Could a breakdown in the brain's networks allow infections to contribute to Alzheimer's disease?

by Drexel UniversityCartoon of the LDA algorithm. Credit:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology(2023). DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2023.1123228The human microbiome includes the genet

Updated on: March 02,2024

Could a breakdown in the brain's networks allow infections to contribute to Alzheimer's disease?

by Drexel UniversityCartoon of the LDA algorithm. Credit:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology(2023). DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2023.1123228The human microbiome includes the genet

Updated on:March 02,2024

Genetic changes implicated in altered Alzheimer's risk

by Alzheimer's Research UKCredit: CC0 Public DomainToday, researchers from UCL have presented more evidence that a gene, PSEN1, implicated in inherited, early-onset Alzheimer's disease is

Updated on: June 14,2024

Genetic changes implicated in altered Alzheimer's risk

by Alzheimer's Research UKCredit: CC0 Public DomainToday, researchers from UCL have presented more evidence that a gene, PSEN1, implicated in inherited, early-onset Alzheimer's disease is

Updated on:June 14,2024

Exploring neurons' molecular highways: How a key protein regulates neuronal health

byOkinawa Institute of Science and TechnologyDynein is composed of two heavy chains (blue), two intermediate chains (yellow), four light intermediate chains (green) and several light chains, inc

Updated on: January 12,2024

Exploring neurons' molecular highways: How a key protein regulates neuronal health

byOkinawa Institute of Science and TechnologyDynein is composed of two heavy chains (blue), two intermediate chains (yellow), four light intermediate chains (green) and several light chains, inc

Updated on:January 12,2024

Blood test for Alzheimer's disease predicts future cognitive decline in healthy people

by Brigham and Women's HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainToday, a clinician can order a blood test to check a patient's cholesterol or hemoglobin A1c levels—biomarkers that help predict an

Updated on: April 08,2024

Blood test for Alzheimer's disease predicts future cognitive decline in healthy people

by Brigham and Women's HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainToday, a clinician can order a blood test to check a patient's cholesterol or hemoglobin A1c levels—biomarkers that help predict an

Updated on:April 08,2024

Tau hot spots open new avenues of discovery into dementia

by Queensland Brain InstituteRepresentative diffraction-limited image of a neuroblastoma cell expressing Tau-mEos3.2 molecules acquired in the green channel before single-molecule imaging. Credit: Dr

Updated on: April 02,2024

Tau hot spots open new avenues of discovery into dementia

by Queensland Brain InstituteRepresentative diffraction-limited image of a neuroblastoma cell expressing Tau-mEos3.2 molecules acquired in the green channel before single-molecule imaging. Credit: Dr

Updated on:April 02,2024

Altered brain morphology and functional connectivity in postmenopausal women

by Impact Journals LLCBetween-group comparison map (premenopausal women vs. postmenopausal women) of the left mOFC functional connectivity. Credit:Aging(2024). DOI: 10.18632/aging.205662A

Updated on: April 06,2024

Altered brain morphology and functional connectivity in postmenopausal women

by Impact Journals LLCBetween-group comparison map (premenopausal women vs. postmenopausal women) of the left mOFC functional connectivity. Credit:Aging(2024). DOI: 10.18632/aging.205662A

Updated on:April 06,2024

3D imaging helps to better understand the early stages of Alzheimer's disease

by Karolinska InstitutetNoradrenergic neurons of the human locus coeruleus shell in three dimension. Credit: Gilvesy et al.Using a novel 3D imaging technology, researchers at Karolinska Institute

Updated on: March 13,2024

3D imaging helps to better understand the early stages of Alzheimer's disease

by Karolinska InstitutetNoradrenergic neurons of the human locus coeruleus shell in three dimension. Credit: Gilvesy et al.Using a novel 3D imaging technology, researchers at Karolinska Institute

Updated on:March 13,2024

Alzheimer's drug may help maintain mitochondrial function in muscles as it slows cognitive decline

by American Physiological SocietyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA common treatment for Alzheimer's disease may help people with the earliest stages of the disease maintain mitochondrial fun

Updated on: April 23,2024

Alzheimer's drug may help maintain mitochondrial function in muscles as it slows cognitive decline

by American Physiological SocietyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA common treatment for Alzheimer's disease may help people with the earliest stages of the disease maintain mitochondrial fun

Updated on:April 23,2024

Inflammatory changes in the brain twenty years before Alzheimer onset

by Karolinska InstitutetSome of the researcher's PET-images.Roughly twenty years before the first symptoms of Alzheimer's disease appear, inflammatory changes in the brain can be seen, ac

Updated on: February 27,2024

Inflammatory changes in the brain twenty years before Alzheimer onset

by Karolinska InstitutetSome of the researcher's PET-images.Roughly twenty years before the first symptoms of Alzheimer's disease appear, inflammatory changes in the brain can be seen, ac

Updated on:February 27,2024

Three-minute test detects common form of dementia that's hard to diagnose

by Florida Atlantic UniversityJames E. Galvin, M.D., M.P.H., one of the most prominent neuroscientists in the country, and a professor in FAU's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine and Chri

Updated on: February 26,2024

Three-minute test detects common form of dementia that's hard to diagnose

by Florida Atlantic UniversityJames E. Galvin, M.D., M.P.H., one of the most prominent neuroscientists in the country, and a professor in FAU's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine and Chri

Updated on:February 26,2024

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

Microbes may hold the key for treating neurological disorders

by Baylor College of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhen we think about the causes of neurological disorders and how to treat them, we think about targeting the brain. But is this the b

Updated on: May 17,2024

Microbes may hold the key for treating neurological disorders

by Baylor College of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhen we think about the causes of neurological disorders and how to treat them, we think about targeting the brain. But is this the b

Updated on:May 17,2024