Excess body fat tied to lower cognitive scores in adults

(HealthDay)—Both generalized and visceral adiposity are associated with lower cognitive scores throughout midlife, according to a study published online Feb. 1 inJAMA Network Open.Sonia S. Anand

Updated on: February 05,2024

Excess body fat tied to lower cognitive scores in adults

(HealthDay)—Both generalized and visceral adiposity are associated with lower cognitive scores throughout midlife, according to a study published online Feb. 1 inJAMA Network Open.Sonia S. Anand

Updated on:February 05,2024

Comparing the polarimetric properties of fresh and preserved brain tissue

by SPIEWhile preserving brain tissue samples in formalin slightly alters their polarimetric properties, they are still similar to those of fresh samples, making them suitable for training machine

Updated on: February 05,2024

Comparing the polarimetric properties of fresh and preserved brain tissue

by SPIEWhile preserving brain tissue samples in formalin slightly alters their polarimetric properties, they are still similar to those of fresh samples, making them suitable for training machine

Updated on:February 05,2024

An Alzheimer's treatment would tax the US health care system

by RAND CorporationThe flow of how an Alzheimer's treatment would get to patients after approval. Credit: RAND Corp.The U.S. health care system lacks the capacity to rapidly move a treatment

Updated on: April 08,2024

An Alzheimer's treatment would tax the US health care system

by RAND CorporationThe flow of how an Alzheimer's treatment would get to patients after approval. Credit: RAND Corp.The U.S. health care system lacks the capacity to rapidly move a treatment

Updated on:April 08,2024

Reducing harmful proteins in the fight against dementia

by Jacqueline Pumphrey, Oxford Science Blog,Oxford UniversityWe probably all know someone who has dementia. By 2025, there will be 1 million people affected by it in the UK. Alzheimer's dise

Updated on: February 26,2024

Reducing harmful proteins in the fight against dementia

by Jacqueline Pumphrey, Oxford Science Blog,Oxford UniversityWe probably all know someone who has dementia. By 2025, there will be 1 million people affected by it in the UK. Alzheimer's dise

Updated on:February 26,2024

A healthy lifestyle almost halves the risk of dementia in people with type 2 diabetes

by DiabetologiaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA healthy lifestyle reduces the risk of dementia in those with type 2 diabetes (T2D), according to a study of hundreds of thousands of people in t

Updated on: June 24,2024

A healthy lifestyle almost halves the risk of dementia in people with type 2 diabetes

by DiabetologiaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA healthy lifestyle reduces the risk of dementia in those with type 2 diabetes (T2D), according to a study of hundreds of thousands of people in t

Updated on:June 24,2024

Planning can help gun owners age safely

by University of WashingtonCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center (HIPRC) has created anew online resourceto help older adults with cognitive

Updated on: June 18,2024

Planning can help gun owners age safely

by University of WashingtonCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center (HIPRC) has created anew online resourceto help older adults with cognitive

Updated on:June 18,2024

HIV drug shown to help protect against build-up of dementia-related proteins in mouse brains

by University of CambridgeGraphical Abstract. Credit:Neuron(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2023.04.006Cambridge scientists have shown how the brain's ability to clear out toxic prot

Updated on: March 30,2024

HIV drug shown to help protect against build-up of dementia-related proteins in mouse brains

by University of CambridgeGraphical Abstract. Credit:Neuron(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2023.04.006Cambridge scientists have shown how the brain's ability to clear out toxic prot

Updated on:March 30,2024

Memory games: Eating well to remember

by University of Technology, SydneyCredit: CC0 Public DomainA healthy diet is essential to living well, but as we age, should we change what we eat?UTS research fellow Dr. Luna Xu has studied dat

Updated on: June 20,2024

Memory games: Eating well to remember

by University of Technology, SydneyCredit: CC0 Public DomainA healthy diet is essential to living well, but as we age, should we change what we eat?UTS research fellow Dr. Luna Xu has studied dat

Updated on:June 20,2024

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

Scientists say Alzheimer's is probably a collection of diseases that should be classified and treated separately

by Hebrew University of JerusalemDeciphering the mechanism that underlies the development of Alzheimer's disease in certain families but not in others, researchers at the Hebrew University of

Updated on: February 26,2024

Scientists say Alzheimer's is probably a collection of diseases that should be classified and treated separately

by Hebrew University of JerusalemDeciphering the mechanism that underlies the development of Alzheimer's disease in certain families but not in others, researchers at the Hebrew University of

Updated on:February 26,2024

New synapse type discovered through spatial proteomics

by Tamara Bäßler,Max Planck SocietyNeuronal atlas with 30 different protein types in spatial resolution, visualized with the new SUM-PAINT method. The detailed images illustrate the extremely hi

Updated on: March 30,2024

New synapse type discovered through spatial proteomics

by Tamara Bäßler,Max Planck SocietyNeuronal atlas with 30 different protein types in spatial resolution, visualized with the new SUM-PAINT method. The detailed images illustrate the extremely hi

Updated on:March 30,2024

A health care device for tracking chronic diabetic wounds

by KAISTSchematic illustrations and diagrams of real-time wound monitoring systems. Credit:Advanced Healthcare Materials(2023). DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202302797A KAIST research team has develop

Updated on: March 19,2024

A health care device for tracking chronic diabetic wounds

by KAISTSchematic illustrations and diagrams of real-time wound monitoring systems. Credit:Advanced Healthcare Materials(2023). DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202302797A KAIST research team has develop

Updated on:March 19,2024