Can a calculator predict your risk of dementia?

by The Ottawa HospitalResearchers have built and validated an online calculator that empowers individuals 55 and over to better understand the health of their brain and how they can reduce their risk

Updated on: June 18,2024

Can a calculator predict your risk of dementia?

by The Ottawa HospitalResearchers have built and validated an online calculator that empowers individuals 55 and over to better understand the health of their brain and how they can reduce their risk

Updated on:June 18,2024

Tau protein changes correlate with Alzheimer's disease dementia stage

by Alice McCarthy,Children's Hospital BostonPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainResearch into Alzheimer's disease has long focused on understandi

Updated on: April 02,2024

Tau protein changes correlate with Alzheimer's disease dementia stage

by Alice McCarthy,Children's Hospital BostonPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainResearch into Alzheimer's disease has long focused on understandi

Updated on:April 02,2024

Molecular changes in the brain in aftermath of traumatic event may help explain long-term susceptibility or resilience

by Medical College of Georgia at Augusta UniversityDr. Chung Sub Kim. Credit: Michael Holahan, Augusta UniversitySocial avoidance is a common symptom of PTSD, and scientists working to better und

Updated on: February 05,2024

Molecular changes in the brain in aftermath of traumatic event may help explain long-term susceptibility or resilience

by Medical College of Georgia at Augusta UniversityDr. Chung Sub Kim. Credit: Michael Holahan, Augusta UniversitySocial avoidance is a common symptom of PTSD, and scientists working to better und

Updated on:February 05,2024

Alzheimer's and an unusual molecular chaperone

by University of KonstanzPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainAmong the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease are the Alzheimer fibrils, deposits of the tau

Updated on: April 20,2024

Alzheimer's and an unusual molecular chaperone

by University of KonstanzPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainAmong the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease are the Alzheimer fibrils, deposits of the tau

Updated on:April 20,2024

Memory may be preserved in condition with brain changes similar to Alzheimer's disease

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPrimary progressive aphasia is a rare neurodegenerative condition characterized by prominent language problems that worsen over t

Updated on: June 18,2024

Memory may be preserved in condition with brain changes similar to Alzheimer's disease

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPrimary progressive aphasia is a rare neurodegenerative condition characterized by prominent language problems that worsen over t

Updated on:June 18,2024

Alzheimer's: Protective immune cells active decades before symptom onset

by German Center for Neurodegenerative DiseasesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn individuals with a genetic predisposition to Alzheimer's disease, the immune cells of the brain—the "mi

Updated on: April 02,2024

Alzheimer's: Protective immune cells active decades before symptom onset

by German Center for Neurodegenerative DiseasesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn individuals with a genetic predisposition to Alzheimer's disease, the immune cells of the brain—the "mi

Updated on:April 02,2024

Erectile dysfunction drugs may be linked to reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe drugs used to treat erectile dysfunction may also be associated with a reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease, according to a study p

Updated on: June 01,2024

Erectile dysfunction drugs may be linked to reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe drugs used to treat erectile dysfunction may also be associated with a reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease, according to a study p

Updated on:June 01,2024

ALS and dementia attacked by an RNA-hunting compound that recruits cell's own virus fighter

by The Scripps Research InstituteTo study the effectiveness of their compounds, the scientists directed cells from patients with ALS to become stem cells and then specialize into nerve cells. Cre

Updated on: June 14,2024

ALS and dementia attacked by an RNA-hunting compound that recruits cell's own virus fighter

by The Scripps Research InstituteTo study the effectiveness of their compounds, the scientists directed cells from patients with ALS to become stem cells and then specialize into nerve cells. Cre

Updated on:June 14,2024

Clinical trial suggests new drug candidate for spinocerebellar ataxia may offer certain therapeutic benefits

byNiigata UniversityL-arginine inhibits the aggregation of polyglutamine proteins in neuronal cells. Credit: Niigata UniversityA team has conducted a trial on the efficacy and safety of L-argini

Updated on: December 18,2024

Clinical trial suggests new drug candidate for spinocerebellar ataxia may offer certain therapeutic benefits

byNiigata UniversityL-arginine inhibits the aggregation of polyglutamine proteins in neuronal cells. Credit: Niigata UniversityA team has conducted a trial on the efficacy and safety of L-argini

Updated on:December 18,2024

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

Biogen cuts the price tag on its Alzheimer's drug in half

by Tom MurphyThe Biogen Inc., headquarters is shown March 11, 2020, in Cambridge, Mass. Biogen is slashing the price of its Alzheimer's treatment months after the drug debuted to widespread critic

Updated on: April 25,2024

Biogen cuts the price tag on its Alzheimer's drug in half

by Tom MurphyThe Biogen Inc., headquarters is shown March 11, 2020, in Cambridge, Mass. Biogen is slashing the price of its Alzheimer's treatment months after the drug debuted to widespread critic

Updated on:April 25,2024

Anticoagulants fail to prevent unexplained strokes, clinical trial finds

by Columbia University Irving Medical CenterVisual Abstract.Apixaban to Prevent Recurrence After Cryptogenic Stroke in Patients With Atrial Cardiopathy. Credit:JAMA, (2024). doi:10.10

Updated on: May 21,2024

Anticoagulants fail to prevent unexplained strokes, clinical trial finds

by Columbia University Irving Medical CenterVisual Abstract.Apixaban to Prevent Recurrence After Cryptogenic Stroke in Patients With Atrial Cardiopathy. Credit:JAMA, (2024). doi:10.10

Updated on:May 21,2024