Alzheimer's: Blood biomarker may help identify the disease ten years before symptoms start

by Caroline Graff and Charlotte Johansson,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageThough Alzheimer's disease affects more than55 million people worldwide, there's still no cure f

Updated on: April 16,2024

Alzheimer's: Blood biomarker may help identify the disease ten years before symptoms start

by Caroline Graff and Charlotte Johansson,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageThough Alzheimer's disease affects more than55 million people worldwide, there's still no cure f

Updated on:April 16,2024

A sense of touch: ASICs are the receptor for a proton synaptic messenger between Merkel cells and an afferent nerve

by Jeff Hansen,University of Alabama at BirminghamCredit:Neuron(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2024.01.018Transduction is the changing of one form of energy into another, such as a spo

Updated on: March 13,2024

A sense of touch: ASICs are the receptor for a proton synaptic messenger between Merkel cells and an afferent nerve

by Jeff Hansen,University of Alabama at BirminghamCredit:Neuron(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2024.01.018Transduction is the changing of one form of energy into another, such as a spo

Updated on:March 13,2024

COVID-19 infection in crucial brain regions may lead to accelerated brain aging

by Houston MethodistThe interaction of SARS-CoV-2 with olfactory cilia for entering the central nervous system (CNS). A) Different layers of cells in the nasal cavity that contain receptors for t

Updated on: February 21,2024

COVID-19 infection in crucial brain regions may lead to accelerated brain aging

by Houston MethodistThe interaction of SARS-CoV-2 with olfactory cilia for entering the central nervous system (CNS). A) Different layers of cells in the nasal cavity that contain receptors for t

Updated on:February 21,2024

New imaging technique in Alzheimer's disease opens up possibilities for drug development

by Lund UniversityThe brain of an Alzheimer’s patient in a tau PET image. Red indicates the areas with the highest concentration of the tau protein. In the magnifying glass, a microscope enlargem

Updated on: April 07,2024

New imaging technique in Alzheimer's disease opens up possibilities for drug development

by Lund UniversityThe brain of an Alzheimer’s patient in a tau PET image. Red indicates the areas with the highest concentration of the tau protein. In the magnifying glass, a microscope enlargem

Updated on:April 07,2024

Central trafficking compartment in neurons malfunctions in majority of Alzheimer's patients

by Columbia University Irving Medical CenterDiagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.Decades before the first symptoms of Alzheimer's app

Updated on: May 13,2024

Central trafficking compartment in neurons malfunctions in majority of Alzheimer's patients

by Columbia University Irving Medical CenterDiagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.Decades before the first symptoms of Alzheimer's app

Updated on:May 13,2024

Alzheimer's study: Electrostimulation to evoke vivid memories

by Wissam Deeb,The ConversationThe fornix, a tiny part of the brain, may hold some clues to memory loss. Credit: Wissam Deeb, CC BY-SAAlzheimer's diseaseis one of the most dreaded diag

Updated on: April 20,2024

Alzheimer's study: Electrostimulation to evoke vivid memories

by Wissam Deeb,The ConversationThe fornix, a tiny part of the brain, may hold some clues to memory loss. Credit: Wissam Deeb, CC BY-SAAlzheimer's diseaseis one of the most dreaded diag

Updated on:April 20,2024

Understanding the genetic roots of rare mutations in Alzheimer's disease

byVIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology)Hippocampal neurons with staining for endosomes (turquoise and purple) and lysosomes (yellow). When the PSEN2 gene is absent or carries a familial

Updated on: December 11,2024

Understanding the genetic roots of rare mutations in Alzheimer's disease

byVIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology)Hippocampal neurons with staining for endosomes (turquoise and purple) and lysosomes (yellow). When the PSEN2 gene is absent or carries a familial

Updated on:December 11,2024

Drop in mortality seen with AChEI, memantine in dementia with lewy bodies

by Elana GotkineFor patients with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), treatment with acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (AChEIs) and/or memantine is associated with reduced hospital admissions and mortality

Updated on: June 24,2024

Drop in mortality seen with AChEI, memantine in dementia with lewy bodies

by Elana GotkineFor patients with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), treatment with acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (AChEIs) and/or memantine is associated with reduced hospital admissions and mortality

Updated on:June 24,2024

Healthy blood vessels may delay cognitive decline

by Society for NeuroscienceDistribution of astrocytes and aquaporin channels in rat brain sections. Credit: Nygaard Mortensen et al.,JNeurosci2019High blood pressure may affect condit

Updated on: June 24,2024

Healthy blood vessels may delay cognitive decline

by Society for NeuroscienceDistribution of astrocytes and aquaporin channels in rat brain sections. Credit: Nygaard Mortensen et al.,JNeurosci2019High blood pressure may affect condit

Updated on:June 24,2024

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 diagnosis often comes as part of costly crisis

by University of MichiganCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainGetting diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or another kind of dementia is never pleasant—but a new study shows that when and how some

Updated on: May 06,2024

Dementia diagnosis often comes as part of costly crisis

by University of MichiganCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainGetting diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or another kind of dementia is never pleasant—but a new study shows that when and how some

Updated on:May 06,2024

Moderate drinking linked to reduced risk of death in early stage Alzheimer's disease

by British Medical JournalDiagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.Drinking 2 to 3 units of alcohol every day is linked to a reduced risk of

Updated on: February 27,2024

Moderate drinking linked to reduced risk of death in early stage Alzheimer's disease

by British Medical JournalDiagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.Drinking 2 to 3 units of alcohol every day is linked to a reduced risk of

Updated on:February 27,2024