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Estrogen drug may not benefit women with Alzheimer's dementia

Estrogen drug may not benefit women with Alzheimer's dementia

by American Academy of NeurologyDiagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.An estrogen-like drug, raloxifene, has no demonstrated benefit on me

Estrogen drug may not benefit women with Alzheimer's dementia

by American Academy of NeurologyDiagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.An estrogen-like drug, raloxifene, has no demonstrated benefit on me
Antibiotics and antifungals may slightly affect Parkinson's risk, study finds

Antibiotics and antifungals may slightly affect Parkinson's risk, study finds

byRutgers UniversityEngineering p14endo15 proteolipid vehicles (FAST-PLVs). Credit:Parkinsonism & Related Disorders(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2024.107081A Rutgers Health s

Antibiotics and antifungals may slightly affect Parkinson's risk, study finds

byRutgers UniversityEngineering p14endo15 proteolipid vehicles (FAST-PLVs). Credit:Parkinsonism & Related Disorders(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2024.107081A Rutgers Health s
Certain immune cells play an important role in the early stages of multiple sclerosis, twin study shows

Certain immune cells play an important role in the early stages of multiple sclerosis, twin study shows

byLudwig Maximilian University of MunichMultimodal single-cell analysis of CD8+T cells from monozygotic twins identifies activated clonotypes in blood and CSF. Credit:Science Immunol

Certain immune cells play an important role in the early stages of multiple sclerosis, twin study shows

byLudwig Maximilian University of MunichMultimodal single-cell analysis of CD8+T cells from monozygotic twins identifies activated clonotypes in blood and CSF. Credit:Science Immunol
New tools reveal neuropeptides, not neurotransmitters, encode danger in the brain

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

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
Can older adults with dementia continue to drive? More study is needed

Can older adults with dementia continue to drive? More study is needed

by American Geriatrics SocietyHow do you know when it's time for an older adult with mild dementia to stop driving? Dementia is a general term for a decline in mental ability severe enough to inte

Can older adults with dementia continue to drive? More study is needed

by American Geriatrics SocietyHow do you know when it's time for an older adult with mild dementia to stop driving? Dementia is a general term for a decline in mental ability severe enough to inte
Neuroscientists gain insight into cause of Alzheimer's symptoms

Neuroscientists gain insight into cause of Alzheimer's symptoms

by Virginia TechVirginia Tech Carilion Research Institute scientists have uncovered a mechanism in the brain that could account for some of the neural degeneration and memory loss in people with

Neuroscientists gain insight into cause of Alzheimer's symptoms

by Virginia TechVirginia Tech Carilion Research Institute scientists have uncovered a mechanism in the brain that could account for some of the neural degeneration and memory loss in people with
Alzheimer's patients exhibit changes in blood lipids typical of premature ageing

Alzheimer's patients exhibit changes in blood lipids typical of premature ageing

by Medical University of ViennaAlzheimer's disease: patients exhibit changes in certain blood lipids that are typical of premature ageing. Credit: Medical University of ViennaThe neurodegener

Alzheimer's patients exhibit changes in blood lipids typical of premature ageing

by Medical University of ViennaAlzheimer's disease: patients exhibit changes in certain blood lipids that are typical of premature ageing. Credit: Medical University of ViennaThe neurodegener
Dementia plaques attack language center of brain

Dementia plaques attack language center of brain

by Northwestern UniversityThe recent ability to peer into the brain of living individuals with a rare type of language dementia, primary progressive aphasia (PPA), provides important new insights

Dementia plaques attack language center of brain

by Northwestern UniversityThe recent ability to peer into the brain of living individuals with a rare type of language dementia, primary progressive aphasia (PPA), provides important new insights
A new biomarker of brain inflammation in early-stage Alzheimer's disease

A new biomarker of brain inflammation in early-stage Alzheimer's disease

by European Molecular Biology OrganizationResearchers at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University, the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), and the Institute for Stroke and Dementia Rese

A new biomarker of brain inflammation in early-stage Alzheimer's disease

by European Molecular Biology OrganizationResearchers at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University, the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), and the Institute for Stroke and Dementia Rese
Alzheimer's and aducanumab: Unjust profits and false hopes

Alzheimer's and aducanumab: Unjust profits and false hopes

by The Hastings CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration's controversial decision to approve aducanumab for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease raises at leas

Alzheimer's and aducanumab: Unjust profits and false hopes

by The Hastings CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration's controversial decision to approve aducanumab for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease raises at leas
Racial disparities in drug prescriptions for dementia

Racial disparities in drug prescriptions for dementia

by University College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainDisparities in drug prescribing suggest that black and Asian people with dementia are not receiving the same quality of care as their white pe

Racial disparities in drug prescriptions for dementia

by University College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainDisparities in drug prescribing suggest that black and Asian people with dementia are not receiving the same quality of care as their white pe
Common heart drug may slow progression of Huntington's disease

Common heart drug may slow progression of Huntington's disease

Common heart drug may slow progression of Huntington's diseasebyUniversity of Iowaβ-Blocker Use in Participants With Motor-Manifest Huntington Disease (mmHD) Was Associated With Slower Rate

Common heart drug may slow progression of Huntington's disease

Common heart drug may slow progression of Huntington's diseasebyUniversity of Iowaβ-Blocker Use in Participants With Motor-Manifest Huntington Disease (mmHD) Was Associated With Slower Rate