COVID-19: Advice for caring for people with Alzheimer's disease, mild cognitive impairment

by From Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: CC0 Public DomainWith the COVID-19 pandemic at the forefront of daily life, how much information should you share with a loved one who has Alzheimer's disea

Updated on: March 26,2024

COVID-19: Advice for caring for people with Alzheimer's disease, mild cognitive impairment

by From Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: CC0 Public DomainWith the COVID-19 pandemic at the forefront of daily life, how much information should you share with a loved one who has Alzheimer's disea

Updated on:March 26,2024

Machine-learning algorithms used to detect Alzheimer's during phone conversations

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressThe whole process in the present study. Credit: Shimoda et al, 2021 (CC-BY 4.0, creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Researchers working at the Department of Public Health

Updated on: June 14,2024

Machine-learning algorithms used to detect Alzheimer's during phone conversations

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressThe whole process in the present study. Credit: Shimoda et al, 2021 (CC-BY 4.0, creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Researchers working at the Department of Public Health

Updated on:June 14,2024

Study looks at whether daily limb compressions reduce dementia

by Medical College of GeorgiaDr. David Hess is Chairman of the Department of Neurology at the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University. Credit: Phil JonesA new study is looking at

Updated on: February 26,2024

Study looks at whether daily limb compressions reduce dementia

by Medical College of GeorgiaDr. David Hess is Chairman of the Department of Neurology at the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University. Credit: Phil JonesA new study is looking at

Updated on:February 26,2024

Development of plaques in Alzheimer's disease resolved

by Ruhr-Universitaet-BochumDominik Röhr researches proteins that are altered in Alzheimer’s disease. Credit: Michael SchwettmannA team of researchers from Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) and Vrije

Updated on: April 02,2024

Development of plaques in Alzheimer's disease resolved

by Ruhr-Universitaet-BochumDominik Röhr researches proteins that are altered in Alzheimer’s disease. Credit: Michael SchwettmannA team of researchers from Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) and Vrije

Updated on:April 02,2024

New drug targets for Alzheimer's identified from cerebrospinal fluid

by Mark Reynolds,Washington University School of MedicineCellular localization of immune and lysosomal proteins. Credit:Nature Genetics(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41588-024-01972-8A multit

Updated on: November 22,2024

New drug targets for Alzheimer's identified from cerebrospinal fluid

by Mark Reynolds,Washington University School of MedicineCellular localization of immune and lysosomal proteins. Credit:Nature Genetics(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41588-024-01972-8A multit

Updated on:November 22,2024

Opinion: New Alzheimer's drugs don't deserve the hype—here's why

by Sebastian Walsh,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageA prominent childhood memory is of my grandparents living with and then dying from dementia. As is universal with dementia, there was

Updated on: March 02,2024

Opinion: New Alzheimer's drugs don't deserve the hype—here's why

by Sebastian Walsh,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageA prominent childhood memory is of my grandparents living with and then dying from dementia. As is universal with dementia, there was

Updated on:March 02,2024

How are 'super agers' protected from Alzheimer's and mental decline?

by Alan Mozes Healthday Reporter(HealthDay)—Some older folks are still sharp as tacks and dementia-free well into their 80s and beyond. Now German researchers have uncovered a possible reason why: The

Updated on: March 13,2024

How are 'super agers' protected from Alzheimer's and mental decline?

by Alan Mozes Healthday Reporter(HealthDay)—Some older folks are still sharp as tacks and dementia-free well into their 80s and beyond. Now German researchers have uncovered a possible reason why: The

Updated on:March 13,2024

Researchers show multiple sclerosis drug can be used as Alzheimer's therapy

by Lindsay Travis,University of KentuckyWorking model for the effect of ponesimod on microglial activation and phagocytosis. Aβ42 binds to TLR4 and induces a complex with S1PR1. S1P co-activates

Updated on: March 02,2024

Researchers show multiple sclerosis drug can be used as Alzheimer's therapy

by Lindsay Travis,University of KentuckyWorking model for the effect of ponesimod on microglial activation and phagocytosis. Aβ42 binds to TLR4 and induces a complex with S1PR1. S1P co-activates

Updated on:March 02,2024

New tool provides researchers with improved understanding of stem cell aging in the brain

by University of Wisconsin-MadisonPatterns in the tiny amounts of light emitted by these neural stem cells helped researchers determine whether they were active or dormant without destructive tes

Updated on: March 30,2024

New tool provides researchers with improved understanding of stem cell aging in the brain

by University of Wisconsin-MadisonPatterns in the tiny amounts of light emitted by these neural stem cells helped researchers determine whether they were active or dormant without destructive tes

Updated on:March 30,2024

Researchers achieve success in allowing a patient to 'speak' using only the power of thought

byTel-Aviv UniversityAn image from the experiment of the speech neuroprosthesis (a.k.a speech brain-computer interface). It shows the participant who is completely silent, with his mouth closed,

Updated on: July 17,2024

Researchers achieve success in allowing a patient to 'speak' using only the power of thought

byTel-Aviv UniversityAn image from the experiment of the speech neuroprosthesis (a.k.a speech brain-computer interface). It shows the participant who is completely silent, with his mouth closed,

Updated on:July 17,2024

Opioid analgesics increase the risk of pneumonia among persons with Alzheimer's disease

by University of Eastern FinlandCredit: CC0 Public DomainOpioid analgesics were associated with a 30 percent increase in the risk of pneumonia in persons with Alzheimer's disease, a recent st

Updated on: April 25,2024

Opioid analgesics increase the risk of pneumonia among persons with Alzheimer's disease

by University of Eastern FinlandCredit: CC0 Public DomainOpioid analgesics were associated with a 30 percent increase in the risk of pneumonia in persons with Alzheimer's disease, a recent st

Updated on:April 25,2024

Dementia researchers call for urgent action to prevent setbacks in treatment search

by Alzheimer's Research UKCredit: CC0 Public DomainNearly 300 researchers have called for urgent government action to prevent a major setback to the search for new dementia treatments as a re

Updated on: May 11,2024

Dementia researchers call for urgent action to prevent setbacks in treatment search

by Alzheimer's Research UKCredit: CC0 Public DomainNearly 300 researchers have called for urgent government action to prevent a major setback to the search for new dementia treatments as a re

Updated on:May 11,2024