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Driving behaviors harbor early signals of dementia

Driving behaviors harbor early signals of dementia

by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainUsing naturalistic driving data and machine learning techniques, researchers at Columbia University Mailman Sc

Driving behaviors harbor early signals of dementia

by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainUsing naturalistic driving data and machine learning techniques, researchers at Columbia University Mailman Sc
Significant correlation found between vitreous human biomarkers and Alzheimer's disease

Significant correlation found between vitreous human biomarkers and Alzheimer's disease

by Boston Medical CenterBoxplots of vitreous fluid biomarkers levels of total Tau, by study groups, compared using Kruskal-Wallis rank sum test withpvalues adjusted for multiple compa

Significant correlation found between vitreous human biomarkers and Alzheimer's disease

by Boston Medical CenterBoxplots of vitreous fluid biomarkers levels of total Tau, by study groups, compared using Kruskal-Wallis rank sum test withpvalues adjusted for multiple compa
Researchers integrate fast optical coherence tomography system into neurosurgical microscope

Researchers integrate fast optical coherence tomography system into neurosurgical microscope

byOpticaResearchers have integrated their megahertz-speed optical coherence tomography (MHz-OCT) system into a commercially available neurosurgical microscope. The top left picture shows the typ

Researchers integrate fast optical coherence tomography system into neurosurgical microscope

byOpticaResearchers have integrated their megahertz-speed optical coherence tomography (MHz-OCT) system into a commercially available neurosurgical microscope. The top left picture shows the typ
Detecting dementia in the blood

Detecting dementia in the blood

by Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and TechnologyEmpa researcher Peter Nirmalraj analyzes blood samples using atomic force microscopy (AFM). Credit: EmpaIf the suspicion of Alzhe

Detecting dementia in the blood

by Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and TechnologyEmpa researcher Peter Nirmalraj analyzes blood samples using atomic force microscopy (AFM). Credit: EmpaIf the suspicion of Alzhe
Protective genetic mutation offers new hope for understanding autism and brain development

Protective genetic mutation offers new hope for understanding autism and brain development

Protective genetic mutation offers new hope for understanding autism and brain developmentby Genomic PressCredit: Human Brain ProjectTel Aviv University researchers have made a discovery that could en

Protective genetic mutation offers new hope for understanding autism and brain development

Protective genetic mutation offers new hope for understanding autism and brain developmentby Genomic PressCredit: Human Brain ProjectTel Aviv University researchers have made a discovery that could en
Aboriginal Australians in cities have dementia rates as high as those in rural areas

Aboriginal Australians in cities have dementia rates as high as those in rural areas

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainStudies have shown that Aboriginal Australians living in remote areas of the country are disproportionately affected by dementia,

Aboriginal Australians in cities have dementia rates as high as those in rural areas

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainStudies have shown that Aboriginal Australians living in remote areas of the country are disproportionately affected by dementia,
Cells from human umbilical cord blood improve cognition in Alzheimer's disease model mice

Cells from human umbilical cord blood improve cognition in Alzheimer's disease model mice

by Cell Transplantation Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain RepairAlzheimer's disease (AD), which affects an estimated 26 million people worldwide, is the fourth leading cause of death a

Cells from human umbilical cord blood improve cognition in Alzheimer's disease model mice

by Cell Transplantation Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain RepairAlzheimer's disease (AD), which affects an estimated 26 million people worldwide, is the fourth leading cause of death a
Progress on early detection of Alzheimer's disease

Progress on early detection of Alzheimer's disease

by Laurie Fickman,University of HoustonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainInside the body, some seemingly harmless proteins have sinister potential. In the case of Alzheimer's disease, the amy

Progress on early detection of Alzheimer's disease

by Laurie Fickman,University of HoustonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainInside the body, some seemingly harmless proteins have sinister potential. In the case of Alzheimer's disease, the amy
Untangling tau—researchers find a 'druggable target' for treating Alzheimer's disease

Untangling tau—researchers find a 'druggable target' for treating Alzheimer's disease

by University of California - San DiegoA micrograph by Thomas Deerinck of the National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research at UC San Diego School of Medicine depicts tangles of tau protein

Untangling tau—researchers find a 'druggable target' for treating Alzheimer's disease

by University of California - San DiegoA micrograph by Thomas Deerinck of the National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research at UC San Diego School of Medicine depicts tangles of tau protein
Study finds no uniform brain shrinkage pattern in Alzheimer's

Study finds no uniform brain shrinkage pattern in Alzheimer's

byUniversity College LondonMapped is the proportion of participants with a high rate of atrophy in cortical (left) and subcortical (right) areas. AD, Alzheimer's disease; MCI, mild cognitive

Study finds no uniform brain shrinkage pattern in Alzheimer's

byUniversity College LondonMapped is the proportion of participants with a high rate of atrophy in cortical (left) and subcortical (right) areas. AD, Alzheimer's disease; MCI, mild cognitive
Pharmacists in care teams improve care for patients with dementia

Pharmacists in care teams improve care for patients with dementia

by Umea UniversityMaria Gustafsson is a doctoral student at the Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Geriatric at Umeå University in Sweden. Credit: Umeå UniversityProblems relate

Pharmacists in care teams improve care for patients with dementia

by Umea UniversityMaria Gustafsson is a doctoral student at the Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Geriatric at Umeå University in Sweden. Credit: Umeå UniversityProblems relate
Gender, pain and dementia

Gender, pain and dementia

by Bill Snyder,Vanderbilt UniversityMen and women feel pain differently, and the same is true for people with Alzheimer's disease.In a report published last month in theJournal of Alzh

Gender, pain and dementia

by Bill Snyder,Vanderbilt UniversityMen and women feel pain differently, and the same is true for people with Alzheimer's disease.In a report published last month in theJournal of Alzh