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

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

Down syndrome research untangles therapeutic possibilities for Alzheimer's

by University of California - San DiegoMichael Rafii, M.D., Ph.D., UC San Diego Health. Credit: UC San Diego HealthMore than five million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease (AD). O

Updated on: February 26,2024

Down syndrome research untangles therapeutic possibilities for Alzheimer's

by University of California - San DiegoMichael Rafii, M.D., Ph.D., UC San Diego Health. Credit: UC San Diego HealthMore than five million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease (AD). O

Updated on:February 26,2024

Eli Lilly changes outcome goals in Alzheimer's drug study

by Linda A. JohnsonEli Lilly said Tuesday that it's changed the outcome goals for a late-stage patient study of its closely watched experimental drug for Alzheimer's disease, solanezumab.The E

Updated on: February 28,2024

Eli Lilly changes outcome goals in Alzheimer's drug study

by Linda A. JohnsonEli Lilly said Tuesday that it's changed the outcome goals for a late-stage patient study of its closely watched experimental drug for Alzheimer's disease, solanezumab.The E

Updated on:February 28,2024

Alzheimer's may strike women and men in different ways

by Steven Reinberg Healthday Reporter(HealthDay)—The ravages of Alzheimer's may strike later in women than men, but once it takes hold women tend to deteriorate far faster than men, according to a

Updated on: April 25,2024

Alzheimer's may strike women and men in different ways

by Steven Reinberg Healthday Reporter(HealthDay)—The ravages of Alzheimer's may strike later in women than men, but once it takes hold women tend to deteriorate far faster than men, according to a

Updated on:April 25,2024

How the nervous system distinguishes between different types of social touch

byLinköping UniversityThe researchers at Linköping University study how the nervous system processes the social signals in touch, such as calming touch. Credit: Anna Nilsen/Linköping UniversityT

Updated on: December 16,2024

How the nervous system distinguishes between different types of social touch

byLinköping UniversityThe researchers at Linköping University study how the nervous system processes the social signals in touch, such as calming touch. Credit: Anna Nilsen/Linköping UniversityT

Updated on:December 16,2024

Lightweight, head-mounted microscope unveils brain oxygenation in freely moving mice

by TranSpreadPhotoacoustic fiberscope for cerebral imaging in the freely moving-state. Credit:Light: Science & Applications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41377-023-01348-3The brain consumes app

Updated on: April 06,2024

Lightweight, head-mounted microscope unveils brain oxygenation in freely moving mice

by TranSpreadPhotoacoustic fiberscope for cerebral imaging in the freely moving-state. Credit:Light: Science & Applications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41377-023-01348-3The brain consumes app

Updated on:April 06,2024

Dementia and eating disorders: it is a problem of (semantic) memory

by International School of Advanced Studies (SISSA)Binge eating, sugary foods cravings, abnormal table manners: new research conducted by SISSA sheds light for the first time on the possible orig

Updated on: May 06,2024

Dementia and eating disorders: it is a problem of (semantic) memory

by International School of Advanced Studies (SISSA)Binge eating, sugary foods cravings, abnormal table manners: new research conducted by SISSA sheds light for the first time on the possible orig

Updated on:May 06,2024

Recurrent brain trauma may increase Alzheimer's risk

by Radiological Society of North AmericaParametric maps of amyloid deposition in healthy control participants (A and B) and blast-exposed military instructors (C and D) at baseline (A and C) and

Updated on: June 01,2024

Recurrent brain trauma may increase Alzheimer's risk

by Radiological Society of North AmericaParametric maps of amyloid deposition in healthy control participants (A and B) and blast-exposed military instructors (C and D) at baseline (A and C) and

Updated on:June 01,2024

Researchers one step closer to preventing preeclampsia

by American Physiological SocietyCredit:Physiological Genomics(2024). DOI: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.00058.2023Researchers have identified several differences in DNA methylation in peop

Updated on: March 19,2024

Researchers one step closer to preventing preeclampsia

by American Physiological SocietyCredit:Physiological Genomics(2024). DOI: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.00058.2023Researchers have identified several differences in DNA methylation in peop

Updated on:March 19,2024

Researchers investigate the aging brain and peripheral vascular dysfunction

by Impact Journals LLCCerebrovascular dysfunction is an underlying feature of most major types of dementia. Credit: 2024 Wahl and Clayton.A new review paper waspublishedinAging

Updated on: June 15,2024

Researchers investigate the aging brain and peripheral vascular dysfunction

by Impact Journals LLCCerebrovascular dysfunction is an underlying feature of most major types of dementia. Credit: 2024 Wahl and Clayton.A new review paper waspublishedinAging

Updated on:June 15,2024

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