Researchers find preclinical evidence that a nasal immunotherapy may help treat Alzheimer's disease

by Brigham and Women's HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAlzheimer's is a debilitating neurodegenerative and neuroinflammatory disease that is difficult to treat. Most existing th

Updated on: March 02,2024

Researchers find preclinical evidence that a nasal immunotherapy may help treat Alzheimer's disease

by Brigham and Women's HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAlzheimer's is a debilitating neurodegenerative and neuroinflammatory disease that is difficult to treat. Most existing th

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

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

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

Tactile imagery increases corticospinal excitability, study finds

by Oleg Sherbakov,Skolkovo Institute of Science and TechnologyExperiment on imagining movements and tactile sensations in the right hand. Credit: Aigul NasibullinaThe ability to imagine is one o

Updated on: July 05,2024

Tactile imagery increases corticospinal excitability, study finds

by Oleg Sherbakov,Skolkovo Institute of Science and TechnologyExperiment on imagining movements and tactile sensations in the right hand. Credit: Aigul NasibullinaThe ability to imagine is one o

Updated on:July 05,2024

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

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

Innovative 'smart socks' could help millions living with dementia

by University of BristolLeft: The display that carers will see in the Milbotix app. Right: Milbotix founder and CEO Dr Zeke Steer. Credit: University of Bristol"Smart socks" that track

Updated on: May 13,2024

Innovative 'smart socks' could help millions living with dementia

by University of BristolLeft: The display that carers will see in the Milbotix app. Right: Milbotix founder and CEO Dr Zeke Steer. Credit: University of Bristol"Smart socks" that track

Updated on:May 13,2024

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

It is not clear whether new Alzheimer's drugs will make a difference at a population level, say researchers

byUniversity of CambridgeCredit: CC0 Public DomainCambridge researchers have cast doubt on whether new amyloid immunotherapy drugs will have the desired effect of significantly reducing the impa

Updated on: August 08,2024

It is not clear whether new Alzheimer's drugs will make a difference at a population level, say researchers

byUniversity of CambridgeCredit: CC0 Public DomainCambridge researchers have cast doubt on whether new amyloid immunotherapy drugs will have the desired effect of significantly reducing the impa

Updated on:August 08,2024

Combination of healthy lifestyle traits may substantially reduce Alzheimer's disease risk

by National Institutes of HealthCombining four or five healthy lifestyle behaviors -- such as swimming -- may lower risk of Alzheimer's disease. Credit: NIH/National Institute on AgingCombini

Updated on: July 01,2024

Combination of healthy lifestyle traits may substantially reduce Alzheimer's disease risk

by National Institutes of HealthCombining four or five healthy lifestyle behaviors -- such as swimming -- may lower risk of Alzheimer's disease. Credit: NIH/National Institute on AgingCombini

Updated on:July 01,2024

Skin cells from frontotemporal dementia patients may reveal disease mechanisms and biomarkers for drug research

by University of Eastern FinlandFibroblasts of C9-HRE carriers show unaltered C9orf72 levels, express RNA foci, but do not display DPR proteins. a TaqMan assay from fibroblast RNA for C9orf72 all

Updated on: May 28,2024

Skin cells from frontotemporal dementia patients may reveal disease mechanisms and biomarkers for drug research

by University of Eastern FinlandFibroblasts of C9-HRE carriers show unaltered C9orf72 levels, express RNA foci, but do not display DPR proteins. a TaqMan assay from fibroblast RNA for C9orf72 all

Updated on:May 28,2024

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