Eli Lilly hopeful of Alzheimer's drug approval after promising results

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA second Alzheimer's drug proven to slow cognitive decline was a step closer to US approval on Monday after clinical trial results published in a top journal conf

Updated on: March 09,2024

Eli Lilly hopeful of Alzheimer's drug approval after promising results

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA second Alzheimer's drug proven to slow cognitive decline was a step closer to US approval on Monday after clinical trial results published in a top journal conf

Updated on:March 09,2024

How human and dog interactions affect the brain

byWileyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDuring social interactions, the activity of the brain's neurons becomes synchronized between the individuals involved. New researchpublished&nbs

Updated on: September 23,2024

How human and dog interactions affect the brain

byWileyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDuring social interactions, the activity of the brain's neurons becomes synchronized between the individuals involved. New researchpublished&nbs

Updated on:September 23,2024

Alzheimer's disease raises the risk of severe COVID-19 and death from this viral disease

by Elton Alisson,FAPESPPatients with dementia and especially Alzheimer’s run a threefold risk of dying as a result of infection by SARS-CoV-2. The risk is six times greater if they are over 80,

Updated on: April 16,2024

Alzheimer's disease raises the risk of severe COVID-19 and death from this viral disease

by Elton Alisson,FAPESPPatients with dementia and especially Alzheimer’s run a threefold risk of dying as a result of infection by SARS-CoV-2. The risk is six times greater if they are over 80,

Updated on:April 16,2024

Playtime, being social helps a dog's aging brain, study finds

by Dennis ThompsonAs their aging brains shrink, older dogs can suffer the same memory and thinking problems as many older humans do.But dogs are just like humans in another way—playtime and social act

Updated on: April 06,2024

Playtime, being social helps a dog's aging brain, study finds

by Dennis ThompsonAs their aging brains shrink, older dogs can suffer the same memory and thinking problems as many older humans do.But dogs are just like humans in another way—playtime and social act

Updated on:April 06,2024

Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the pathophysiology of Alzheimer's disease

by Bentham Science PublishersNicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) have been pursued for decades as potential molecular targets to treat cognitive dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease (AD) due

Updated on: March 07,2024

Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the pathophysiology of Alzheimer's disease

by Bentham Science PublishersNicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) have been pursued for decades as potential molecular targets to treat cognitive dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease (AD) due

Updated on:March 07,2024

Study indicates possible link between chronic stress and Alzheimer's disease

by Karolinska InstitutetCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from Karolinska Institutet have publisheda studyinAlzheimer's Research & Therapythat addresse

Updated on: March 02,2024

Study indicates possible link between chronic stress and Alzheimer's disease

by Karolinska InstitutetCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from Karolinska Institutet have publisheda studyinAlzheimer's Research & Therapythat addresse

Updated on:March 02,2024

Most caregivers of people with dementia are family members, and they need help

by Alan Stevens, Carole White, Marcia G. Ory And Sandhya Sanghi,The ConversationCredit: Kindel Media from PexelsFamily care of an older adult has emerged as an essential element of the U.S. heal

Updated on: May 13,2024

Most caregivers of people with dementia are family members, and they need help

by Alan Stevens, Carole White, Marcia G. Ory And Sandhya Sanghi,The ConversationCredit: Kindel Media from PexelsFamily care of an older adult has emerged as an essential element of the U.S. heal

Updated on:May 13,2024

Blood-based biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease could greatly simplify diagnosis and reduce costs

by Hôpitaux Universitaires de GenèveProportion of traditional exams that could be saved by using plasma biomarkers with 95%-sensitivity or 95%-specificity cut-offs. Values indicate the proportion of s

Updated on: June 18,2024

Blood-based biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease could greatly simplify diagnosis and reduce costs

by Hôpitaux Universitaires de GenèveProportion of traditional exams that could be saved by using plasma biomarkers with 95%-sensitivity or 95%-specificity cut-offs. Values indicate the proportion of s

Updated on:June 18,2024

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

Updated on: March 07,2024

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

Updated on:March 07,2024

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

Treatment option for Alzheimer's disease possible

by University of ManchesterDiagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.A research project has shown that an experimental model of Alzheimer'

Updated on: April 08,2024

Treatment option for Alzheimer's disease possible

by University of ManchesterDiagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.A research project has shown that an experimental model of Alzheimer'

Updated on:April 08,2024

New insights into the role of the different meningeal layers in autoimmune-inflammatory diseases

by Stefan Weller, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen - Georg-August-UniversitätAuthors of the publication: (f. l.) Prof. Dr. Alexander Flügel (Institute Director), Dr. Arianna Merlini (First author, postdo

Updated on: February 05,2024

New insights into the role of the different meningeal layers in autoimmune-inflammatory diseases

by Stefan Weller, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen - Georg-August-UniversitätAuthors of the publication: (f. l.) Prof. Dr. Alexander Flügel (Institute Director), Dr. Arianna Merlini (First author, postdo

Updated on:February 05,2024