Living with Alzheimer's: China's health time bomb

Credit: CC0 Public DomainThe first time Chen Shaohua went missing and was picked up by police, the 68-year-old's family put it down to confusion.When he disappeared a second time, they realised he

Updated on: April 25,2024

Living with Alzheimer's: China's health time bomb

Credit: CC0 Public DomainThe first time Chen Shaohua went missing and was picked up by police, the 68-year-old's family put it down to confusion.When he disappeared a second time, they realised he

Updated on:April 25,2024

New study reveals how the brain orchestrates motions in partnership with sensory cues from the body

byColumbia UniversityMicroscope image of a fly brain (gray) with magenta visual neurons connecting to a motor neuron in this study (green). Credit: Stephen Huston, Zuckerman Institute; Rebecca J

Updated on: March 28,2024

New study reveals how the brain orchestrates motions in partnership with sensory cues from the body

byColumbia UniversityMicroscope image of a fly brain (gray) with magenta visual neurons connecting to a motor neuron in this study (green). Credit: Stephen Huston, Zuckerman Institute; Rebecca J

Updated on:March 28,2024

Synthetic peptide can inhibit toxicity, aggregation of protein in Alzheimer's disease

by University of WashingtonPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainAlzheimer's is a disease of aggregation. Neurons in the human brain make a protein call

Updated on: June 07,2024

Synthetic peptide can inhibit toxicity, aggregation of protein in Alzheimer's disease

by University of WashingtonPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainAlzheimer's is a disease of aggregation. Neurons in the human brain make a protein call

Updated on:June 07,2024

Scientists demonstrate how individual differences in 'whole-brain' activity are generated in roundworms

by University of TokyoA snapshot taken with a confocal microscope of the whole brain of a roundworm. Credit: Toyoshima et al 2024Joint research led by Yu Toyoshima and Yuichi Iino of the Universi

Updated on: March 19,2024

Scientists demonstrate how individual differences in 'whole-brain' activity are generated in roundworms

by University of TokyoA snapshot taken with a confocal microscope of the whole brain of a roundworm. Credit: Toyoshima et al 2024Joint research led by Yu Toyoshima and Yuichi Iino of the Universi

Updated on:March 19,2024

Research participation associated with greater adherence to medications for dementia, fewer racial disparities

by The Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew research conducted by investigators from the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at Mount Sinai has revealed that while older p

Updated on: May 05,2024

Research participation associated with greater adherence to medications for dementia, fewer racial disparities

by The Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew research conducted by investigators from the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at Mount Sinai has revealed that while older p

Updated on:May 05,2024

A resource guide for Alzheimer's caregivers: Tips for home care and nursing homes

by Eric Adler, The Kansas City StarCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDo you know the difference between Medicare and Medicaid? How about, in a pinch, how to find a nursing home and research which ones

Updated on: April 20,2024

A resource guide for Alzheimer's caregivers: Tips for home care and nursing homes

by Eric Adler, The Kansas City StarCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDo you know the difference between Medicare and Medicaid? How about, in a pinch, how to find a nursing home and research which ones

Updated on:April 20,2024

Molecule reduces multiple pathologies associated with Alzheimer's disease

by Diana Yates,University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignWhen tested in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease, a new compound, L1, reduced neuroinflammation, amyloid plaques and other molecul

Updated on: June 01,2024

Molecule reduces multiple pathologies associated with Alzheimer's disease

by Diana Yates,University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignWhen tested in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease, a new compound, L1, reduced neuroinflammation, amyloid plaques and other molecul

Updated on:June 01,2024

Higher education and language skills may help ward off dementia

by University of WaterlooCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew research has found that people with mild cognitive impairment may not inevitably develop dementia and, in fact, having higher educati

Updated on: June 04,2024

Higher education and language skills may help ward off dementia

by University of WaterlooCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew research has found that people with mild cognitive impairment may not inevitably develop dementia and, in fact, having higher educati

Updated on:June 04,2024

Researchers detail mechanism of a key protein implicated in age-related brain dysfunction

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalAccumulation of extracellular matrix content in brain of TIMP2-deficient "KO" mice (left column) that leads to impaired plasticity processes, including the mi

Updated on: January 10,2024

Researchers detail mechanism of a key protein implicated in age-related brain dysfunction

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalAccumulation of extracellular matrix content in brain of TIMP2-deficient "KO" mice (left column) that leads to impaired plasticity processes, including the mi

Updated on:January 10,2024

1 in 10 people with dementia experience suicidal thoughts, finds study

byUniversity College LondonForest plots of prevalence of suicide outcomes in PwD. Credit:Ageing Research Reviews(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2024.102445People with dementia are more li

Updated on: September 21,2024

1 in 10 people with dementia experience suicidal thoughts, finds study

byUniversity College LondonForest plots of prevalence of suicide outcomes in PwD. Credit:Ageing Research Reviews(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2024.102445People with dementia are more li

Updated on:September 21,2024

Approximately half of AD dementia cases are mild, one-fifth are severe

by Boston University School of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhat percent of patients with Alzheimer's Disease (AD) currently have severe dementia? Do more people have mild disease? Or are

Updated on: May 20,2024

Approximately half of AD dementia cases are mild, one-fifth are severe

by Boston University School of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhat percent of patients with Alzheimer's Disease (AD) currently have severe dementia? Do more people have mild disease? Or are

Updated on:May 20,2024

Study: Age-related alterations in the oscillatory dynamics serving verbal working memory processing

by Impact Journals LLCEffect of age on alpha and beta oscillations during the encoding, maintenance, and retrieval phases. Credit: 2023 Springer et al.A new research paper was published on the cover o

Updated on: January 09,2024

Study: Age-related alterations in the oscillatory dynamics serving verbal working memory processing

by Impact Journals LLCEffect of age on alpha and beta oscillations during the encoding, maintenance, and retrieval phases. Credit: 2023 Springer et al.A new research paper was published on the cover o

Updated on:January 09,2024