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Alzheimer's disease plasma biomarker contributes to postoperative delirium-like behavior in rodents

Alzheimer's disease plasma biomarker contributes to postoperative delirium-like behavior in rodents

by Brandon Chase,Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainTauopathy is one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathogenesis, and the phosphorylation of Tau at threonin

Alzheimer's disease plasma biomarker contributes to postoperative delirium-like behavior in rodents

by Brandon Chase,Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainTauopathy is one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathogenesis, and the phosphorylation of Tau at threonin
Alzheimer's blood test found to perform as well as FDA-approved spinal fluid tests

Alzheimer's blood test found to perform as well as FDA-approved spinal fluid tests

by Washington University School of MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA simple blood test to diagnose Alzheimer's disease soon may replace more invasive and expensive screening methods

Alzheimer's blood test found to perform as well as FDA-approved spinal fluid tests

by Washington University School of MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA simple blood test to diagnose Alzheimer's disease soon may replace more invasive and expensive screening methods
Cognitive flexibility: How neural variability shapes decision-making in different brains

Cognitive flexibility: How neural variability shapes decision-making in different brains

by Tejasri Gururaj , Medical XpressNeural computations underlying flexible decision-making in rats. Credit: Dr. Marino PaganResearchpublishedinNaturehas revealed that neural co

Cognitive flexibility: How neural variability shapes decision-making in different brains

by Tejasri Gururaj , Medical XpressNeural computations underlying flexible decision-making in rats. Credit: Dr. Marino PaganResearchpublishedinNaturehas revealed that neural co
Study finds high blood sugar in healthy adults linked to lower brain activity

Study finds high blood sugar in healthy adults linked to lower brain activity

byBaycrest Centre for Geriatric CareCredit: CC0 Public DomainA study by Baycrest found that high blood sugar may impair brain health even in people without diabetes. While the link between blood

Study finds high blood sugar in healthy adults linked to lower brain activity

byBaycrest Centre for Geriatric CareCredit: CC0 Public DomainA study by Baycrest found that high blood sugar may impair brain health even in people without diabetes. While the link between blood
A potential new treatment target for Alzheimer's disease

A potential new treatment target for Alzheimer's disease

by Keck School of Medicine of USCActivation of cyclophilin A (CypA; red upper panels) leads to activation of MMP9 (red lower panels) in CD13+-pericytes (green) in brain capillaries of APOE4 human

A potential new treatment target for Alzheimer's disease

by Keck School of Medicine of USCActivation of cyclophilin A (CypA; red upper panels) leads to activation of MMP9 (red lower panels) in CD13+-pericytes (green) in brain capillaries of APOE4 human
Sleep apnea linked to changes in the brain

Sleep apnea linked to changes in the brain

byAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: Google DeepMind from PexelsPeople with breathing problems during sleep may have a larger hippocampus, the area of the brain responsible for memory and thin

Sleep apnea linked to changes in the brain

byAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: Google DeepMind from PexelsPeople with breathing problems during sleep may have a larger hippocampus, the area of the brain responsible for memory and thin
Plasma biomarkers offer new clues in Alzheimer's detection

Plasma biomarkers offer new clues in Alzheimer's detection

byKarolinska InstitutetThe forest plot illustrating unstandardized mean difference along with 95% bootstrapped confidence intervals (error bars) (a–c), estimated for the plasma biomarkers betwee

Plasma biomarkers offer new clues in Alzheimer's detection

byKarolinska InstitutetThe forest plot illustrating unstandardized mean difference along with 95% bootstrapped confidence intervals (error bars) (a–c), estimated for the plasma biomarkers betwee
Nerve regrowth findings could lead to a potential treatment for a common cause of blindness

Nerve regrowth findings could lead to a potential treatment for a common cause of blindness

by Kim Krieger,University of ConnecticutThe image show two optic nerves, six weeks after they have been crushed (injury marked with a rhombus.) The nerves project fibers from left to right. Live

Nerve regrowth findings could lead to a potential treatment for a common cause of blindness

by Kim Krieger,University of ConnecticutThe image show two optic nerves, six weeks after they have been crushed (injury marked with a rhombus.) The nerves project fibers from left to right. Live
New research shines light on highly sensitive human visual system

New research shines light on highly sensitive human visual system

byUniversity of HelsinkiThe performance of human observers agrees with the new dim light detection model where performance is fundamentally limited by retinal thresholding nonlinearities along t

New research shines light on highly sensitive human visual system

byUniversity of HelsinkiThe performance of human observers agrees with the new dim light detection model where performance is fundamentally limited by retinal thresholding nonlinearities along t
Alzheimer's disease—why insulin is a new suspect

Alzheimer's disease—why insulin is a new suspect

by Christian Holscher,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageJohnson and Johnsonrecently announcedthat it was halting a clinical trial for a new Alzheimer's drug after safety

Alzheimer's disease—why insulin is a new suspect

by Christian Holscher,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageJohnson and Johnsonrecently announcedthat it was halting a clinical trial for a new Alzheimer's drug after safety
US deaths from Alzheimer's disease rise significantly

US deaths from Alzheimer's disease rise significantly

Nearly 10,000 more people died of Alzheimer's disease in the United States last year than in 2013, a significant rise of 8.1 percent, according to US health data released Wednesday.Global health a

US deaths from Alzheimer's disease rise significantly

Nearly 10,000 more people died of Alzheimer's disease in the United States last year than in 2013, a significant rise of 8.1 percent, according to US health data released Wednesday.Global health a