Preventing brain injury complications with specialized optical fibers

byAmerican Chemical SocietyCredit: CC0 Public DomainFiber optics are a means of transmitting information at incredibly high speeds. However, the technology can be used for more than just providi

Updated on: December 16,2024

Preventing brain injury complications with specialized optical fibers

byAmerican Chemical SocietyCredit: CC0 Public DomainFiber optics are a means of transmitting information at incredibly high speeds. However, the technology can be used for more than just providi

Updated on:December 16,2024

Heart disease and related risk factors may increase the risk of early death in patients with dementia

by Wiley,WileyDiabetes, smoking, coronary heart disease, and congestive heart failure may increase the risk of premature death for hospitalized individuals and nursing home residents with dement

Updated on: February 27,2024

Heart disease and related risk factors may increase the risk of early death in patients with dementia

by Wiley,WileyDiabetes, smoking, coronary heart disease, and congestive heart failure may increase the risk of premature death for hospitalized individuals and nursing home residents with dement

Updated on:February 27,2024

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

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

Different genetic roots of autism may lead to shared brain activity and behaviors

Updated on: July 05,2025

Different genetic roots of autism may lead to shared brain activity and behaviors

Updated on:July 05,2025

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

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

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

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

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

Updated on: April 10,2024

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

Updated on:April 10,2024

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

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

Rate of Alzheimer's deaths on the rise

by Pennsylvania State UniversityCredit: Thinkstock/monkeybusinessimagesThe rate of death from Alzheimer's disease in the United States increased by more than 50 percent in the past 15 years,

Updated on: April 07,2024

Rate of Alzheimer's deaths on the rise

by Pennsylvania State UniversityCredit: Thinkstock/monkeybusinessimagesThe rate of death from Alzheimer's disease in the United States increased by more than 50 percent in the past 15 years,

Updated on:April 07,2024

Rethinking stroke risk in patients with atherosclerotic carotid stenosis

Updated on: May 15,2025

Rethinking stroke risk in patients with atherosclerotic carotid stenosis

Updated on:May 15,2025

Part of your brain gets bigger as you get older—here's what that means for you

Updated on: September 02,2025

Part of your brain gets bigger as you get older—here's what that means for you

Updated on:September 02,2025

New biological research framework for Alzheimer's seeks to spur discovery

by National Institutes of HealthThis table shows column of the eight biomarker profiles (left) and corresponding categories (right) outlined in the framework that could be used to group research

Updated on: April 07,2024

New biological research framework for Alzheimer's seeks to spur discovery

by National Institutes of HealthThis table shows column of the eight biomarker profiles (left) and corresponding categories (right) outlined in the framework that could be used to group research

Updated on:April 07,2024