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

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

PET scans for Alzheimer's could bring benefit to more patients

by Ryan O'hare,Imperial College LondonPET scans can spot amyloid in the brain (pictured). Credit: Imperial College LondonAn imaging tool honed to spot rogue proteins in the brain could benef

Updated on: April 01,2024 11

PET scans for Alzheimer's could bring benefit to more patients

by Ryan O'hare,Imperial College LondonPET scans can spot amyloid in the brain (pictured). Credit: Imperial College LondonAn imaging tool honed to spot rogue proteins in the brain could benef

Updated on:April 01,2024 11

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

Updated on: February 27,2024 10

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

Updated on:February 27,2024 10

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

Updated on: September 23,2024 0

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

Updated on:September 23,2024 0

Concussed athletes' brains benefit from just 20 minutes of exercise

Updated on: March 05,2025 0

Concussed athletes' brains benefit from just 20 minutes of exercise

Updated on:March 05,2025 0

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

Updated on: December 16,2024 0

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

Updated on:December 16,2024 0

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

Updated on: January 15,2025 0

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

Updated on:January 15,2025 0

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

Updated on: April 10,2024 17

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

Updated on:April 10,2024 17

Stem cell platform aims to recreate brain's immune system using lab-grown human microglia cells

Updated on: July 07,2025 0

Stem cell platform aims to recreate brain's immune system using lab-grown human microglia cells

Updated on:July 07,2025 0

Alzheimer's disease biomarkers can predict postoperative delirium

by Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainClinical studies have demonstrated a strong association between Alzheimer's disease (AD) and delirium. A change to the Tau p

Updated on: April 07,2024 11

Alzheimer's disease biomarkers can predict postoperative delirium

by Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainClinical studies have demonstrated a strong association between Alzheimer's disease (AD) and delirium. A change to the Tau p

Updated on:April 07,2024 11

Alzheimer's risk gene disrupts endocytosis, but another disease-linked gene could help

by Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyAPOE4 Astrocytes showed an increase in endocytosis after overexpression of PICALM. In the bottom row, astrocytes (labeled blue), have taken up more of a pr

Updated on: April 07,2024 18

Alzheimer's risk gene disrupts endocytosis, but another disease-linked gene could help

by Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyAPOE4 Astrocytes showed an increase in endocytosis after overexpression of PICALM. In the bottom row, astrocytes (labeled blue), have taken up more of a pr

Updated on:April 07,2024 18