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Cause of Alzheimer's disease traced to mutation in common enzyme

Cause of Alzheimer's disease traced to mutation in common enzyme

by Tokyo Metropolitan UniversityThe mutant MARK4 creates a form of tau which accumulates easily in brain cells, causing neurons to die. Credit: Tokyo Metropolitan UniversityResearchers from Tokyo Metr

Cause of Alzheimer's disease traced to mutation in common enzyme

by Tokyo Metropolitan UniversityThe mutant MARK4 creates a form of tau which accumulates easily in brain cells, causing neurons to die. Credit: Tokyo Metropolitan UniversityResearchers from Tokyo Metr
More hospital days seen with antipsychotic use in Alzheimer disease

More hospital days seen with antipsychotic use in Alzheimer disease

(HealthDay)—Alzheimer disease patients who initiate treatment with antipsychotic medications spend more days hospitalized than those who do not initiate antipsychotics, according to a study recently p

More hospital days seen with antipsychotic use in Alzheimer disease

(HealthDay)—Alzheimer disease patients who initiate treatment with antipsychotic medications spend more days hospitalized than those who do not initiate antipsychotics, according to a study recently p
Scientists uncover new biallelic repeat expansion leading to mitochondrial encephalopathy

Scientists uncover new biallelic repeat expansion leading to mitochondrial encephalopathy

by Juntendo University Research Promotion CenterCredit:npj Genomic Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41525-024-00429-5Mitochondrial diseases are among the most prevalent hereditary metabolic d

Scientists uncover new biallelic repeat expansion leading to mitochondrial encephalopathy

by Juntendo University Research Promotion CenterCredit:npj Genomic Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41525-024-00429-5Mitochondrial diseases are among the most prevalent hereditary metabolic d
New pathway in Alzheimer's disease provides earlier target for potential therapies

New pathway in Alzheimer's disease provides earlier target for potential therapies

by Case Western Reserve UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have identified a new target in development of Alzheimer's dis

New pathway in Alzheimer's disease provides earlier target for potential therapies

by Case Western Reserve UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have identified a new target in development of Alzheimer's dis
Parkinson's paradox: When more dopamine means more tremor

Parkinson's paradox: When more dopamine means more tremor

byChampalimaud Centre for the UnknownReduced dopamine loss is linked to tremor in Parkinson's patients, challenging common beliefs. Credit: Neural Circuits Dysfunction Lab, Champalimaud Foun

Parkinson's paradox: When more dopamine means more tremor

byChampalimaud Centre for the UnknownReduced dopamine loss is linked to tremor in Parkinson's patients, challenging common beliefs. Credit: Neural Circuits Dysfunction Lab, Champalimaud Foun
Huntington's disease gene may also enhance early brain development and intelligence

Huntington's disease gene may also enhance early brain development and intelligence

by Jennifer Brown,University of IowaYears-to-onset (YTO)-dependent brain functional changes. Credit:Annals of Neurology(2024). DOI: 10.1002/ana.27046The genetic mutation that causes

Huntington's disease gene may also enhance early brain development and intelligence

by Jennifer Brown,University of IowaYears-to-onset (YTO)-dependent brain functional changes. Credit:Annals of Neurology(2024). DOI: 10.1002/ana.27046The genetic mutation that causes
Singing is beneficial for memory and mood especially in early dementia

Singing is beneficial for memory and mood especially in early dementia

by IOS PressResearchers led by Dr. Teppo Särkämö at University of Helsinki, Finland have revealed that caregiver-implemented musical leisure activities, particularly singing, are cognitively and

Singing is beneficial for memory and mood especially in early dementia

by IOS PressResearchers led by Dr. Teppo Särkämö at University of Helsinki, Finland have revealed that caregiver-implemented musical leisure activities, particularly singing, are cognitively and
Designing a normative neuroimaging library to support diagnosis of traumatic brain injury

Designing a normative neuroimaging library to support diagnosis of traumatic brain injury

byMary Ann Liebert, IncCredit: Wikimedia CommonsWith recent advances in neuroimaging, moving from qualitative to quantitative outputs, an understanding is needed of what normal data look like to

Designing a normative neuroimaging library to support diagnosis of traumatic brain injury

byMary Ann Liebert, IncCredit: Wikimedia CommonsWith recent advances in neuroimaging, moving from qualitative to quantitative outputs, an understanding is needed of what normal data look like to
New computational model proposed for Alzheimer's disease

New computational model proposed for Alzheimer's disease

by Susan Barber Lindquist,Mayo ClinicSurface renderings of glucose eigenbrains. Eigenbrain decomposition of glucose uptake in 423 Alzheimer’s patients reveals a low-dimensional set of large-scal

New computational model proposed for Alzheimer's disease

by Susan Barber Lindquist,Mayo ClinicSurface renderings of glucose eigenbrains. Eigenbrain decomposition of glucose uptake in 423 Alzheimer’s patients reveals a low-dimensional set of large-scal
Alzheimer's disease may start inside nerve cells

Alzheimer's disease may start inside nerve cells

by Lund UniversityPrion-like cell lysate seeds plaques in vivo. a Timeline of unilateral injections into hippocampus of 7-week-old 5xFAD mice, followed by labeling at 23weeks with MOAB2 (Aβ

Alzheimer's disease may start inside nerve cells

by Lund UniversityPrion-like cell lysate seeds plaques in vivo. a Timeline of unilateral injections into hippocampus of 7-week-old 5xFAD mice, followed by labeling at 23weeks with MOAB2 (Aβ