Withdrawing dementia drug doubles risk of nursing home placement

by University College LondonWithdrawing a commonly-prescribed Alzheimer's disease drug from people in the advanced stages of the disease doubles their risk of being placed in a nursing home w

Updated on: February 26,2024

Withdrawing dementia drug doubles risk of nursing home placement

by University College LondonWithdrawing a commonly-prescribed Alzheimer's disease drug from people in the advanced stages of the disease doubles their risk of being placed in a nursing home w

Updated on:February 26,2024

New therapy may rapidly reverse life-changing sepsis-induced brain injury, animal study suggests

by Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental HealthCredit: Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental HealthFlorey researchers have shown that an extremely large "megadose" of sodium asco

Updated on: July 05,2024

New therapy may rapidly reverse life-changing sepsis-induced brain injury, animal study suggests

by Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental HealthCredit: Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental HealthFlorey researchers have shown that an extremely large "megadose" of sodium asco

Updated on:July 05,2024

Flotillin is a novel diagnostic blood marker of Alzheimer's disease

by Nagoya City UniversityFlotillin in serum collected from patients with AD and non-AD cases was examined by western blot analysis. Intensity of flotillin bands was quantified using Image J. A, The re

Updated on: March 30,2024

Flotillin is a novel diagnostic blood marker of Alzheimer's disease

by Nagoya City UniversityFlotillin in serum collected from patients with AD and non-AD cases was examined by western blot analysis. Intensity of flotillin bands was quantified using Image J. A, The re

Updated on:March 30,2024

Study finds tumor growth fueled by nucleotide salvage

byUTSouthwestern Medical CenterGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.05.011Cancer cells salvage purine nucleotides to fuel tumor growth, including pur

Updated on: August 01,2024

Study finds tumor growth fueled by nucleotide salvage

byUTSouthwestern Medical CenterGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.05.011Cancer cells salvage purine nucleotides to fuel tumor growth, including pur

Updated on:August 01,2024

Dietary interventions can improve memory performance for diseases like Alzheimer's

by CORDISDietary supplementation could play a crucial role in keeping Europe's ageing population healthy, an EU-funded study has confirmed. The LIPIDIDIET project, which was completed in Marc

Updated on: February 26,2024

Dietary interventions can improve memory performance for diseases like Alzheimer's

by CORDISDietary supplementation could play a crucial role in keeping Europe's ageing population healthy, an EU-funded study has confirmed. The LIPIDIDIET project, which was completed in Marc

Updated on:February 26,2024

Researchers use MRI to predict Alzheimer's disease

by Radiological Society of North AmericaAreas of reduced fractional anisotropy -- a diffusion MR imaging marker of white matter damage -- in 20 persons who develop Alzheimer's dementia compar

Updated on: March 09,2024

Researchers use MRI to predict Alzheimer's disease

by Radiological Society of North AmericaAreas of reduced fractional anisotropy -- a diffusion MR imaging marker of white matter damage -- in 20 persons who develop Alzheimer's dementia compar

Updated on:March 09,2024

Incorporating psychological treatment into dementia prevention

by Impact Journals LLCResults from a latent profile analysis (LPA) in two independent European cohorts: the middle-aged Barcelona Brain Health Initiative (BBHI, N=741, mean age 53) and the older-adult

Updated on: June 24,2024

Incorporating psychological treatment into dementia prevention

by Impact Journals LLCResults from a latent profile analysis (LPA) in two independent European cohorts: the middle-aged Barcelona Brain Health Initiative (BBHI, N=741, mean age 53) and the older-adult

Updated on:June 24,2024

Increase in registration of dementia as a cause of death

by IOS PressCredit: CC0 Public DomainIt is well known that dementia is associated with increased mortality. New scientific research shows how in recent years more deaths are being registered with

Updated on: June 24,2024

Increase in registration of dementia as a cause of death

by IOS PressCredit: CC0 Public DomainIt is well known that dementia is associated with increased mortality. New scientific research shows how in recent years more deaths are being registered with

Updated on:June 24,2024

Dementia more preventable in Asia and Latin America

by University College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainClose to one in two cases of dementia could be preventable in low- to middle-income countries, finds a new UCL study.The findings, published i

Updated on: May 11,2024

Dementia more preventable in Asia and Latin America

by University College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainClose to one in two cases of dementia could be preventable in low- to middle-income countries, finds a new UCL study.The findings, published i

Updated on:May 11,2024

Homocysteine tied to Alzheimer's via A-beta-fibrinogen interaction

(HealthDay)—Plasma homocysteine (HC) and its metabolite homocysteine thiolactone (HCTL) contribute to Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology via the amyloid-β (Aβ)-fibrinogen interaction, according to

Updated on: February 28,2024

Homocysteine tied to Alzheimer's via A-beta-fibrinogen interaction

(HealthDay)—Plasma homocysteine (HC) and its metabolite homocysteine thiolactone (HCTL) contribute to Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology via the amyloid-β (Aβ)-fibrinogen interaction, according to

Updated on:February 28,2024

Schizophrenia may increase dementia risk by 2.5 times

by University College LondonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPeople with psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia are 2.5 times more likely than those without a psychotic disorder to eventually

Updated on: July 04,2024

Schizophrenia may increase dementia risk by 2.5 times

by University College LondonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPeople with psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia are 2.5 times more likely than those without a psychotic disorder to eventually

Updated on:July 04,2024

Control of the iRhom2 protein may hold the key to preventing Alzheimer's disease

by CORDISCredit: IRHOM2 in ADIt is known that the onset of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is associated with the accumulation of Amyloid beta (Aβ) peptides in small molecular clusters known as olig

Updated on: March 09,2024

Control of the iRhom2 protein may hold the key to preventing Alzheimer's disease

by CORDISCredit: IRHOM2 in ADIt is known that the onset of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is associated with the accumulation of Amyloid beta (Aβ) peptides in small molecular clusters known as olig

Updated on:March 09,2024