alzheimer's show some promise for slowing the memory-robbing disease, the current treatments fall far short of being effective at regaining ...

Did Dementia Exist in Ancient Greek and Rome?

Jan. 31, 2024 — Did the ancient Greeks and Romans experience Alzheimer's? Medical texts from 2,500 years ago rarely mention severe memory loss, suggesting today's widespread dementia stems from modern ...

Alzheimer's Disease Acquired from Historic Medical Treatments

Jan. 29, 2024 — Five cases of Alzheimer's disease are believed to have arisen as a result of medical treatments decades earlier, reports a team ...

Could Bizarre Visual Symptoms Be a Telltale Sign of Alzheimer's?

Jan. 23, 2024 — A team of international researchers has completed the first large-scale study of posterior cortical atrophy, a baffling constellation of visuospatial symptoms that present as the first symptoms of ...

New Cause of Neuron Death in Alzheimer's Discovered

Jan. 18, 2024 — The cause of neuron death in Alzheimer's disease is poorly understood. A new study shows RNA interference may play a key role. Scientists have identified short strands of toxic RNAs that ...

Hearing Loss Increases the Risk of Dementia

Jan. 5, 2024 — In a new study featuring data from 573,088 people, researchers have found a link between hearing loss and the development of dementia. The study is the largest of its kind to ...