Tuberculosis vaccine lowers rates of Alzheimer's disease in cancer patients

by Hebrew University of JerusalemCredit: CC0 Public DomainHolidays are a time for family. Festive gatherings with parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles create memories that last a lifetime. But

Updated on: July 01,2024

Tuberculosis vaccine lowers rates of Alzheimer's disease in cancer patients

by Hebrew University of JerusalemCredit: CC0 Public DomainHolidays are a time for family. Festive gatherings with parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles create memories that last a lifetime. But

Updated on:July 01,2024

Specialist care for Alzheimer's is tough to find for poorer, rural Americans

by Cara Murez Healthday Reporter(HealthDay)—Although Alzheimer's disease is a devastating diagnosis that is better delivered earlier rather than later, new research suggests poor patients living i

Updated on: May 26,2024

Specialist care for Alzheimer's is tough to find for poorer, rural Americans

by Cara Murez Healthday Reporter(HealthDay)—Although Alzheimer's disease is a devastating diagnosis that is better delivered earlier rather than later, new research suggests poor patients living i

Updated on:May 26,2024

Ancient DNA reveals reason for high multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer's rates in Europe

by University of CambridgeThe new study has found the genes that significantly increase a person's risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) were introduced into north-western Europe around

Updated on: June 14,2024

Ancient DNA reveals reason for high multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer's rates in Europe

by University of CambridgeThe new study has found the genes that significantly increase a person's risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) were introduced into north-western Europe around

Updated on:June 14,2024

From promise to practice: A dose of reality for psychedelic therapies

by Champalimaud Centre for the UnknownCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPsychedelics stand at a pivotal crossroad in mental health, offering the prospect of novel therapeutic avenues to address multip

Updated on: February 18,2024

From promise to practice: A dose of reality for psychedelic therapies

by Champalimaud Centre for the UnknownCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPsychedelics stand at a pivotal crossroad in mental health, offering the prospect of novel therapeutic avenues to address multip

Updated on:February 18,2024

How the brain processes numbers: New procedure improves measurement of human brain activity

by Technical University MunichProf. Simon Jacob (left) and his team have developed a new approach to learning the basics about how our brains work. During awake surgery, tumor patients support th

Updated on: February 21,2024

How the brain processes numbers: New procedure improves measurement of human brain activity

by Technical University MunichProf. Simon Jacob (left) and his team have developed a new approach to learning the basics about how our brains work. During awake surgery, tumor patients support th

Updated on:February 21,2024

Study discovers new subset of retinal neurons impacting vision

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityUnusual receptive field of SI-AC allows for crossover inhibition and push-pull activation. Credit:Nature Communications(2023). DOI: 10.1038/s

Updated on: January 12,2024

Study discovers new subset of retinal neurons impacting vision

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityUnusual receptive field of SI-AC allows for crossover inhibition and push-pull activation. Credit:Nature Communications(2023). DOI: 10.1038/s

Updated on:January 12,2024

Early menopause may raise risk of dementia later in life

by American Heart AssociationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWomen who enter menopause very early, before age 40, were found to be more likely to develop dementia of any type later in life compa

Updated on: June 05,2024

Early menopause may raise risk of dementia later in life

by American Heart AssociationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWomen who enter menopause very early, before age 40, were found to be more likely to develop dementia of any type later in life compa

Updated on:June 05,2024

People with depression, anxiety may develop Alzheimer's at younger age

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainHaving depression is known to increase your risk for developing Alzheimer's disease. Now a new, preliminary study released today, Febr

Updated on: June 11,2024

People with depression, anxiety may develop Alzheimer's at younger age

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainHaving depression is known to increase your risk for developing Alzheimer's disease. Now a new, preliminary study released today, Febr

Updated on:June 11,2024

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

Excessive alcohol consumption may accelerate Alzheimer's disease progression

by The Scripps Research InstituteResearchers monitored the gene expression of more than 100,000 individual cells from the prefrontal cortices of mice—shown here clustered and colored by cell type

Updated on: June 05,2024

Excessive alcohol consumption may accelerate Alzheimer's disease progression

by The Scripps Research InstituteResearchers monitored the gene expression of more than 100,000 individual cells from the prefrontal cortices of mice—shown here clustered and colored by cell type

Updated on:June 05,2024

When someone living with dementia is distressed or violent, 'de-escalation' is vital

by Steve Macfarlane,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageToday'sreportingabout the alleged tasering of a 95-year-old woman living at the Yallambee Lodge aged care home in Ne

Updated on: May 20,2024

When someone living with dementia is distressed or violent, 'de-escalation' is vital

by Steve Macfarlane,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageToday'sreportingabout the alleged tasering of a 95-year-old woman living at the Yallambee Lodge aged care home in Ne

Updated on:May 20,2024

Stalked by the fear that dementia is stalking you

by Judith GrahamCredit: CC0 Public DomainDo I know I'm at risk for developing dementia? You bet.My father died of Alzheimer's disease at age 72; my sister was felled byfrontotemporal dem

Updated on: April 29,2024

Stalked by the fear that dementia is stalking you

by Judith GrahamCredit: CC0 Public DomainDo I know I'm at risk for developing dementia? You bet.My father died of Alzheimer's disease at age 72; my sister was felled byfrontotemporal dem

Updated on:April 29,2024