Dementia: Catching the memory thief

by University of CambridgeCredit: CC0 Public DomainIt's over a hundred years since the first case of Alzheimer's disease was diagnosed. Since then we've learned a great deal about the

Updated on: May 11,2024

Dementia: Catching the memory thief

by University of CambridgeCredit: CC0 Public DomainIt's over a hundred years since the first case of Alzheimer's disease was diagnosed. Since then we've learned a great deal about the

Updated on:May 11,2024

LATE: A common but largely unknown cause of dementia

by Andrew E. Budson,Harvard UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIf dementia is a general term that means thinking and memory has deteriorated to the point that it interferes with day-to-d

Updated on: May 11,2024

LATE: A common but largely unknown cause of dementia

by Andrew E. Budson,Harvard UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIf dementia is a general term that means thinking and memory has deteriorated to the point that it interferes with day-to-d

Updated on:May 11,2024

Learning a second language helps maintain a socially healthy brain in old age, finds study

bySingapore University of Technology and DesignHigher gray matter volume, larger suface area, and greater cortical thickness were associated with earlier bilingual acquisition and better perform

Updated on: March 28,2024

Learning a second language helps maintain a socially healthy brain in old age, finds study

bySingapore University of Technology and DesignHigher gray matter volume, larger suface area, and greater cortical thickness were associated with earlier bilingual acquisition and better perform

Updated on:March 28,2024

Overlapping mechanisms in HIV cognitive disorders and Alzheimer's disease

by Society for NeuroscienceAβ oligomers are elevated in the brains of HIV(+) cases. Paraffin-embedded tissue sections from hippocampus of HIV(-) and HIV(+) individuals were prepared for immunoflu

Updated on: March 30,2024

Overlapping mechanisms in HIV cognitive disorders and Alzheimer's disease

by Society for NeuroscienceAβ oligomers are elevated in the brains of HIV(+) cases. Paraffin-embedded tissue sections from hippocampus of HIV(-) and HIV(+) individuals were prepared for immunoflu

Updated on:March 30,2024

Multivariate analysis improves on cognitive testing in Alzheimer's disease

by Future Science GroupMultivariate analysis of cognitive tests in Alzheimer's disease identifies five distinct groups of Alzheimer's disease patients, and suggests that multivitamins might sl

Updated on: March 07,2024

Multivariate analysis improves on cognitive testing in Alzheimer's disease

by Future Science GroupMultivariate analysis of cognitive tests in Alzheimer's disease identifies five distinct groups of Alzheimer's disease patients, and suggests that multivitamins might sl

Updated on:March 07,2024

Novel method facilitates study of oxidized lipids involved in neurodegenerative diseases

NOVEMBER 15, 2023byFAPESPGraphical abstract. Credit:Free Radical Biology and Medicine(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2023.08.019Lipids are a diversified class of biomolecules wi

Updated on: March 28,2024

Novel method facilitates study of oxidized lipids involved in neurodegenerative diseases

NOVEMBER 15, 2023byFAPESPGraphical abstract. Credit:Free Radical Biology and Medicine(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2023.08.019Lipids are a diversified class of biomolecules wi

Updated on:March 28,2024

Alzheimer's progression tied to stress-induced microglial lipid release

byCUNY Advanced Science Research CenterElectron micrographs show typical microglia in the prefrontal cortex of a 92-year-old healthy female (left) and dark microglia of a 91-year-old female pati

Updated on: January 18,2025

Alzheimer's progression tied to stress-induced microglial lipid release

byCUNY Advanced Science Research CenterElectron micrographs show typical microglia in the prefrontal cortex of a 92-year-old healthy female (left) and dark microglia of a 91-year-old female pati

Updated on:January 18,2025

Discovery adds context to Alzheimer's fight

by Paul Mayne,University of Western OntarioRobarts Research Institute scientists Vania and Marco Prado have found a gene, TRPM2, that could be a therapeutic target to assist in decreasing cognit

Updated on: February 27,2024

Discovery adds context to Alzheimer's fight

by Paul Mayne,University of Western OntarioRobarts Research Institute scientists Vania and Marco Prado have found a gene, TRPM2, that could be a therapeutic target to assist in decreasing cognit

Updated on:February 27,2024

Brain circuit strength predicts a child's ability to understand numbers

by Society for NeuroscienceHippocampal-parietal functional circuits predict number sense training gains. Functional connectivity of the (A) left and (B) right hippocampus with the left intraparie

Updated on: February 21,2024

Brain circuit strength predicts a child's ability to understand numbers

by Society for NeuroscienceHippocampal-parietal functional circuits predict number sense training gains. Functional connectivity of the (A) left and (B) right hippocampus with the left intraparie

Updated on:February 21,2024

New blood test for Alzheimer's developed

by Margareta G. Kubista,University of GothenburgCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new blood test for Alzheimer's disease has been developed under the leadership of researchers at the University of

Updated on: April 18,2024

New blood test for Alzheimer's developed

by Margareta G. Kubista,University of GothenburgCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new blood test for Alzheimer's disease has been developed under the leadership of researchers at the University of

Updated on:April 18,2024

Use of TNF alpha inhibitors in Crohn's disease associated with higher risk of MS

by Hillary Smith,University of KentuckyDr. Jay Avasarala, professor of neurology and director of UK’s Multiple Sclerosis Clinic, and co-authors, conducted a retrospective study in which they eva

Updated on: May 21,2024

Use of TNF alpha inhibitors in Crohn's disease associated with higher risk of MS

by Hillary Smith,University of KentuckyDr. Jay Avasarala, professor of neurology and director of UK’s Multiple Sclerosis Clinic, and co-authors, conducted a retrospective study in which they eva

Updated on:May 21,2024

Dementia more common in adults with HIV

(HealthDay)—People older than 50 years with HIV are more likely to have dementia than people without HIV, according to a study published online Nov. 24 inAIDS.Jennifer O. Lam, from Kaiser Perman

Updated on: March 30,2024

Dementia more common in adults with HIV

(HealthDay)—People older than 50 years with HIV are more likely to have dementia than people without HIV, according to a study published online Nov. 24 inAIDS.Jennifer O. Lam, from Kaiser Perman

Updated on:March 30,2024