Epigenetics blood markers can help understand dementia risk

byUniversity of ExeterOverview of the model generation. The model generation workflow consists of model training in the EXTEND and EMIF-AD cohorts using two different approaches. Credit:Al

Updated on: September 03,2024

Epigenetics blood markers can help understand dementia risk

byUniversity of ExeterOverview of the model generation. The model generation workflow consists of model training in the EXTEND and EMIF-AD cohorts using two different approaches. Credit:Al

Updated on:September 03,2024

Can phototherapy improve cognitive function in patients with dementia?

by WileyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn an analysis of published clinical trials, investigators found that phototherapy—or exposure to sessions of bright light—may be a promising non-pharmaco

Updated on: June 05,2024

Can phototherapy improve cognitive function in patients with dementia?

by WileyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn an analysis of published clinical trials, investigators found that phototherapy—or exposure to sessions of bright light—may be a promising non-pharmaco

Updated on:June 05,2024

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

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

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

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

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

Gut could sound early warning alarm for motor neuron disease

by University of AberdeenCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe same proteins thought to contribute to motor neuron disease can be found in the gut many years before any brain symptoms occur, a new

Updated on: February 03,2024

Gut could sound early warning alarm for motor neuron disease

by University of AberdeenCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe same proteins thought to contribute to motor neuron disease can be found in the gut many years before any brain symptoms occur, a new

Updated on:February 03,2024

Understanding the genetic roots of rare mutations in Alzheimer's disease

byVIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology)Hippocampal neurons with staining for endosomes (turquoise and purple) and lysosomes (yellow). When the PSEN2 gene is absent or carries a familial

Updated on: December 11,2024

Understanding the genetic roots of rare mutations in Alzheimer's disease

byVIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology)Hippocampal neurons with staining for endosomes (turquoise and purple) and lysosomes (yellow). When the PSEN2 gene is absent or carries a familial

Updated on:December 11,2024

Diagnosis of Alzheimer's and related dementias reduces social activity

by Rutgers UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDespite the belief that early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias is crucial, a new Rutgers study found that the diagnos

Updated on: April 20,2024

Diagnosis of Alzheimer's and related dementias reduces social activity

by Rutgers UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDespite the belief that early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias is crucial, a new Rutgers study found that the diagnos

Updated on:April 20,2024

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

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