Halloween can be a scary time for people with dementia. Here's how to help

by Cara MurezWhen there are suddenly creepy decorations and lots of knocks at the door from strangers, Halloween can be frightening for someone living withdementia.It is possible to keep a loved

Updated on: May 26,2024

Halloween can be a scary time for people with dementia. Here's how to help

by Cara MurezWhen there are suddenly creepy decorations and lots of knocks at the door from strangers, Halloween can be frightening for someone living withdementia.It is possible to keep a loved

Updated on:May 26,2024

Epigenetic markers associated with Alzheimer's disease found

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit: CC0 Public DomainA team of researchers from the Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in the U.S., and Shan

Updated on: June 01,2024

Epigenetic markers associated with Alzheimer's disease found

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit: CC0 Public DomainA team of researchers from the Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in the U.S., and Shan

Updated on:June 01,2024

Could a Mediterranean diet and exercise reduce dementia risk?

by University of East AngliaCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) are launching a new study to see whether eating a Mediterranean-style diet and being more a

Updated on: May 20,2024

Could a Mediterranean diet and exercise reduce dementia risk?

by University of East AngliaCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) are launching a new study to see whether eating a Mediterranean-style diet and being more a

Updated on:May 20,2024

New hope against Alzheimer's disease

Updated on: December 25,2024

New hope against Alzheimer's disease

Updated on:December 25,2024

Big data analysis powers the fight against Alzheimer's

by Rita Steyn,Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryA PNNL technician studies a brain tissue sample. Credit: Andrea Starr / Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryAlzheimer's disease has always

Updated on: May 22,2024

Big data analysis powers the fight against Alzheimer's

by Rita Steyn,Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryA PNNL technician studies a brain tissue sample. Credit: Andrea Starr / Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryAlzheimer's disease has always

Updated on:May 22,2024

Link between common prostate cancer treatment, dementia detailed in new study

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaA new analysis of patients who have undergone treatment for prostate cancer shows a connection between androgen deprivation therapy

Updated on: March 07,2024

Link between common prostate cancer treatment, dementia detailed in new study

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaA new analysis of patients who have undergone treatment for prostate cancer shows a connection between androgen deprivation therapy

Updated on:March 07,2024

Assessment of balance deficits in neurocognitive disorders

by University of TsukubaCredit: Marta Wave from PexelsBalance is important to maintain in many aspects of life, but the most important may be your body's sense of balance—also known as vestib

Updated on: March 19,2024

Assessment of balance deficits in neurocognitive disorders

by University of TsukubaCredit: Marta Wave from PexelsBalance is important to maintain in many aspects of life, but the most important may be your body's sense of balance—also known as vestib

Updated on:March 19,2024

Research offers insight into future understanding of MS and its treatments

byTrinity College DublinComparison of EBNA-1 IgG Levels in Healthy Controls and People With MS and Epilepsy. Credit:Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation(2024). DOI: 10.1

Updated on: April 06,2024

Research offers insight into future understanding of MS and its treatments

byTrinity College DublinComparison of EBNA-1 IgG Levels in Healthy Controls and People With MS and Epilepsy. Credit:Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation(2024). DOI: 10.1

Updated on:April 06,2024

FDA approves Miplyffa for treatment of Niemann-Pick disease, type C

by Lori SolomonThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Zevra Therapeutics' Miplyffa (arimoclomol), an oral medication for the treatment of Niemann-Pick disease, type C (NPC).Miplyffa, i

Updated on: November 11,2024

FDA approves Miplyffa for treatment of Niemann-Pick disease, type C

by Lori SolomonThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Zevra Therapeutics' Miplyffa (arimoclomol), an oral medication for the treatment of Niemann-Pick disease, type C (NPC).Miplyffa, i

Updated on:November 11,2024

Novel cause of brain mosaicism and focal epilepsy identified

byNationwide Children's HospitalBrain mosaic copy number gain of chr1q.a, Six patients included in the study met the following criteria: infantile spasms progressing to intractable foc

Updated on: January 12,2024

Novel cause of brain mosaicism and focal epilepsy identified

byNationwide Children's HospitalBrain mosaic copy number gain of chr1q.a, Six patients included in the study met the following criteria: infantile spasms progressing to intractable foc

Updated on:January 12,2024

Innovative method identifies rare brain cell types for the first time

by Katherine Fenz,Rockefeller UniversityEasySci enables high-throughput and low-cost single-cell transcriptome and chromatin accessibility profiling across the entire mammalian brain. Credit:&nb

Updated on: February 05,2024

Innovative method identifies rare brain cell types for the first time

by Katherine Fenz,Rockefeller UniversityEasySci enables high-throughput and low-cost single-cell transcriptome and chromatin accessibility profiling across the entire mammalian brain. Credit:&nb

Updated on:February 05,2024

What happens around an Alzheimer plaque?

by VIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology)PET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainThe brains of people living with Alzheimer's are riddled with pla

Updated on: April 02,2024

What happens around an Alzheimer plaque?

by VIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology)PET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainThe brains of people living with Alzheimer's are riddled with pla

Updated on:April 02,2024