Most Medicare beneficiaries say they don't receive cognitive assessments

by Orli Belman,University of Southern CaliforniaCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research from the University of Southern California measured the use of Medicaid's annual wellness visits and the

Updated on: May 13,2024

Most Medicare beneficiaries say they don't receive cognitive assessments

by Orli Belman,University of Southern CaliforniaCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research from the University of Southern California measured the use of Medicaid's annual wellness visits and the

Updated on:May 13,2024

Do veterans who experience concussions have an increased risk of Alzheimer's?

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMiddle-age veterans who experienced concussions due to blasts from explosive devices may have biomarkers in their spinal fluid sim

Updated on: March 19,2024

Do veterans who experience concussions have an increased risk of Alzheimer's?

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMiddle-age veterans who experienced concussions due to blasts from explosive devices may have biomarkers in their spinal fluid sim

Updated on:March 19,2024

Dementia and COVID: What families and physicians should know

by Columbia University Irving Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainEarly in the pandemic, neurologists expressed concern that COVID-19 patients with dementia may be at higher risk for complicat

Updated on: May 06,2024

Dementia and COVID: What families and physicians should know

by Columbia University Irving Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainEarly in the pandemic, neurologists expressed concern that COVID-19 patients with dementia may be at higher risk for complicat

Updated on:May 06,2024

Link found between chronic inflammation and risk for Alzheimer's disease

by Boston University School of MedicineWhile it is widely shown that possessing the ApoE4 gene is the major genetic risk factor of Alzheimer's disease (AD), not all ApoE4 carriers develop AD.

Updated on: March 07,2024

Link found between chronic inflammation and risk for Alzheimer's disease

by Boston University School of MedicineWhile it is widely shown that possessing the ApoE4 gene is the major genetic risk factor of Alzheimer's disease (AD), not all ApoE4 carriers develop AD.

Updated on:March 07,2024

Ultrasound exposure improves depressive behavior in rodents

by Tokyo University of ScienceEffects of recorded 50-kHz USV exposure on hyperemotionality in olfactory bulbectomized (OB) rats (a). Hyperemotionality scores were measured before and after ultras

Updated on: February 03,2024

Ultrasound exposure improves depressive behavior in rodents

by Tokyo University of ScienceEffects of recorded 50-kHz USV exposure on hyperemotionality in olfactory bulbectomized (OB) rats (a). Hyperemotionality scores were measured before and after ultras

Updated on:February 03,2024

Antipsychotic drugs likely overprescribed to homebound patients with dementia, study finds

by WileyCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research published in theJournal of the American Geriatrics Societyindicates that antipsychotics are likely overprescribed and used inappropriatel

Updated on: March 02,2024

Antipsychotic drugs likely overprescribed to homebound patients with dementia, study finds

by WileyCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research published in theJournal of the American Geriatrics Societyindicates that antipsychotics are likely overprescribed and used inappropriatel

Updated on:March 02,2024

Research team develops soft and highly durable brain electrodes that could be used in treatment

by DGIST (Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology)ECoG electrode array based on PDMS-based substrates treated in two different ways. (a) Fabrication of ECoG electrodes based on surface-tre

Updated on: March 30,2024

Research team develops soft and highly durable brain electrodes that could be used in treatment

by DGIST (Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology)ECoG electrode array based on PDMS-based substrates treated in two different ways. (a) Fabrication of ECoG electrodes based on surface-tre

Updated on:March 30,2024

Research finds that ultrasound slows brain ageing

by University of QueenslandTreatment with scanning ultrasound has already been proven to reverse Alzheimer's disease in mice, and now it appears it could also slow down ageing in healthy brai

Updated on: March 07,2024

Research finds that ultrasound slows brain ageing

by University of QueenslandTreatment with scanning ultrasound has already been proven to reverse Alzheimer's disease in mice, and now it appears it could also slow down ageing in healthy brai

Updated on:March 07,2024

Telecare found to cut costs, boost quality of life for dementia patients

by University of California, San FranciscoCredit: CC0 Public DomainA UCSF telecare program that improves outcomes for patients with dementia and lightens the load for unpaid caregivers also has t

Updated on: March 02,2024

Telecare found to cut costs, boost quality of life for dementia patients

by University of California, San FranciscoCredit: CC0 Public DomainA UCSF telecare program that improves outcomes for patients with dementia and lightens the load for unpaid caregivers also has t

Updated on:March 02,2024

Can brain stimulation improve memory formation?

by Graciela Gutierrez,Baylor College of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor some adults, the use of a responsive neurostimulation (RNS) system implanted in the brain can help lessen or

Updated on: February 21,2024

Can brain stimulation improve memory formation?

by Graciela Gutierrez,Baylor College of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor some adults, the use of a responsive neurostimulation (RNS) system implanted in the brain can help lessen or

Updated on:February 21,2024

Alzheimer's disease risk impacted by the liver, diet

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaDiagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.CHICAGO -Reduced levels of plasmalog

Updated on: April 07,2024

Alzheimer's disease risk impacted by the liver, diet

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaDiagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.CHICAGO -Reduced levels of plasmalog

Updated on:April 07,2024

Electronic health records help study drug-effectiveness in Alzheimer's disease

by Case Western Reserve UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers have harnessed the power of electronic health records to gain insight in the potential of inflammation-controlling medicatio

Updated on: May 22,2024

Electronic health records help study drug-effectiveness in Alzheimer's disease

by Case Western Reserve UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers have harnessed the power of electronic health records to gain insight in the potential of inflammation-controlling medicatio

Updated on:May 22,2024