Insurers balk at paying for Biogen's $56,000-a-year Alzheimer's treatment

by John Tozzi, Angelica Lavito and Anushree DaveCredit: CC0 Public DomainU.S. health insurers say they want more proof before paying for Biogen Inc.'s Aduhelm, stalling sales of the costly new Alz

Updated on: April 29,2024

Insurers balk at paying for Biogen's $56,000-a-year Alzheimer's treatment

by John Tozzi, Angelica Lavito and Anushree DaveCredit: CC0 Public DomainU.S. health insurers say they want more proof before paying for Biogen Inc.'s Aduhelm, stalling sales of the costly new Alz

Updated on:April 29,2024

Repeated infections associated with increased risk of some neurodegenerative diseases

by Public Library of ScienceResearchers assess hospital-treated infection and risk of neurodegenerative diseases. Created with Adobe Illustrator. Credit: Jiangwei Sun (CC-BY 4.0, creativecommons.

Updated on: June 01,2024

Repeated infections associated with increased risk of some neurodegenerative diseases

by Public Library of ScienceResearchers assess hospital-treated infection and risk of neurodegenerative diseases. Created with Adobe Illustrator. Credit: Jiangwei Sun (CC-BY 4.0, creativecommons.

Updated on:June 01,2024

Portable cap can measure cognition with pulsed laser light

by Anne McGovern,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyFour custom readout integrated circuits are mounted so that they can be placed on metal plating. The Geiger-mode avalanche photodiodes are l

Updated on: February 05,2024

Portable cap can measure cognition with pulsed laser light

by Anne McGovern,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyFour custom readout integrated circuits are mounted so that they can be placed on metal plating. The Geiger-mode avalanche photodiodes are l

Updated on:February 05,2024

Alzheimer's disease protein links plaques to cell death in mice

by RIKENMRI scans of CAPON-overexpressing mouse brains scanned 7 days and 3 months after CAPON cDNA introduction to AD mice. Credit: RIKENA new protein involved in Alzheimer's disease (AD) ha

Updated on: April 07,2024

Alzheimer's disease protein links plaques to cell death in mice

by RIKENMRI scans of CAPON-overexpressing mouse brains scanned 7 days and 3 months after CAPON cDNA introduction to AD mice. Credit: RIKENA new protein involved in Alzheimer's disease (AD) ha

Updated on:April 07,2024

Study confirms cognitive deficits in people with the rare disease MOGAD

by Stefan Zorn, Medizinische Hochschule HannoverMean z-scores of neuropsychological tests at baseline (patients <60 years). PASAT, Paced Auditory Serial Addition Task; SDMT, Symbol Digit Modalities

Updated on: November 12,2024

Study confirms cognitive deficits in people with the rare disease MOGAD

by Stefan Zorn, Medizinische Hochschule HannoverMean z-scores of neuropsychological tests at baseline (patients <60 years). PASAT, Paced Auditory Serial Addition Task; SDMT, Symbol Digit Modalities

Updated on:November 12,2024

A&E attendance for people with dementia is common and increasing

by King's College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new paper published today in the journalAlzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Associationfound that

Updated on: May 09,2024

A&E attendance for people with dementia is common and increasing

by King's College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new paper published today in the journalAlzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Associationfound that

Updated on:May 09,2024

Alzheimer-type brain pathology after transplantation of dura mater

by University of ZurichBrown-colored A-beta plaques in the cerebral cortex in Alzheimer's disease. Credit: University Hospital ZurichUp to now Alzheimer's disease has not been recognized

Updated on: February 27,2024

Alzheimer-type brain pathology after transplantation of dura mater

by University of ZurichBrown-colored A-beta plaques in the cerebral cortex in Alzheimer's disease. Credit: University Hospital ZurichUp to now Alzheimer's disease has not been recognized

Updated on:February 27,2024

Hallucinations from flickering lights: What happens in our brain?

by Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience - KNAWCredit:Current Biology(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.07.091A new study from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience shows how flickering

Updated on: September 23,2024

Hallucinations from flickering lights: What happens in our brain?

by Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience - KNAWCredit:Current Biology(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.07.091A new study from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience shows how flickering

Updated on:September 23,2024

Exploring how astrocytes respond to spinal cord injury or stroke-induced tissue damage

by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical XpressWound repair astrocytes (in green) form a border around the inflammatory cells (in white) that invade an area of brain tissue damaged by a small stroke. This astrocyt

Updated on: July 31,2024

Exploring how astrocytes respond to spinal cord injury or stroke-induced tissue damage

by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical XpressWound repair astrocytes (in green) form a border around the inflammatory cells (in white) that invade an area of brain tissue damaged by a small stroke. This astrocyt

Updated on:July 31,2024

Exercise alters brain chemistry to protect aging synapses

by University of California, San FranciscoCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhen elderly people stay active, their brains have more of a class of proteins that enhances the connections between ne

Updated on: May 22,2024

Exercise alters brain chemistry to protect aging synapses

by University of California, San FranciscoCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhen elderly people stay active, their brains have more of a class of proteins that enhances the connections between ne

Updated on:May 22,2024

How much does dementia risk increase after traumatic brain injury?

by Public Library of ScienceThe WHO has predicted that TBI will become a leading cause of death and long-term illness during the next ten years. Already one per cent of the population in the United St

Updated on: May 13,2024

How much does dementia risk increase after traumatic brain injury?

by Public Library of ScienceThe WHO has predicted that TBI will become a leading cause of death and long-term illness during the next ten years. Already one per cent of the population in the United St

Updated on:May 13,2024

Alzheimer's leads to changes in the small blood vessels in the brain

by University of OsloEarlier research has shown that several of the same risk factors behind the development of cardiovascular disease also can lead to Alzheimer’s. Pictured left to right: Shreya

Updated on: April 25,2024

Alzheimer's leads to changes in the small blood vessels in the brain

by University of OsloEarlier research has shown that several of the same risk factors behind the development of cardiovascular disease also can lead to Alzheimer’s. Pictured left to right: Shreya

Updated on:April 25,2024