Alzheimer's researchers study drug efficacy in early stages of disease

by Indiana University School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMost drugs developed to treat Alzheimer's disease have for years been ineffective in clinical trials. Researchers from

Updated on: April 16,2024 18

Alzheimer's researchers study drug efficacy in early stages of disease

by Indiana University School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMost drugs developed to treat Alzheimer's disease have for years been ineffective in clinical trials. Researchers from

Updated on:April 16,2024 18

Leading AI chatbots show dementia-like cognitive decline in tests, raising questions about their future in medicine

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAlmost all leading large language models or "chatbots" show signs of mild cognitive impairment in tests widely used to spot ea

Updated on: January 18,2025 0

Leading AI chatbots show dementia-like cognitive decline in tests, raising questions about their future in medicine

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAlmost all leading large language models or "chatbots" show signs of mild cognitive impairment in tests widely used to spot ea

Updated on:January 18,2025 0

Mesh-like scaffold is disordered in Alzheimer's-affected cells

by Will Sansom,University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioBrain cells from a fruit fly model of Alzheimer's disease were compared to healthy brain cells to show a type of dysfun

Updated on: February 27,2024 10

Mesh-like scaffold is disordered in Alzheimer's-affected cells

by Will Sansom,University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioBrain cells from a fruit fly model of Alzheimer's disease were compared to healthy brain cells to show a type of dysfun

Updated on:February 27,2024 10

Women may keep verbal memory skills longer than men in the early stages of Alzheimer's

by American Academy of NeurologyDiagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.Women may have a better memory for words than men despite evidence o

Updated on: February 28,2024 11

Women may keep verbal memory skills longer than men in the early stages of Alzheimer's

by American Academy of NeurologyDiagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.Women may have a better memory for words than men despite evidence o

Updated on:February 28,2024 11

Research to tackle the triple challenge of dementia, hearing and vision impairment

by University of ManchesterThe combined impact of dementia, age-related hearing and vision impairment is to be investigated by a new multi-million European research consortium led by The Universi

Updated on: February 28,2024 12

Research to tackle the triple challenge of dementia, hearing and vision impairment

by University of ManchesterThe combined impact of dementia, age-related hearing and vision impairment is to be investigated by a new multi-million European research consortium led by The Universi

Updated on:February 28,2024 12

Alzheimer's disease study links brain health and physical activity

by IOS PressCredit: IOS PressPeople at risk for Alzheimer's disease who do more moderate-intensity physical activity, but not light-intensity physical activity, are more likely to have health

Updated on: April 16,2024 14

Alzheimer's disease study links brain health and physical activity

by IOS PressCredit: IOS PressPeople at risk for Alzheimer's disease who do more moderate-intensity physical activity, but not light-intensity physical activity, are more likely to have health

Updated on:April 16,2024 14

Power outage in the brain may be source of Alzheimer's

by Arizona State UniversityMitochondria are membrane-bound organelles present in eukaryotic cells. Their essential role is to supply cells with energy in the form of ATP. Mitochondrial dysfunctio

Updated on: May 18,2024 7

Power outage in the brain may be source of Alzheimer's

by Arizona State UniversityMitochondria are membrane-bound organelles present in eukaryotic cells. Their essential role is to supply cells with energy in the form of ATP. Mitochondrial dysfunctio

Updated on:May 18,2024 7

FDA approves much-debated Alzheimer's drug panned by experts

by Matthew PerroneIn this 2019 photo provided by Biogen, a researcher works on the development of the medication aducanumab in Cambridge, Mass. On Monday, June 7, 2021, the Food and Drug Administratio

Updated on: March 30,2024 12

FDA approves much-debated Alzheimer's drug panned by experts

by Matthew PerroneIn this 2019 photo provided by Biogen, a researcher works on the development of the medication aducanumab in Cambridge, Mass. On Monday, June 7, 2021, the Food and Drug Administratio

Updated on:March 30,2024 12

Poorer schools could bring higher dementia rates many decades later

by Alan MozesWhat do race and early education have to do with dementia risk among seniors?Quite a bit, a new study suggests.Researchers spent decades tracking the onset ofdementiaamong nea

Updated on: June 18,2024 7

Poorer schools could bring higher dementia rates many decades later

by Alan MozesWhat do race and early education have to do with dementia risk among seniors?Quite a bit, a new study suggests.Researchers spent decades tracking the onset ofdementiaamong nea

Updated on:June 18,2024 7

FDA panel reviews 1st new Alzheimer's drug in 2 decades

by Marilynn Marchione and Matthew PerroneIn this Dec. 12, 2019 photo provided by Biogen, a scientist works on Alzheimer's disease research in a laboratory at the drugmaker's headquarters in Ca

Updated on: March 30,2024 18

FDA panel reviews 1st new Alzheimer's drug in 2 decades

by Marilynn Marchione and Matthew PerroneIn this Dec. 12, 2019 photo provided by Biogen, a scientist works on Alzheimer's disease research in a laboratory at the drugmaker's headquarters in Ca

Updated on:March 30,2024 18

How different areas of the prefrontal cortex influence time variability in individual monkeys

byRIKENDissociations in the involvement of six cortical regions in intra-individual RT variability. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-44341-5Neuroscientists

Updated on: July 31,2024 0

How different areas of the prefrontal cortex influence time variability in individual monkeys

byRIKENDissociations in the involvement of six cortical regions in intra-individual RT variability. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-44341-5Neuroscientists

Updated on:July 31,2024 0

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

Updated on: February 28,2024 19

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

Updated on:February 28,2024 19