Investigational Alzheimer's drug improves biomarkers of the disease

by Washington University School of MedicineRandall Bateman, MD, director of the Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network-Trials Unit (DIAN-TU), an ongoing international clinical trial to evaluate e

Updated on: April 16,2024

Investigational Alzheimer's drug improves biomarkers of the disease

by Washington University School of MedicineRandall Bateman, MD, director of the Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network-Trials Unit (DIAN-TU), an ongoing international clinical trial to evaluate e

Updated on:April 16,2024

Precision medicine data dive shows water pill may be viable to test as Alzheimer's treatment

by National Institutes of HealthPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainA commonly available oral diuretic pill approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administrat

Updated on: July 04,2024

Precision medicine data dive shows water pill may be viable to test as Alzheimer's treatment

by National Institutes of HealthPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainA commonly available oral diuretic pill approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administrat

Updated on:July 04,2024

Artificial intelligence predicts dementia before onset of symptoms

by McGill UniversityCredit: McGill UniversityImagine if doctors could determine, many years in advance, who is likely to develop dementia. Such prognostic capabilities would give patients and the

Updated on: March 09,2024

Artificial intelligence predicts dementia before onset of symptoms

by McGill UniversityCredit: McGill UniversityImagine if doctors could determine, many years in advance, who is likely to develop dementia. Such prognostic capabilities would give patients and the

Updated on:March 09,2024

Early accumulation of tau in the brain predicts memory decline in Alzheimer's disease

by Karolinska InstitutetHigh accumulation of tau in the brain measured by a PET scanner was the only biomarker that could predict cognitive decline in healthy individuals, people with mild cognit

Updated on: May 18,2024

Early accumulation of tau in the brain predicts memory decline in Alzheimer's disease

by Karolinska InstitutetHigh accumulation of tau in the brain measured by a PET scanner was the only biomarker that could predict cognitive decline in healthy individuals, people with mild cognit

Updated on:May 18,2024

Long-term use of opioid patches common among persons with Alzheimer's disease

by University of Eastern FinlandApproximately seven per cent of persons with Alzheimer's disease use strong pain medicines, opioids, for non-cancer pain for a period longer than six months, a

Updated on: March 07,2024

Long-term use of opioid patches common among persons with Alzheimer's disease

by University of Eastern FinlandApproximately seven per cent of persons with Alzheimer's disease use strong pain medicines, opioids, for non-cancer pain for a period longer than six months, a

Updated on:March 07,2024

Accurate and continuous remote monitoring of step length can be sensitive marker for neurological diseases and aging

byTel-Aviv UniversityA person walking in a state-of-the-art gait lab, with a wearable sensor positioned on his lower back. He is walking over a gait mat embedded with force-sensitive sensors. Th

Updated on: July 17,2024

Accurate and continuous remote monitoring of step length can be sensitive marker for neurological diseases and aging

byTel-Aviv UniversityA person walking in a state-of-the-art gait lab, with a wearable sensor positioned on his lower back. He is walking over a gait mat embedded with force-sensitive sensors. Th

Updated on:July 17,2024

'Lesser of two evils' argument used to defend antipsychotic overuse for dementia

by University of ReadingCredit: University of ReadingThe increasing use of antipsychotic drugs to manage dementia in care homes has been explained by some practitioners as "the lesser of two

Updated on: March 09,2024

'Lesser of two evils' argument used to defend antipsychotic overuse for dementia

by University of ReadingCredit: University of ReadingThe increasing use of antipsychotic drugs to manage dementia in care homes has been explained by some practitioners as "the lesser of two

Updated on:March 09,2024

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

'Epigenetic landscape' is protective in normal aging, impaired in Alzheimer's disease

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCoronal section of human brain indicating the lateral temporal lobe (red circle) used in this study. Credit: Coronal section of hum

Updated on: March 13,2024

'Epigenetic landscape' is protective in normal aging, impaired in Alzheimer's disease

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCoronal section of human brain indicating the lateral temporal lobe (red circle) used in this study. Credit: Coronal section of hum

Updated on:March 13,2024

PET scans reveal key details of Alzheimer's protein growth in aging brains

by University of California - BerkeleyShown are PET scans that track tau (top row) and beta-amyloid from two normal older people and a patient with Alzheimer's disease (AD). The normal older

Updated on: February 28,2024

PET scans reveal key details of Alzheimer's protein growth in aging brains

by University of California - BerkeleyShown are PET scans that track tau (top row) and beta-amyloid from two normal older people and a patient with Alzheimer's disease (AD). The normal older

Updated on:February 28,2024

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

Updated on: March 30,2024

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

Updated on:March 30,2024

Reimagining preclinical trials: Marmosets as model systems for the study of Alzheimer's disease

by University of PittsburghMarmoset models bridge the current translation gap between human studies and cell and rodent models of AD. Establishment of marmoset models of aging and genetic risk lo

Updated on: March 02,2024

Reimagining preclinical trials: Marmosets as model systems for the study of Alzheimer's disease

by University of PittsburghMarmoset models bridge the current translation gap between human studies and cell and rodent models of AD. Establishment of marmoset models of aging and genetic risk lo

Updated on:March 02,2024