Report highlights increase in Alzheimer's drug prescriptions

by Alzheimer's Research UKA new report released today shows that Alzheimer's drug prescriptions have increased six times in the last decade, the proportion of people receiving a dementia

Updated on: February 27,2024 18

Report highlights increase in Alzheimer's drug prescriptions

by Alzheimer's Research UKA new report released today shows that Alzheimer's drug prescriptions have increased six times in the last decade, the proportion of people receiving a dementia

Updated on:February 27,2024 18

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

Updated on: April 10,2024 11

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

Updated on:April 10,2024 11

Advanced infant brain development may not always be a good thing

by Mallory Locklear,Yale UniversityOverview of study design. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-54657-5The human brain undergoes significant development duri

Updated on: December 16,2024 0

Advanced infant brain development may not always be a good thing

by Mallory Locklear,Yale UniversityOverview of study design. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-54657-5The human brain undergoes significant development duri

Updated on:December 16,2024 0

A newly characterized form of tau may be involved in initiating Alzheimer's disease

JANUARY 22, 2024by Brandon Chase,Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe tau protein accumulates in abnormal shapes in the brains of individuals with Alzheimer's d

Updated on: March 29,2024 2

A newly characterized form of tau may be involved in initiating Alzheimer's disease

JANUARY 22, 2024by Brandon Chase,Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe tau protein accumulates in abnormal shapes in the brains of individuals with Alzheimer's d

Updated on:March 29,2024 2

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

Updated on: December 17,2024 0

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

Updated on:December 17,2024 0

Those with stroke risk factors may be more likely to have severe strokes

byAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPeople with conditions or habits such as high blood pressure, an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation, or smoking, not o

Updated on: November 28,2024 0

Those with stroke risk factors may be more likely to have severe strokes

byAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPeople with conditions or habits such as high blood pressure, an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation, or smoking, not o

Updated on:November 28,2024 0

Study highlights financial burden of dementia on older adults, families

by Sam Fahmy,Georgia State UniversityCredit: Kampus Production from PexelsA new study that provides details on out-of-pocket expenses for people with dementia finds that costs for long-term care

Updated on: March 08,2024 14

Study highlights financial burden of dementia on older adults, families

by Sam Fahmy,Georgia State UniversityCredit: Kampus Production from PexelsA new study that provides details on out-of-pocket expenses for people with dementia finds that costs for long-term care

Updated on:March 08,2024 14

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

Updated on: April 07,2024 19

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

Updated on:April 07,2024 19

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

Updated on: January 14,2025 0

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

Updated on:January 14,2025 0

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

Updated on: February 27,2024 14

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

Updated on:February 27,2024 14

MouseGoggles offer immersive look into neural activity

MouseGoggles offer immersive look into neural activityby David Nutt,Cornell UniversityCornell researchers built miniature VR headsets to immerse mice more deeply in virtual environments that can

Updated on: January 18,2025 0

MouseGoggles offer immersive look into neural activity

MouseGoggles offer immersive look into neural activityby David Nutt,Cornell UniversityCornell researchers built miniature VR headsets to immerse mice more deeply in virtual environments that can

Updated on:January 18,2025 0

Newly discovered 'ovoid' brain cells reshape understanding of how memory works

Updated on: March 09,2025 0

Newly discovered 'ovoid' brain cells reshape understanding of how memory works

Updated on:March 09,2025 0