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Family found with unusually heritable Alzheimer's risk

Family found with unusually heritable Alzheimer's risk

by Mary Loftus,Emory UniversityThe Lowman family (several members of whom can be seen in this old family photo, above) recalls touching moments from more than a decade of caring for their mother

Family found with unusually heritable Alzheimer's risk

by Mary Loftus,Emory UniversityThe Lowman family (several members of whom can be seen in this old family photo, above) recalls touching moments from more than a decade of caring for their mother
Recurrent brain trauma may increase Alzheimer's risk

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

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
Approximately half of AD dementia cases are mild, one-fifth are severe

Approximately half of AD dementia cases are mild, one-fifth are severe

by Boston University School of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhat percent of patients with Alzheimer's Disease (AD) currently have severe dementia? Do more people have mild disease? Or are

Approximately half of AD dementia cases are mild, one-fifth are severe

by Boston University School of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhat percent of patients with Alzheimer's Disease (AD) currently have severe dementia? Do more people have mild disease? Or are
Researchers propose a new way to identify when consciousness emerges in human infancy

Researchers propose a new way to identify when consciousness emerges in human infancy

byUniversity of BirminghamCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAcademics are proposing a new and improved way to help researchers discover when consciousness emerges in human infancy.When over the

Researchers propose a new way to identify when consciousness emerges in human infancy

byUniversity of BirminghamCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAcademics are proposing a new and improved way to help researchers discover when consciousness emerges in human infancy.When over the
Playtime, being social helps a dog's aging brain, study finds

Playtime, being social helps a dog's aging brain, study finds

by Dennis ThompsonAs their aging brains shrink, older dogs can suffer the same memory and thinking problems as many older humans do.But dogs are just like humans in another way—playtime and social act

Playtime, being social helps a dog's aging brain, study finds

by Dennis ThompsonAs their aging brains shrink, older dogs can suffer the same memory and thinking problems as many older humans do.But dogs are just like humans in another way—playtime and social act
Research links age-related inflammation, microglia and Alzheimer's disease

Research links age-related inflammation, microglia and Alzheimer's disease

by Nicholas Weiler,Stanford UniversityMyeloid TREM1 expression positively associates with increasing AD pathology. Credit:Nature Neuroscience(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41593-024-01610-wSt

Research links age-related inflammation, microglia and Alzheimer's disease

by Nicholas Weiler,Stanford UniversityMyeloid TREM1 expression positively associates with increasing AD pathology. Credit:Nature Neuroscience(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41593-024-01610-wSt
Care home study highlights poor care for dementia residents with hearing problems

Care home study highlights poor care for dementia residents with hearing problems

by Mike Addelman,University of ManchesterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainHard of hearing people with dementia are not receiving the care they desperately need, according to a new study by Univ

Care home study highlights poor care for dementia residents with hearing problems

by Mike Addelman,University of ManchesterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainHard of hearing people with dementia are not receiving the care they desperately need, according to a new study by Univ
Towards better management of disinhibition in frontotemporal dementia

Towards better management of disinhibition in frontotemporal dementia

by Marie Simon,Paris Brain InstituteReconstruction of a waiting room for the ECOCAPTURE study. Credit: FrontLab, Paris Brain InstituteDisinhibition is one of the main symptoms of the behavioral

Towards better management of disinhibition in frontotemporal dementia

by Marie Simon,Paris Brain InstituteReconstruction of a waiting room for the ECOCAPTURE study. Credit: FrontLab, Paris Brain InstituteDisinhibition is one of the main symptoms of the behavioral
Proteomic profile study reveals signatures for distinguishing different forms of Alzheimer's disease

Proteomic profile study reveals signatures for distinguishing different forms of Alzheimer's disease

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified proteomic changes associated with forms of Alzhe

Proteomic profile study reveals signatures for distinguishing different forms of Alzheimer's disease

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified proteomic changes associated with forms of Alzhe
How antidepressants, ketamine and psychedelic drugs may make brains more flexible—new research

How antidepressants, ketamine and psychedelic drugs may make brains more flexible—new research

by Barbara Jacquelyn Sahakian and Christelle Langley,The ConversationCredit: Juan Gaertner/ShutterstockThe first-line pharmacological treatment for major depressive disorder (MDD) are antidepres

How antidepressants, ketamine and psychedelic drugs may make brains more flexible—new research

by Barbara Jacquelyn Sahakian and Christelle Langley,The ConversationCredit: Juan Gaertner/ShutterstockThe first-line pharmacological treatment for major depressive disorder (MDD) are antidepres
Gene yields insights into the causes of neurodegeneration

Gene yields insights into the causes of neurodegeneration

by Cornell UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainAcross the globe, approximately 50 million people are living with dementia. The two most common forms are Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal

Gene yields insights into the causes of neurodegeneration

by Cornell UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainAcross the globe, approximately 50 million people are living with dementia. The two most common forms are Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal
Wrist device that monitors activity could help provide early warning of Alzheimer's

Wrist device that monitors activity could help provide early warning of Alzheimer's

by Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public HealthGraphical Abstract. Credit:SLEEP(2024). DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsae037Monitoring daily activity patterns using a wrist-worn de

Wrist device that monitors activity could help provide early warning of Alzheimer's

by Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public HealthGraphical Abstract. Credit:SLEEP(2024). DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsae037Monitoring daily activity patterns using a wrist-worn de