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

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

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
MouseGoggles offer immersive look into neural activity

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

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
Report highlights increase in Alzheimer's drug prescriptions

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

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
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
New device helps people with spinal cord injuries grasp large, heavy objects

New device helps people with spinal cord injuries grasp large, heavy objects

by Marni Ellery,University of California - BerkeleyThe Dorsal Grasper assistive device, developed by UC Berkeley engineers, facilitates human-robot collaborative grasping. Credit: Adam Lau/Berke

New device helps people with spinal cord injuries grasp large, heavy objects

by Marni Ellery,University of California - BerkeleyThe Dorsal Grasper assistive device, developed by UC Berkeley engineers, facilitates human-robot collaborative grasping. Credit: Adam Lau/Berke
Multiple sclerosis drug may help with poor working memory

Multiple sclerosis drug may help with poor working memory

byUniversity of BaselPost-hoc analysis of the drug effect on the primary outcome per cognitive baseline group, violin plots. Credit:Molecular Psychiatry(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41380-02

Multiple sclerosis drug may help with poor working memory

byUniversity of BaselPost-hoc analysis of the drug effect on the primary outcome per cognitive baseline group, violin plots. Credit:Molecular Psychiatry(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41380-02
African-Americans more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease than Caucasians

African-Americans more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease than Caucasians

by Robin Reese,Emory UniversityEmory University researchers have conducted the only known meta-analysis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) incidence by race and found that African-Americans are 64

African-Americans more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease than Caucasians

by Robin Reese,Emory UniversityEmory University researchers have conducted the only known meta-analysis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) incidence by race and found that African-Americans are 64
Neuroscientists discover a new pathway to forming long-term memories in the brain

Neuroscientists discover a new pathway to forming long-term memories in the brain

byMax Planck Florida Institute for NeuroscienceScientists discover a new pathway to long-term memory formation in the brain that can bypass the formation of short-term memory. Credit: Helena Pin

Neuroscientists discover a new pathway to forming long-term memories in the brain

byMax Planck Florida Institute for NeuroscienceScientists discover a new pathway to long-term memory formation in the brain that can bypass the formation of short-term memory. Credit: Helena Pin
Study highlights financial burden of dementia on older adults, families

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

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
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