FDA approves first drug meant to ease Alzheimer's-linked agitation

by Cara MurezA medication to treat agitation in Alzheimer's patients now has approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.The FDA gave supplemental approval to Otsuka Pharmaceutical Company

Updated on: March 30,2024

FDA approves first drug meant to ease Alzheimer's-linked agitation

by Cara MurezA medication to treat agitation in Alzheimer's patients now has approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.The FDA gave supplemental approval to Otsuka Pharmaceutical Company

Updated on:March 30,2024

Does the Mediterranean diet really decrease your risk of dementia?

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainA number of studies have suggested that eating a healthy diet may reduce a person's risk of dementia, but a new study has found that t

Updated on: May 22,2024

Does the Mediterranean diet really decrease your risk of dementia?

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainA number of studies have suggested that eating a healthy diet may reduce a person's risk of dementia, but a new study has found that t

Updated on:May 22,2024

Unusual mechanism in rare mutation associated with Alzheimer's uncovered

by University of Chicago Medical CenterPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainA novel mechanism has been identified that might explain why a rare mutation is

Updated on: June 01,2024

Unusual mechanism in rare mutation associated with Alzheimer's uncovered

by University of Chicago Medical CenterPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainA novel mechanism has been identified that might explain why a rare mutation is

Updated on:June 01,2024

Finding the sweet spot in brain development: Study discovers receptor protein regulates timing of temporary connections

by Luis Sandoval,Cold Spring Harbor LaboratoryA cross-section of the somatosensory cortex in a young mouse brain. A key receptor protein named mGluR1 (green) is necessary to prime sensory circui

Updated on: July 08,2024

Finding the sweet spot in brain development: Study discovers receptor protein regulates timing of temporary connections

by Luis Sandoval,Cold Spring Harbor LaboratoryA cross-section of the somatosensory cortex in a young mouse brain. A key receptor protein named mGluR1 (green) is necessary to prime sensory circui

Updated on:July 08,2024

AI helping bring vital stroke care 'virtually to the patient's bedside'

JANUARY 19, 2024by Audrey Kirby,University of KentuckyJustin Fraser, M.D., and Muhammed Fawad Ishfaq, M.D., are able to quickly review patient scans through their phones. Credit: Lily Wilder/Uni

Updated on: March 13,2024

AI helping bring vital stroke care 'virtually to the patient's bedside'

JANUARY 19, 2024by Audrey Kirby,University of KentuckyJustin Fraser, M.D., and Muhammed Fawad Ishfaq, M.D., are able to quickly review patient scans through their phones. Credit: Lily Wilder/Uni

Updated on:March 13,2024

Untangling the threads of early onset dementia

by Lynda De Widt, Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainChanges in personality, behavior and language are hallmarks of frontotemporal dementia (FTD), the most common form of dementi

Updated on: April 06,2024

Untangling the threads of early onset dementia

by Lynda De Widt, Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainChanges in personality, behavior and language are hallmarks of frontotemporal dementia (FTD), the most common form of dementi

Updated on:April 06,2024

Hourly heat exposure linked to increased risk for acute ischemic stroke

by Elana GotkineHourly heat exposure is associated with an increased risk for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) onset, according to a study published online Feb. 28 inJAMA Network Open.Xinlei Zhu, fro

Updated on: March 15,2024

Hourly heat exposure linked to increased risk for acute ischemic stroke

by Elana GotkineHourly heat exposure is associated with an increased risk for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) onset, according to a study published online Feb. 28 inJAMA Network Open.Xinlei Zhu, fro

Updated on:March 15,2024

Coronary heart disease before age 45 may increase risk of dementia later in life

by American Heart AssociationCredit: CC0 Public DomainAdults diagnosed with coronary heart disease, especially before the age of 45, may be at increased risk of developing dementia, Alzheimer&#39

Updated on: February 24,2024

Coronary heart disease before age 45 may increase risk of dementia later in life

by American Heart AssociationCredit: CC0 Public DomainAdults diagnosed with coronary heart disease, especially before the age of 45, may be at increased risk of developing dementia, Alzheimer&#39

Updated on:February 24,2024

How near-death experiences and psychedelics alter attitudes about death

by Public Library of ScienceAn image of a tunnel in Duluth, Minnesota, reminiscent of classic Near Death Experience features (a bright light at the end of a tunnel at a point of no return). Credi

Updated on: February 05,2024

How near-death experiences and psychedelics alter attitudes about death

by Public Library of ScienceAn image of a tunnel in Duluth, Minnesota, reminiscent of classic Near Death Experience features (a bright light at the end of a tunnel at a point of no return). Credi

Updated on:February 05,2024

Physicists overturn common assumptions regarding brain activity

byBar-Ilan UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe brain is a complex network containing billions of neurons. The soma of each of these neurons communicates simultaneously with thousands

Updated on: January 10,2024

Physicists overturn common assumptions regarding brain activity

byBar-Ilan UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe brain is a complex network containing billions of neurons. The soma of each of these neurons communicates simultaneously with thousands

Updated on:January 10,2024

Surgical versus nonsurgical treatment of pituitary apoplexy

by Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe first prospective study comparing outcomes in patients with pituitary apoplexy—sudden bleeding or death of a pituitary tumor—fou

Updated on: February 05,2024

Surgical versus nonsurgical treatment of pituitary apoplexy

by Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe first prospective study comparing outcomes in patients with pituitary apoplexy—sudden bleeding or death of a pituitary tumor—fou

Updated on:February 05,2024

Alzheimer's vs. other dementias: What's the difference?

by Ann SchreiberImagine struggling to remember your loved ones, the places you've been or even your own name. The haunting reality of Alzheimer's disease and dementia is a terrifying prospect

Updated on: April 10,2024

Alzheimer's vs. other dementias: What's the difference?

by Ann SchreiberImagine struggling to remember your loved ones, the places you've been or even your own name. The haunting reality of Alzheimer's disease and dementia is a terrifying prospect

Updated on:April 10,2024