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Helping caregivers assist people with dementia in eating at home

Helping caregivers assist people with dementia in eating at home

by Emily Caldwell,The Ohio State UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFor many people with dementia and the caregivers helping them live at home, mealtime is no picnic.The home environmen

Helping caregivers assist people with dementia in eating at home

by Emily Caldwell,The Ohio State UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFor many people with dementia and the caregivers helping them live at home, mealtime is no picnic.The home environmen
Insulin-like growth factor linked to hippocampal hyperactivity in Alzheimer's disease

Insulin-like growth factor linked to hippocampal hyperactivity in Alzheimer's disease

by Tel Aviv UniversityThe mechanisms underlying the stability and plasticity of neural circuits in the hippocampus, the part of the brain responsible for spatial memory and the memory of everyday

Insulin-like growth factor linked to hippocampal hyperactivity in Alzheimer's disease

by Tel Aviv UniversityThe mechanisms underlying the stability and plasticity of neural circuits in the hippocampus, the part of the brain responsible for spatial memory and the memory of everyday
Poor spatial navigation could predict Alzheimer's disease years before the onset of symptoms

Poor spatial navigation could predict Alzheimer's disease years before the onset of symptoms

by University College LondonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPeople at risk of Alzheimer's disease have impaired spatial navigation prior to problems with other cognitive functions, including

Poor spatial navigation could predict Alzheimer's disease years before the onset of symptoms

by University College LondonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPeople at risk of Alzheimer's disease have impaired spatial navigation prior to problems with other cognitive functions, including
Alzheimer's amyloid build-up affects certain parts of brain cells more than others in mice

Alzheimer's amyloid build-up affects certain parts of brain cells more than others in mice

by University of ReadingCredit: CC0 Public DomainA protein that is linked with Alzheimer's Disease has been found to be more likely to affect certain parts of brain cells that send messages t

Alzheimer's amyloid build-up affects certain parts of brain cells more than others in mice

by University of ReadingCredit: CC0 Public DomainA protein that is linked with Alzheimer's Disease has been found to be more likely to affect certain parts of brain cells that send messages t
Machine learning enhances brain-machine interface performance

Machine learning enhances brain-machine interface performance

by Cynthia Eller,California Institute of TechnologyOverview of the study’s methodology. Credit:Nature Biomedical Engineering(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41551-024-01297-1Brain–machine inter

Machine learning enhances brain-machine interface performance

by Cynthia Eller,California Institute of TechnologyOverview of the study’s methodology. Credit:Nature Biomedical Engineering(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41551-024-01297-1Brain–machine inter
Alzheimer's risk linked to energy shortage in brain's immune cells

Alzheimer's risk linked to energy shortage in brain's immune cells

by Tamara Bhandari,Washington University School of Medicine in St. LouisA new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis shows that mutations in the gene TREM2 cause an ene

Alzheimer's risk linked to energy shortage in brain's immune cells

by Tamara Bhandari,Washington University School of Medicine in St. LouisA new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis shows that mutations in the gene TREM2 cause an ene
Diabetes, heart disease, smoking increase risk of death for older adults with dementia

Diabetes, heart disease, smoking increase risk of death for older adults with dementia

by American Geriatrics SocietyDementia (a decline in memory and other mental abilities) is a serious condition, and its prognosis (the likely course of the disease) is marked by progressive loss of co

Diabetes, heart disease, smoking increase risk of death for older adults with dementia

by American Geriatrics SocietyDementia (a decline in memory and other mental abilities) is a serious condition, and its prognosis (the likely course of the disease) is marked by progressive loss of co