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Dementia: how to prevent cognitive decline

Dementia: how to prevent cognitive decline

by University of MontrealCredit: CC0 Public DomainPhysical activity, nutrition and cognitively stimulating activities are all known to be good ways to prevent Alzheimer's disease and dementia

Dementia: how to prevent cognitive decline

by University of MontrealCredit: CC0 Public DomainPhysical activity, nutrition and cognitively stimulating activities are all known to be good ways to prevent Alzheimer's disease and dementia
Estrogen drug may not benefit women with Alzheimer's dementia

Estrogen drug may not benefit women with Alzheimer's dementia

by American Academy of NeurologyDiagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.An estrogen-like drug, raloxifene, has no demonstrated benefit on me

Estrogen drug may not benefit women with Alzheimer's dementia

by American Academy of NeurologyDiagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.An estrogen-like drug, raloxifene, has no demonstrated benefit on me
Degrading modified proteins could treat Alzheimer's, other 'undruggable' diseases

Degrading modified proteins could treat Alzheimer's, other 'undruggable' diseases

by American Chemical SocietyGraphical abstract. Credit:ACS Central Science(2023). DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.2c01369Certain diseases, including Alzheimer's, are currently considered

Degrading modified proteins could treat Alzheimer's, other 'undruggable' diseases

by American Chemical SocietyGraphical abstract. Credit:ACS Central Science(2023). DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.2c01369Certain diseases, including Alzheimer's, are currently considered
Dementia plaques attack language center of brain

Dementia plaques attack language center of brain

by Northwestern UniversityThe recent ability to peer into the brain of living individuals with a rare type of language dementia, primary progressive aphasia (PPA), provides important new insights

Dementia plaques attack language center of brain

by Northwestern UniversityThe recent ability to peer into the brain of living individuals with a rare type of language dementia, primary progressive aphasia (PPA), provides important new insights
Cardiometabolic diseases may influence both risk and progression of motor neuron diseases

Cardiometabolic diseases may influence both risk and progression of motor neuron diseases

Cardiometabolic diseases may influence both risk and progression of motor neuron diseasesbyKarolinska InstitutetCredit: PixabayA new study from the Institute of Environmental Medicine (IMM),&nbs

Cardiometabolic diseases may influence both risk and progression of motor neuron diseases

Cardiometabolic diseases may influence both risk and progression of motor neuron diseasesbyKarolinska InstitutetCredit: PixabayA new study from the Institute of Environmental Medicine (IMM),&nbs
Minimally invasive neural interface allows brain access without skull opening

Minimally invasive neural interface allows brain access without skull opening

byRice UniversityEndocisternal neural interface in human and sheep models. Credit:Nature Biomedical Engineering(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41551-024-01281-9A team of researchers led by Ric

Minimally invasive neural interface allows brain access without skull opening

byRice UniversityEndocisternal neural interface in human and sheep models. Credit:Nature Biomedical Engineering(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41551-024-01281-9A team of researchers led by Ric
Alzheimer's more versatile than previously known

Alzheimer's more versatile than previously known

by Lund UniversityThe illuminated spotes (red, yellow and green) indicate an accumulation of the protein beta-amyloid. The top row shows the brain of a patient diagnosed with Alzheimer's dise

Alzheimer's more versatile than previously known

by Lund UniversityThe illuminated spotes (red, yellow and green) indicate an accumulation of the protein beta-amyloid. The top row shows the brain of a patient diagnosed with Alzheimer's dise
Women more severely affected by Alzheimer's than men

Women more severely affected by Alzheimer's than men

by University of HertfordshireWomen with Alzheimer's have poorer cognitive abilities than men at the same stage of the disease, reveal academics from the University of Hertfordshire in a pape

Women more severely affected by Alzheimer's than men

by University of HertfordshireWomen with Alzheimer's have poorer cognitive abilities than men at the same stage of the disease, reveal academics from the University of Hertfordshire in a pape
Genetic technique reverses Alzheimer's processes in mice

Genetic technique reverses Alzheimer's processes in mice

by Alzheimer's Research UKResearchers in the US have used genetic techniques to slow the progression of Alzheimer's in mice that show features of the disease. The study, which centered ar

Genetic technique reverses Alzheimer's processes in mice

by Alzheimer's Research UKResearchers in the US have used genetic techniques to slow the progression of Alzheimer's in mice that show features of the disease. The study, which centered ar
Nearly one-third of patients with TBI have marginal or inadequate health literacy

Nearly one-third of patients with TBI have marginal or inadequate health literacy

by Wolters Kluwer HealthCredit: Wikimedia CommonsLow health literacy is a problem for a substantial proportion of people with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI),according

Nearly one-third of patients with TBI have marginal or inadequate health literacy

by Wolters Kluwer HealthCredit: Wikimedia CommonsLow health literacy is a problem for a substantial proportion of people with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI),according
Can having a stroke change your sleep?

Can having a stroke change your sleep?

byAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPeople who have had a stroke may be more likely to sleep too much or too little compared to those without prior stroke, according

Can having a stroke change your sleep?

byAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPeople who have had a stroke may be more likely to sleep too much or too little compared to those without prior stroke, according
Aboriginal Australians in cities have dementia rates as high as those in rural areas

Aboriginal Australians in cities have dementia rates as high as those in rural areas

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainStudies have shown that Aboriginal Australians living in remote areas of the country are disproportionately affected by dementia,

Aboriginal Australians in cities have dementia rates as high as those in rural areas

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainStudies have shown that Aboriginal Australians living in remote areas of the country are disproportionately affected by dementia,