Virtual reality app offers unique glimpse into life with dementia

by Alzheimer's Research UKCredit: Alzheimer's Research UKAn innovative virtual reality smartphone app – "A Walk Through Dementia" – will launch at a three-day public installatio

Updated on: March 09,2024

Virtual reality app offers unique glimpse into life with dementia

by Alzheimer's Research UKCredit: Alzheimer's Research UKAn innovative virtual reality smartphone app – "A Walk Through Dementia" – will launch at a three-day public installatio

Updated on:March 09,2024

Body's immune system may play larger role in Alzheimer's disease than thought

by University of California, IrvineMicroglia (green) surround an amyloid plaque (blue) in the brain of an Alzheimer's disease mouse model. UCI researchers have shown that endogenous mouse ant

Updated on: February 28,2024

Body's immune system may play larger role in Alzheimer's disease than thought

by University of California, IrvineMicroglia (green) surround an amyloid plaque (blue) in the brain of an Alzheimer's disease mouse model. UCI researchers have shown that endogenous mouse ant

Updated on:February 28,2024

FDA defends approval of controversial Alzheimer's drug

by Dennis ThompsonThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first new drug to treat Alzheimer's disease in nearly two decades, in a controversial decision that left the agency defendi

Updated on: March 30,2024

FDA defends approval of controversial Alzheimer's drug

by Dennis ThompsonThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first new drug to treat Alzheimer's disease in nearly two decades, in a controversial decision that left the agency defendi

Updated on:March 30,2024

Mesh-like scaffold is disordered in Alzheimer's-affected cells

by Will Sansom,University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioBrain cells from a fruit fly model of Alzheimer's disease were compared to healthy brain cells to show a type of dysfun

Updated on: February 27,2024

Mesh-like scaffold is disordered in Alzheimer's-affected cells

by Will Sansom,University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioBrain cells from a fruit fly model of Alzheimer's disease were compared to healthy brain cells to show a type of dysfun

Updated on:February 27,2024

'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

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

Drug candidate slows motor neuron disease progression and preserves muscle function in preclinical study

Updated on: December 12,2025

Drug candidate slows motor neuron disease progression and preserves muscle function in preclinical study

Updated on:December 12,2025

Alzheimer's disease study links brain health and physical activity

by IOS PressCredit: IOS PressPeople at risk for Alzheimer's disease who do more moderate-intensity physical activity, but not light-intensity physical activity, are more likely to have health

Updated on: April 16,2024

Alzheimer's disease study links brain health and physical activity

by IOS PressCredit: IOS PressPeople at risk for Alzheimer's disease who do more moderate-intensity physical activity, but not light-intensity physical activity, are more likely to have health

Updated on:April 16,2024

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

Alzheimer's-disease-related proteases control axonal guidance by regulating growth cone dynamics

by VIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology)Diagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.BACE1 is the major drug target for Alzheimer's

Updated on: February 26,2024

Alzheimer's-disease-related proteases control axonal guidance by regulating growth cone dynamics

by VIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology)Diagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.BACE1 is the major drug target for Alzheimer's

Updated on:February 26,2024

Unlocking the science of sleep: How rest enhances language learning

byUniversity of South AustraliaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainSleep is critical for all sorts of reasons, but a team of international scientists has discovered a new incentive for getting eig

Updated on: December 16,2024

Unlocking the science of sleep: How rest enhances language learning

byUniversity of South AustraliaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainSleep is critical for all sorts of reasons, but a team of international scientists has discovered a new incentive for getting eig

Updated on:December 16,2024

Power outage in the brain may be source of Alzheimer's

by Arizona State UniversityMitochondria are membrane-bound organelles present in eukaryotic cells. Their essential role is to supply cells with energy in the form of ATP. Mitochondrial dysfunctio

Updated on: May 18,2024

Power outage in the brain may be source of Alzheimer's

by Arizona State UniversityMitochondria are membrane-bound organelles present in eukaryotic cells. Their essential role is to supply cells with energy in the form of ATP. Mitochondrial dysfunctio

Updated on:May 18,2024