Facebook app offers opportunity to help unpaid Alzheimer's caregivers via friendsourcing

by Indiana UniversityDavid Wilkerson, an assistant professor in the IU School of Social Work and a member of the Facebook app research team. Credit: IU School of Social WorkResearchers at IUPUI h

Updated on: March 30,2024

Facebook app offers opportunity to help unpaid Alzheimer's caregivers via friendsourcing

by Indiana UniversityDavid Wilkerson, an assistant professor in the IU School of Social Work and a member of the Facebook app research team. Credit: IU School of Social WorkResearchers at IUPUI h

Updated on:March 30,2024

Household and family ties significant in staving off dementia

by University of AdelaideCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn a global study, researchers in evolutionary medicine at the University of Adelaide have found that people living in larger households

Updated on: June 20,2024

Household and family ties significant in staving off dementia

by University of AdelaideCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn a global study, researchers in evolutionary medicine at the University of Adelaide have found that people living in larger households

Updated on:June 20,2024

Pressure sensing by muscles provides a promising new target for treatments

by Michael Dimitriou,Umea UniversityCredit:Cell Reports(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114699A new study from Umeå University, Sweden, shows that the body's muscles sense mech

Updated on: September 23,2024

Pressure sensing by muscles provides a promising new target for treatments

by Michael Dimitriou,Umea UniversityCredit:Cell Reports(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114699A new study from Umeå University, Sweden, shows that the body's muscles sense mech

Updated on:September 23,2024

Vesicles that trap amyloid appear to also contribute to Alzheimer's

by Medical College of Georgia at Augusta UniversityDr. Erhard Bieberich, neuroscientist in the MCG Department of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine and the study's corresponding author. C

Updated on: April 29,2024

Vesicles that trap amyloid appear to also contribute to Alzheimer's

by Medical College of Georgia at Augusta UniversityDr. Erhard Bieberich, neuroscientist in the MCG Department of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine and the study's corresponding author. C

Updated on:April 29,2024

Identification of potential target protein aggregates for treating Alzheimer's

by CEACredit: CC0 Public DomainThe aggregation of alpha-synuclein proteins in Parkinson's disease and tau proteins in Alzheimer's disease is intimately linked to the progression of these neuro

Updated on: June 24,2024

Identification of potential target protein aggregates for treating Alzheimer's

by CEACredit: CC0 Public DomainThe aggregation of alpha-synuclein proteins in Parkinson's disease and tau proteins in Alzheimer's disease is intimately linked to the progression of these neuro

Updated on:June 24,2024

Report supports reparations for harm to Australians living with dementia

by University of Technology, SydneyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new report aims to bring awareness to the need for reparations, as well as changes to policy and practice around access to ju

Updated on: April 29,2024

Report supports reparations for harm to Australians living with dementia

by University of Technology, SydneyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new report aims to bring awareness to the need for reparations, as well as changes to policy and practice around access to ju

Updated on:April 29,2024

Researchers find enzyme plays much larger role in preventing neurodegenerative diseases

JANUARY 31, 2024byIndiana UniversityDeleting NMNAT2 in cortical glutamatergic neurons results in age-dependent axonal degeneration.ABody weight of cKO and their littermate control (c

Updated on: March 28,2024

Researchers find enzyme plays much larger role in preventing neurodegenerative diseases

JANUARY 31, 2024byIndiana UniversityDeleting NMNAT2 in cortical glutamatergic neurons results in age-dependent axonal degeneration.ABody weight of cKO and their littermate control (c

Updated on:March 28,2024

Reducing dementia risks

by Deb BalzerCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFormer first lady Rosalynn Carter has been diagnosed with dementia. A family statement, posted on The Carter Center website, says that she continues to li

Updated on: April 01,2024

Reducing dementia risks

by Deb BalzerCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFormer first lady Rosalynn Carter has been diagnosed with dementia. A family statement, posted on The Carter Center website, says that she continues to li

Updated on:April 01,2024

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

New molecule to fight against transthyretin amyloidosis

byAutonomous University of BarcelonaCredit:Journal of Medicinal Chemistry(2022). DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.2c01195Researchers from IBB-UAB have developed a second-generation molecule

Updated on: January 12,2024

New molecule to fight against transthyretin amyloidosis

byAutonomous University of BarcelonaCredit:Journal of Medicinal Chemistry(2022). DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.2c01195Researchers from IBB-UAB have developed a second-generation molecule

Updated on:January 12,2024

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy may alleviate symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease

by Tel Aviv UniversityCredit: Tel Aviv UniversityA new Tel Aviv University study reveals that hyperbaric oxygen treatments may ameliorate symptoms experienced by patients with Alzheimer's dis

Updated on: March 09,2024

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy may alleviate symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease

by Tel Aviv UniversityCredit: Tel Aviv UniversityA new Tel Aviv University study reveals that hyperbaric oxygen treatments may ameliorate symptoms experienced by patients with Alzheimer's dis

Updated on:March 09,2024

Protein modification of a gene expression regulator can confer neuroprotection against inflammation

by University of Eastern FinlandCredit: Public DomainResearchers at the University of Eastern Finland have found a potential neuroprotective effect of a protein modification that could be a thera

Updated on: June 14,2024

Protein modification of a gene expression regulator can confer neuroprotection against inflammation

by University of Eastern FinlandCredit: Public DomainResearchers at the University of Eastern Finland have found a potential neuroprotective effect of a protein modification that could be a thera

Updated on:June 14,2024