'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

Alzheimer's patients are more often hospitalized after initiating antibiotic use

by University of Eastern FinlandCredit: CC0 Public DomainPeople with Alzheimer's disease (AD) are more often hospitalized after antibiotic initiation than people without AD, a new study from

Updated on: March 09,2024

Alzheimer's patients are more often hospitalized after initiating antibiotic use

by University of Eastern FinlandCredit: CC0 Public DomainPeople with Alzheimer's disease (AD) are more often hospitalized after antibiotic initiation than people without AD, a new study from

Updated on:March 09,2024

Midlife diet could help you eat your way to a healthy brain

by Deakin UniversityCredit: Wikipedia.People who eat a healthy diet during middle age have a larger brain volume than those with less healthy diets, new research reveals, suggesting food choices

Updated on: March 09,2024

Midlife diet could help you eat your way to a healthy brain

by Deakin UniversityCredit: Wikipedia.People who eat a healthy diet during middle age have a larger brain volume than those with less healthy diets, new research reveals, suggesting food choices

Updated on:March 09,2024

Brain's 'speedometer' could help solve part of dementia puzzle

by University of ExeterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNearly one million people in the UK have dementia. People living with the most common form, Alzheimer's disease, can experience diffic

Updated on: May 18,2024

Brain's 'speedometer' could help solve part of dementia puzzle

by University of ExeterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNearly one million people in the UK have dementia. People living with the most common form, Alzheimer's disease, can experience diffic

Updated on:May 18,2024

An anti-apoE4 specific monoclonal antibody counteracts the pathological effects of apoE4 in vivo

by Bentham Science PublishersThe pathological hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD), viz defective Aβ and tau proteins, have been the center of AD-directed therapeutic studies. Although this appro

Updated on: March 07,2024

An anti-apoE4 specific monoclonal antibody counteracts the pathological effects of apoE4 in vivo

by Bentham Science PublishersThe pathological hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD), viz defective Aβ and tau proteins, have been the center of AD-directed therapeutic studies. Although this appro

Updated on:March 07,2024

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

Sleep deprivation in mice found to reduce brain synapse diversity

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit:Current Biology(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.07.032A multi-disciplinary team has found that depriving lab mice of sleep can lead to a reduction in syn

Updated on: August 08,2024

Sleep deprivation in mice found to reduce brain synapse diversity

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit:Current Biology(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.07.032A multi-disciplinary team has found that depriving lab mice of sleep can lead to a reduction in syn

Updated on:August 08,2024

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

Dietary fat alone does not cause changes in the hypothalamus, mouse study finds

by Deutsches Zentrum fuer Diabetesforschung DZDConfocal image representing the immunolabelling of AgRP and Synaptophysin-TdTomato in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus anterior (PVH ant)

Updated on: October 18,2024

Dietary fat alone does not cause changes in the hypothalamus, mouse study finds

by Deutsches Zentrum fuer Diabetesforschung DZDConfocal image representing the immunolabelling of AgRP and Synaptophysin-TdTomato in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus anterior (PVH ant)

Updated on:October 18,2024

Blueberries, the well-known 'super fruit,' could help fight Alzheimer's

by American Chemical SocietyA maturing 'Polaris' blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) Credit: Public DomainThe blueberry, already labeled a 'super fruit' for its power to potentially

Updated on: February 28,2024

Blueberries, the well-known 'super fruit,' could help fight Alzheimer's

by American Chemical SocietyA maturing 'Polaris' blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) Credit: Public DomainThe blueberry, already labeled a 'super fruit' for its power to potentially

Updated on:February 28,2024

New tools reveal neuropeptides, not neurotransmitters, encode danger in the brain

bySalk InstituteTwo images of nerve endings in the amygdala (where fear signals are received and interpreted). On the left, there are no labels and two distinct vesicles in the nerve endings can

Updated on: July 30,2024

New tools reveal neuropeptides, not neurotransmitters, encode danger in the brain

bySalk InstituteTwo images of nerve endings in the amygdala (where fear signals are received and interpreted). On the left, there are no labels and two distinct vesicles in the nerve endings can

Updated on:July 30,2024

Study finds long-term stroke survival improving, but racial disparities remain

byUniversity of CincinnatiCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainOverall rates of long-term survival following stroke are improving, but Black individuals experience worse long-term outcomes compared

Updated on: July 17,2024

Study finds long-term stroke survival improving, but racial disparities remain

byUniversity of CincinnatiCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainOverall rates of long-term survival following stroke are improving, but Black individuals experience worse long-term outcomes compared

Updated on:July 17,2024