Alzheimer's and COVID-19 share a genetic risk factor

by University College LondonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAn anti-viral gene that impacts the risk of both Alzheimer's disease and severe COVID-19 has been identified by a UCL-led research

Updated on: April 08,2024

Alzheimer's and COVID-19 share a genetic risk factor

by University College LondonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAn anti-viral gene that impacts the risk of both Alzheimer's disease and severe COVID-19 has been identified by a UCL-led research

Updated on:April 08,2024

Reminders can eliminate age-related decline in memory

by Katherine Egan Bennett,University of Texas at ArlingtonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study from UT Arlington reveals that setting reminders can eliminate some age-related declines in

Updated on: November 07,2024

Reminders can eliminate age-related decline in memory

by Katherine Egan Bennett,University of Texas at ArlingtonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study from UT Arlington reveals that setting reminders can eliminate some age-related declines in

Updated on:November 07,2024

Tips for reducing dementia risk

by Susan Barber LindquistCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMore than 55 million people worldwide are believed to be living with dementia, according to the World Health Organization. Ronald Petersen, M.

Updated on: June 24,2024

Tips for reducing dementia risk

by Susan Barber LindquistCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMore than 55 million people worldwide are believed to be living with dementia, according to the World Health Organization. Ronald Petersen, M.

Updated on:June 24,2024

Scientists may have discovered how to diagnose elusive neuro disorder

byUniversity of California, San FranciscoCredit: Wikimedia CommonsProgressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), a mysterious and deadly neurological disorder, usually goes undiagnosed until after a pati

Updated on: July 05,2024

Scientists may have discovered how to diagnose elusive neuro disorder

byUniversity of California, San FranciscoCredit: Wikimedia CommonsProgressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), a mysterious and deadly neurological disorder, usually goes undiagnosed until after a pati

Updated on:July 05,2024

Memory games: Eating well to remember

by University of Technology, SydneyCredit: CC0 Public DomainA healthy diet is essential to living well, but as we age, should we change what we eat?UTS research fellow Dr. Luna Xu has studied dat

Updated on: June 20,2024

Memory games: Eating well to remember

by University of Technology, SydneyCredit: CC0 Public DomainA healthy diet is essential to living well, but as we age, should we change what we eat?UTS research fellow Dr. Luna Xu has studied dat

Updated on:June 20,2024

A promising new approach to data sharing in neuroscience research

byHoward Hughes Medical InstituteOverview of Spyglass. Credit:(2024). DOI: 10.1101/2024.01.25.577295Loren Frank's HHMI lab at UCSF has pioneered an ambitious framework for sharing vast

Updated on: March 28,2024

A promising new approach to data sharing in neuroscience research

byHoward Hughes Medical InstituteOverview of Spyglass. Credit:(2024). DOI: 10.1101/2024.01.25.577295Loren Frank's HHMI lab at UCSF has pioneered an ambitious framework for sharing vast

Updated on:March 28,2024

Dementia: Catching the memory thief

by University of CambridgeCredit: CC0 Public DomainIt's over a hundred years since the first case of Alzheimer's disease was diagnosed. Since then we've learned a great deal about the

Updated on: May 11,2024

Dementia: Catching the memory thief

by University of CambridgeCredit: CC0 Public DomainIt's over a hundred years since the first case of Alzheimer's disease was diagnosed. Since then we've learned a great deal about the

Updated on:May 11,2024

Use of TNF alpha inhibitors in Crohn's disease associated with higher risk of MS

by Hillary Smith,University of KentuckyDr. Jay Avasarala, professor of neurology and director of UK’s Multiple Sclerosis Clinic, and co-authors, conducted a retrospective study in which they eva

Updated on: May 21,2024

Use of TNF alpha inhibitors in Crohn's disease associated with higher risk of MS

by Hillary Smith,University of KentuckyDr. Jay Avasarala, professor of neurology and director of UK’s Multiple Sclerosis Clinic, and co-authors, conducted a retrospective study in which they eva

Updated on:May 21,2024

LATE: A common but largely unknown cause of dementia

by Andrew E. Budson,Harvard UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIf dementia is a general term that means thinking and memory has deteriorated to the point that it interferes with day-to-d

Updated on: May 11,2024

LATE: A common but largely unknown cause of dementia

by Andrew E. Budson,Harvard UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIf dementia is a general term that means thinking and memory has deteriorated to the point that it interferes with day-to-d

Updated on:May 11,2024

A 'low dose aspirin' for dementia? Drug ready for first in-human testing

by University of KentuckyLinda Van Eldik in her lab at the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging. Van Eldik's drug candidate, which might function as a sort of "low-dose aspirin" for the pr

Updated on: March 13,2024

A 'low dose aspirin' for dementia? Drug ready for first in-human testing

by University of KentuckyLinda Van Eldik in her lab at the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging. Van Eldik's drug candidate, which might function as a sort of "low-dose aspirin" for the pr

Updated on:March 13,2024

MRI's may be initial window into CTE diagnosis in living; approach may shave years off diagnosis

by Boston University School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhile chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) cannot yet be diagnosed during life, a new study provides the best evidence to

Updated on: April 01,2024

MRI's may be initial window into CTE diagnosis in living; approach may shave years off diagnosis

by Boston University School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhile chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) cannot yet be diagnosed during life, a new study provides the best evidence to

Updated on:April 01,2024

AEDs tied to higher pneumonia risk in Alzheimer patients

(HealthDay)—Antiepileptic drug (AED) use may increase the risk for pneumonia in patients with Alzheimer disease (AD), according to a study recently published in theJournal of Alzheimer's Dis

Updated on: March 19,2024

AEDs tied to higher pneumonia risk in Alzheimer patients

(HealthDay)—Antiepileptic drug (AED) use may increase the risk for pneumonia in patients with Alzheimer disease (AD), according to a study recently published in theJournal of Alzheimer's Dis

Updated on:March 19,2024