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Eating less processed red meat could cut your odds for dementia

Eating less processed red meat could cut your odds for dementia

by Ernie MundellSkip the bacon and those holiday hot dogs: A new study finds eating processed red meats raises your odds for dementia.Overall, just two servings per week of processed red meat was link

Eating less processed red meat could cut your odds for dementia

by Ernie MundellSkip the bacon and those holiday hot dogs: A new study finds eating processed red meats raises your odds for dementia.Overall, just two servings per week of processed red meat was link
FDA approves first drug meant to ease Alzheimer's-linked agitation

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

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
Activity is important for your brain and for the prevention of Alzheimer's, suggests neurovascular study

Activity is important for your brain and for the prevention of Alzheimer's, suggests neurovascular study

by University of Copenhagen"By staying active, we are able to maintain a healthy vascular system so that the blood vessels stay flexible and retain the ability to drive forward the cerebrosp

Activity is important for your brain and for the prevention of Alzheimer's, suggests neurovascular study

by University of Copenhagen"By staying active, we are able to maintain a healthy vascular system so that the blood vessels stay flexible and retain the ability to drive forward the cerebrosp
First U.S. clinical trial using adult allogeneic stem cells to treat Alzheimer's disease

First U.S. clinical trial using adult allogeneic stem cells to treat Alzheimer's disease

by Emory UniversityA new study to assess the safety, tolerability and preliminary efficacy of allogeneic stem cells in persons with mild to moderate dementia due to Alzheimer's disease (AD) i

First U.S. clinical trial using adult allogeneic stem cells to treat Alzheimer's disease

by Emory UniversityA new study to assess the safety, tolerability and preliminary efficacy of allogeneic stem cells in persons with mild to moderate dementia due to Alzheimer's disease (AD) i
Novel Rett syndrome variant shines light on new screening strategies for therapies

Novel Rett syndrome variant shines light on new screening strategies for therapies

byTexas Children's HospitalMeCP2 protein level is reduced in the patient fibroblast-derived neurons. (A) Diagram of MeCP2 protein with the G118E mutation in the methyl-CpG binding domain (MB

Novel Rett syndrome variant shines light on new screening strategies for therapies

byTexas Children's HospitalMeCP2 protein level is reduced in the patient fibroblast-derived neurons. (A) Diagram of MeCP2 protein with the G118E mutation in the methyl-CpG binding domain (MB
Omega-3 levels affect whether B vitamins can slow brain's decline

Omega-3 levels affect whether B vitamins can slow brain's decline

by University of OxfordWhile research has already established that B vitamin supplements can help slow mental decline in older people with memory problems, an international team have now found th

Omega-3 levels affect whether B vitamins can slow brain's decline

by University of OxfordWhile research has already established that B vitamin supplements can help slow mental decline in older people with memory problems, an international team have now found th
Super ager brains contain 'super neurons'

Super ager brains contain 'super neurons'

by Northwestern UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNeurons in an area of the brain responsible for memory (known as the entorhinal cortex) were significantly larger in super agers (80 yea

Super ager brains contain 'super neurons'

by Northwestern UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNeurons in an area of the brain responsible for memory (known as the entorhinal cortex) were significantly larger in super agers (80 yea
Molecular pathology of suicide: A postmortem study

Molecular pathology of suicide: A postmortem study

byUniversity of AmsterdamCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhat changes in the brains of people who commit or think about committing suicide? Ph.D. candidate Lin Zhang investigated at a molecular

Molecular pathology of suicide: A postmortem study

byUniversity of AmsterdamCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhat changes in the brains of people who commit or think about committing suicide? Ph.D. candidate Lin Zhang investigated at a molecular
Blood-based biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease: Study in China

Blood-based biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease: Study in China

by Science China PressA total of 817 participants were recruited to evaluate potential alterations in blood-based biomarkers for AD among different clinical groups, including AD dementia, non-AD

Blood-based biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease: Study in China

by Science China PressA total of 817 participants were recruited to evaluate potential alterations in blood-based biomarkers for AD among different clinical groups, including AD dementia, non-AD
Dementia rates higher in men with common genetic disorder haemochromatosis

Dementia rates higher in men with common genetic disorder haemochromatosis

by University of ExeterCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research has found that men who have the Western world's most common genetic disorder are more likely to develop dementia, compared to thos

Dementia rates higher in men with common genetic disorder haemochromatosis

by University of ExeterCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research has found that men who have the Western world's most common genetic disorder are more likely to develop dementia, compared to thos
How do we decide what to look at next? A computational model has the answer

How do we decide what to look at next? A computational model has the answer

byTechnical University of BerlinObject-based scanpath simulation in dynamic scenes. Credit: The image is derived from a frame of the field03 video of the VidCom dataset (Permission to Publish Co

How do we decide what to look at next? A computational model has the answer

byTechnical University of BerlinObject-based scanpath simulation in dynamic scenes. Credit: The image is derived from a frame of the field03 video of the VidCom dataset (Permission to Publish Co
A new book by neuroscientist offers strategies for reducing the risk of Alzheimer's disease

A new book by neuroscientist offers strategies for reducing the risk of Alzheimer's disease

by Julie Cohen,University of California - Santa BarbaraA brain illustration. Credit: UCSBDiet, exercise, a good night's sleep—all sound recommendations for mitigating one's risk for ever

A new book by neuroscientist offers strategies for reducing the risk of Alzheimer's disease

by Julie Cohen,University of California - Santa BarbaraA brain illustration. Credit: UCSBDiet, exercise, a good night's sleep—all sound recommendations for mitigating one's risk for ever