Isolated, confused and depressed: Pandemic's toll on people with dementia and their caregivers

by Grace Wei, Fiona Kumfor,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageThe COVID pandemic has had a huge impact on people living with dementia and their family carers around the world.Our st

Updated on: June 05,2024

Isolated, confused and depressed: Pandemic's toll on people with dementia and their caregivers

by Grace Wei, Fiona Kumfor,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageThe COVID pandemic has had a huge impact on people living with dementia and their family carers around the world.Our st

Updated on:June 05,2024

Study questions benefit of new Alzheimer's drug

by Lauren Baggett,University of GeorgiaCredit: CC0 Public DomainLast summer, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration fully approved the first drug shown to slow the progress of Alzheimer's. Bu

Updated on: April 23,2024

Study questions benefit of new Alzheimer's drug

by Lauren Baggett,University of GeorgiaCredit: CC0 Public DomainLast summer, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration fully approved the first drug shown to slow the progress of Alzheimer's. Bu

Updated on:April 23,2024

AI-based diagnostic tool differentiates dementia diseases by analysis of eye movement patterns

by University of TsukubaExamples of complex scene images with gaze densities derived from the CU, AD, and LBD groups. Results show that AD and LBD patients focused on fewer locations (A–D), had d

Updated on: June 15,2024

AI-based diagnostic tool differentiates dementia diseases by analysis of eye movement patterns

by University of TsukubaExamples of complex scene images with gaze densities derived from the CU, AD, and LBD groups. Results show that AD and LBD patients focused on fewer locations (A–D), had d

Updated on:June 15,2024

Smaller hippocampus linked to cognitive decline

byAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWith the rise of new drugs that can target the amyloid-beta plaques in the brain that are an early sign of Alzheimer's disease

Updated on: January 10,2024

Smaller hippocampus linked to cognitive decline

byAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWith the rise of new drugs that can target the amyloid-beta plaques in the brain that are an early sign of Alzheimer's disease

Updated on:January 10,2024

ALS and frontotemporal dementia: Early diagnosis thanks to an experimental test

by International School of Advanced Studies (SISSA)The scientists developed an experimental technique able to detect the protein TDP-43 even when it is present in the body in minute quantities an

Updated on: June 14,2024

ALS and frontotemporal dementia: Early diagnosis thanks to an experimental test

by International School of Advanced Studies (SISSA)The scientists developed an experimental technique able to detect the protein TDP-43 even when it is present in the body in minute quantities an

Updated on:June 14,2024

How the brain responds to surprising events

by Sarah McDonnell,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMost of the brain’s noradrenaline is produced by the two locus coeruleus nuclei, one in each brain hemisphere. The neurons of the locus co

Updated on: February 21,2024

How the brain responds to surprising events

by Sarah McDonnell,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMost of the brain’s noradrenaline is produced by the two locus coeruleus nuclei, one in each brain hemisphere. The neurons of the locus co

Updated on:February 21,2024

A diet of essential amino acids could keep dementia at bay

by The National Institutes for Quantum Science and TechnologyFig. 1. Neurodegenerative processes in rTg4510 mice are accelerated by an LPD and ameliorated by Amino LP7.(A) Schematic diagram of the exp

Updated on: June 01,2024

A diet of essential amino acids could keep dementia at bay

by The National Institutes for Quantum Science and TechnologyFig. 1. Neurodegenerative processes in rTg4510 mice are accelerated by an LPD and ameliorated by Amino LP7.(A) Schematic diagram of the exp

Updated on:June 01,2024

Does shingles increase a person's risk of dementia?

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainShingles, a viral infection caused by the reactivation of the chickenpox virus, results in a painful blistering rash along one side of the

Updated on: May 20,2024

Does shingles increase a person's risk of dementia?

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainShingles, a viral infection caused by the reactivation of the chickenpox virus, results in a painful blistering rash along one side of the

Updated on:May 20,2024

Women accumulate Alzheimer's-related protein faster

by Lund UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAlzheimer's disease seems to progress faster in women than in men. The protein tau accumulates at a higher rate in women, according to rese

Updated on: May 26,2024

Women accumulate Alzheimer's-related protein faster

by Lund UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAlzheimer's disease seems to progress faster in women than in men. The protein tau accumulates at a higher rate in women, according to rese

Updated on:May 26,2024

Insights on the link between chronic stress and Alzheimer's disease

by WileyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainChronic psychosocial stress—which involves a pathway called the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA axis)—may contribute to the development of Alzhei

Updated on: June 05,2024

Insights on the link between chronic stress and Alzheimer's disease

by WileyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainChronic psychosocial stress—which involves a pathway called the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA axis)—may contribute to the development of Alzhei

Updated on:June 05,2024

Ion channel linked to brain inflammation identified

by Olivia Dimmer,Northwestern UniversityImmunohistochemistry of WT hippocampal astrocytes in culture showing expression of Orai1 in the soma and processes. Orai1 labeling (with a monoclonal anti

Updated on: January 29,2024

Ion channel linked to brain inflammation identified

by Olivia Dimmer,Northwestern UniversityImmunohistochemistry of WT hippocampal astrocytes in culture showing expression of Orai1 in the soma and processes. Orai1 labeling (with a monoclonal anti

Updated on:January 29,2024

Study shows that activity in the primate visual cortex is minimally linked to spontaneous movements

by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical XpressMonitoring spontaneous body movements during task performance in macaque monkeys. Credit: Chandra Talluri et al.,Nature Neuroscience, 2023Many past neuroscience

Updated on: January 12,2024

Study shows that activity in the primate visual cortex is minimally linked to spontaneous movements

by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical XpressMonitoring spontaneous body movements during task performance in macaque monkeys. Credit: Chandra Talluri et al.,Nature Neuroscience, 2023Many past neuroscience

Updated on:January 12,2024