Navigation skill test could diagnose Alzheimer's long before memory fails

by Gerry Everding,Washington University School of Medicine in St. LouisThe hippocampus (shown in red) is associated with cognitive mapping skills. Credit: Life Science Databases via Wikimedia Co

Updated on: February 28,2024

Navigation skill test could diagnose Alzheimer's long before memory fails

by Gerry Everding,Washington University School of Medicine in St. LouisThe hippocampus (shown in red) is associated with cognitive mapping skills. Credit: Life Science Databases via Wikimedia Co

Updated on:February 28,2024

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

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

Research provides insight into the role of the western diet in Alzheimer's disease

by Jackson LaboratoryRecent research has established associations between certain environmental factors, including eating a western diet and being sedentary, with an increased susceptibility to A

Updated on: February 28,2024

Research provides insight into the role of the western diet in Alzheimer's disease

by Jackson LaboratoryRecent research has established associations between certain environmental factors, including eating a western diet and being sedentary, with an increased susceptibility to A

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

Using tau imaging as diagnostic marker for Alzheimer disease

by The JAMA Network JournalsThe accumulation of β-Amyloid (Αβ) and tau proteins in the brain is hallmark pathology for Alzheimer disease. Recently developed positron emission tomography (PET) tra

Updated on: March 07,2024

Using tau imaging as diagnostic marker for Alzheimer disease

by The JAMA Network JournalsThe accumulation of β-Amyloid (Αβ) and tau proteins in the brain is hallmark pathology for Alzheimer disease. Recently developed positron emission tomography (PET) tra

Updated on:March 07,2024

Critical care admissions for people with dementia are increasing for those in their last year of life, study finds

by King's College LondonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA study led by the Cicely Saunders Institute at King's College London has found that while critical care admissions for people wit

Updated on: March 02,2024

Critical care admissions for people with dementia are increasing for those in their last year of life, study finds

by King's College LondonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA study led by the Cicely Saunders Institute at King's College London has found that while critical care admissions for people wit

Updated on:March 02,2024

Research highlights misdiagnosis for people with Alzheimer's disease

by Alzheimer's Research UKResearch presented today (Tuesday 26 July) at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference 2016 suggests that men with Alzheimer's may be more likely

Updated on: March 07,2024

Research highlights misdiagnosis for people with Alzheimer's disease

by Alzheimer's Research UKResearch presented today (Tuesday 26 July) at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference 2016 suggests that men with Alzheimer's may be more likely

Updated on:March 07,2024

Study highlights need for non-motor care in stroke recovery

byUniversity College LondonPrevalence of adverse non-motor outcomes. Credit:The Lancet Regional Health—Europe(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2024.101080Care for stroke survivors urgent

Updated on: November 27,2024

Study highlights need for non-motor care in stroke recovery

byUniversity College LondonPrevalence of adverse non-motor outcomes. Credit:The Lancet Regional Health—Europe(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2024.101080Care for stroke survivors urgent

Updated on:November 27,2024

Study reveals the possibility of curbing synapse loss in Alzheimer's

by Children's Hospital BostonThis schematic shows how beta-amyloid (Aß) oligomers, the classical complement cascade and microglia work together to induce synapse loss in the pre-plaque Alzhei

Updated on: February 28,2024

Study reveals the possibility of curbing synapse loss in Alzheimer's

by Children's Hospital BostonThis schematic shows how beta-amyloid (Aß) oligomers, the classical complement cascade and microglia work together to induce synapse loss in the pre-plaque Alzhei

Updated on:February 28,2024

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

Women with ovarian removal have unique risk and resilience factors for Alzheimer disease, research finds

byUniversity of TorontoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearch published by a team of researchers from the University of Toronto in collaboration with colleagues from the University of Alberta

Updated on: December 11,2024

Women with ovarian removal have unique risk and resilience factors for Alzheimer disease, research finds

byUniversity of TorontoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearch published by a team of researchers from the University of Toronto in collaboration with colleagues from the University of Alberta

Updated on:December 11,2024