Dysfunctional endosomes are early sign of neurodegeneration

by University of California - San DiegoFalse-colored scanning electron micrograph of a human neuron. Credit: Image courtesy of Thomas Deerinck, NCMIR, UC San Diego.Writing in the April 11 issue o

Updated on: February 28,2024

Dysfunctional endosomes are early sign of neurodegeneration

by University of California - San DiegoFalse-colored scanning electron micrograph of a human neuron. Credit: Image courtesy of Thomas Deerinck, NCMIR, UC San Diego.Writing in the April 11 issue o

Updated on:February 28,2024

Effects of type 2 diabetes are major risk to development of Alzheimer's disease

by Osaka City UniversityIncreased levels of blood glucose (green) after food intake trigger insulin (blue) secretion from islet β cells. This glucose-triggered insulin secretion is accompanied wi

Updated on: March 13,2024

Effects of type 2 diabetes are major risk to development of Alzheimer's disease

by Osaka City UniversityIncreased levels of blood glucose (green) after food intake trigger insulin (blue) secretion from islet β cells. This glucose-triggered insulin secretion is accompanied wi

Updated on:March 13,2024

Four tips to help your loved one with dementia enjoy the festive season

by Nikki-Anne Wilson,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe festive season is fast approaching, and if you're organizing celebrations with family or friends, you might be grapp

Updated on: February 24,2024

Four tips to help your loved one with dementia enjoy the festive season

by Nikki-Anne Wilson,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe festive season is fast approaching, and if you're organizing celebrations with family or friends, you might be grapp

Updated on:February 24,2024

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

Team reports major breakthrough in understanding Alzheimer's disease

by Trinity College DublinA human donor Alzheimer's disease brain tissue stained with an agent called 'congo-red', which allows for the visualization of amyloid-beta plaques (red) in t

Updated on: February 26,2024

Team reports major breakthrough in understanding Alzheimer's disease

by Trinity College DublinA human donor Alzheimer's disease brain tissue stained with an agent called 'congo-red', which allows for the visualization of amyloid-beta plaques (red) in t

Updated on:February 26,2024

Neuronal heparan sulfates play role in amyloid pathology

(HealthDay)—Neuronal heparan sulfates (HSs) modulate brain amyloid-β (Aβ) clearance and aggregation in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease (AD), according to an experimental study published in th

Updated on: February 28,2024

Neuronal heparan sulfates play role in amyloid pathology

(HealthDay)—Neuronal heparan sulfates (HSs) modulate brain amyloid-β (Aβ) clearance and aggregation in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease (AD), according to an experimental study published in th

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

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

An implant to prevent Alzheimer's

by Ecole Polytechnique Federale de LausanneAn infographic of how the implanted capsule releases antibodies to the brain. Credit: Patrick Aebischer (EPFL)In a cutting-edge treatment for Alzheimer&

Updated on: February 28,2024

An implant to prevent Alzheimer's

by Ecole Polytechnique Federale de LausanneAn infographic of how the implanted capsule releases antibodies to the brain. Credit: Patrick Aebischer (EPFL)In a cutting-edge treatment for Alzheimer&

Updated on:February 28,2024

Researchers create a new window on leading genetic cause of Alzheimer's

by Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryWorkflow for molecular characterization of CSF-Lps.Lipoproteins are exchange labeled with a rhodamine-containing phospholipid and size distribution determi

Updated on: March 02,2024

Researchers create a new window on leading genetic cause of Alzheimer's

by Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryWorkflow for molecular characterization of CSF-Lps.Lipoproteins are exchange labeled with a rhodamine-containing phospholipid and size distribution determi

Updated on:March 02,2024

Diabetes drug shows promise for safely treating, detecting Alzheimer's disease

by Boston University Medical CenterAs the number of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) rapidly increases, new treatments as well as blood tests that are simple and can be easily performed

Updated on: March 07,2024

Diabetes drug shows promise for safely treating, detecting Alzheimer's disease

by Boston University Medical CenterAs the number of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) rapidly increases, new treatments as well as blood tests that are simple and can be easily performed

Updated on:March 07,2024

'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

New project focuses on dementia in farming and rural communities

by Andrew Gould,University of PlymouthDementia is a growing health problem, with an anticipated increase in the number of cases of 156 per cent between now and 2051, according to statistics from

Updated on: February 28,2024

New project focuses on dementia in farming and rural communities

by Andrew Gould,University of PlymouthDementia is a growing health problem, with an anticipated increase in the number of cases of 156 per cent between now and 2051, according to statistics from

Updated on:February 28,2024