Genetics study finds ancestral background can affect Alzheimer's disease risk

by University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineThe difference in APOE expression between African and European local ancestry carriers. University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of

Updated on: March 09,2024

Genetics study finds ancestral background can affect Alzheimer's disease risk

by University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineThe difference in APOE expression between African and European local ancestry carriers. University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of

Updated on:March 09,2024

Forget me not: Novel target shows promise in treating Alzheimer's and related dementias

by Matthew Greseth,Medical University of South CarolinaThe cytotoxic tau isomer (cis P-tau; red) is partially colocalized with tau oligomers (green; top) and tau tangles (green; bottom) in Alzhe

Updated on: April 29,2024

Forget me not: Novel target shows promise in treating Alzheimer's and related dementias

by Matthew Greseth,Medical University of South CarolinaThe cytotoxic tau isomer (cis P-tau; red) is partially colocalized with tau oligomers (green; top) and tau tangles (green; bottom) in Alzhe

Updated on:April 29,2024

Research reveals exercise brain boost can last for years

byUniversity of QueenslandCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA longitudinal study by University of Queensland researchers has found high-intensity interval exercise improves brain function in olde

Updated on: July 11,2024

Research reveals exercise brain boost can last for years

byUniversity of QueenslandCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA longitudinal study by University of Queensland researchers has found high-intensity interval exercise improves brain function in olde

Updated on:July 11,2024

IL-21 protein a key part of immune response to central nervous system infections

by Zachary Sweger,Pennsylvania State UniversityT cells infiltrating brains of MuPyV-infected mice captured in the Lukacher lab. Credit: Penn StateResearchers at Penn State College of Medicine no

Updated on: April 16,2024

IL-21 protein a key part of immune response to central nervous system infections

by Zachary Sweger,Pennsylvania State UniversityT cells infiltrating brains of MuPyV-infected mice captured in the Lukacher lab. Credit: Penn StateResearchers at Penn State College of Medicine no

Updated on:April 16,2024

How cannabis affects cognition and psychology

by Barbara Jacquelyn Sahakian, Christelle Langley, Martine Skumlien and Tianye Jia,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageCannabis has been used by humans for thousands of years and is one of

Updated on: February 18,2024

How cannabis affects cognition and psychology

by Barbara Jacquelyn Sahakian, Christelle Langley, Martine Skumlien and Tianye Jia,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageCannabis has been used by humans for thousands of years and is one of

Updated on:February 18,2024

New insights into the formation of toxic protein clumps in Alzheimer's disease

byForschungszentrum JuelichSmall Aβ oligomers (left: cryo-electron microscopy) are clumps consisting of just a few Aβ molecules. They cluster together to form short, worm-like structures known a

Updated on: April 18,2024

New insights into the formation of toxic protein clumps in Alzheimer's disease

byForschungszentrum JuelichSmall Aβ oligomers (left: cryo-electron microscopy) are clumps consisting of just a few Aβ molecules. They cluster together to form short, worm-like structures known a

Updated on:April 18,2024

International study uncovers a molecule that could alleviate stroke-related brain injury

byThe Hospital for Sick ChildrenCredit: CC0 Public DomainA newly developed molecule, LK-2, could inform new therapies for stroke-related brain injury, find scientists at The Hospital for Sick Ch

Updated on: July 17,2024

International study uncovers a molecule that could alleviate stroke-related brain injury

byThe Hospital for Sick ChildrenCredit: CC0 Public DomainA newly developed molecule, LK-2, could inform new therapies for stroke-related brain injury, find scientists at The Hospital for Sick Ch

Updated on:July 17,2024

Improving quality of life and sleep in people with memory problems without using drugs

by University of Pennsylvania School of NursingCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA study from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (Penn Nursing), recentlypublishedin

Updated on: March 05,2024

Improving quality of life and sleep in people with memory problems without using drugs

by University of Pennsylvania School of NursingCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA study from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (Penn Nursing), recentlypublishedin

Updated on:March 05,2024

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

Updated on: February 03,2024

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

Updated on:February 03,2024

Alzheimer's disease: Viagra is seen as a potential treatment, but the research shows contradictory findings

by Ian Maidment and Hayley Gorton,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainArecent study reportedthat sildenafil, sold under the brand name Viagra, and other medicines from the same

Updated on: March 22,2024

Alzheimer's disease: Viagra is seen as a potential treatment, but the research shows contradictory findings

by Ian Maidment and Hayley Gorton,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainArecent study reportedthat sildenafil, sold under the brand name Viagra, and other medicines from the same

Updated on:March 22,2024

Blood-based marker for Alzheimer's disease shows diagnostic potential

by Alzheimer's Research UKDiagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.Researchers in Japan and Australia have used the ratio of different fo

Updated on: April 08,2024

Blood-based marker for Alzheimer's disease shows diagnostic potential

by Alzheimer's Research UKDiagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.Researchers in Japan and Australia have used the ratio of different fo

Updated on:April 08,2024

Australia unprepared to move future Alzheimer's treatment into rapid clinical use

by RAND CorporationCredit: CC0 Public DomainAs in other countries, the Australian health care system has limited capacity to rapidly move a future treatment for Alzheimer's disease from appro

Updated on: April 25,2024

Australia unprepared to move future Alzheimer's treatment into rapid clinical use

by RAND CorporationCredit: CC0 Public DomainAs in other countries, the Australian health care system has limited capacity to rapidly move a future treatment for Alzheimer's disease from appro

Updated on:April 25,2024