Alzheimer's disease: Sex affects tau accumulation in the brain

by Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular ImagingSex Modulates the ApoE ε4 Effect on 18F-AV-1451 Tau PET. Credit: Paranjpe M, Liu M, Paranjpe I, et al.The strongest genetic risk factor for Alzheime

Updated on: April 10,2024 10

Alzheimer's disease: Sex affects tau accumulation in the brain

by Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular ImagingSex Modulates the ApoE ε4 Effect on 18F-AV-1451 Tau PET. Credit: Paranjpe M, Liu M, Paranjpe I, et al.The strongest genetic risk factor for Alzheime

Updated on:April 10,2024 10

How being friends with someone who has dementia can be good for you both

by Janelle Taylor,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageEach year, in the final few hours of the last day of December, many people all across North America gather with friends to raise a gla

Updated on: June 07,2024 8

How being friends with someone who has dementia can be good for you both

by Janelle Taylor,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageEach year, in the final few hours of the last day of December, many people all across North America gather with friends to raise a gla

Updated on:June 07,2024 8

Third Alzheimer's drug represents 'opening chapter in new era'

by University of California, San FranciscoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWith yet a third new Alzheimer's drug expected to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the field i

Updated on: May 22,2024 3

Third Alzheimer's drug represents 'opening chapter in new era'

by University of California, San FranciscoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWith yet a third new Alzheimer's drug expected to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the field i

Updated on:May 22,2024 3

Study discovers possible tool to diagnose common contributor to vascular dementia

by Keck School of Medicine of USCOptical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) images representative of high (top row), and low (bottom row) OCTA perfusion measures, and their corresponding FW

Updated on: March 02,2024 11

Study discovers possible tool to diagnose common contributor to vascular dementia

by Keck School of Medicine of USCOptical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) images representative of high (top row), and low (bottom row) OCTA perfusion measures, and their corresponding FW

Updated on:March 02,2024 11

How touch dampens the brain's response to painful stimuli

by Jennifer Michalowski,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyNeurons in the thalamus (green) project to the somatosensory cortex and relay tactile information. These neurons are required for tou

Updated on: February 05,2024 19

How touch dampens the brain's response to painful stimuli

by Jennifer Michalowski,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyNeurons in the thalamus (green) project to the somatosensory cortex and relay tactile information. These neurons are required for tou

Updated on:February 05,2024 19

The brain's drainage system in 3D

by Elisabeth Reitman,Yale UniversityCredit:Journal of Experimental MedicineMeningeal lymphatic vessels are potential targets to treat brain diseases. Laboratories at Yale and the Paris Bra

Updated on: February 21,2024 18

The brain's drainage system in 3D

by Elisabeth Reitman,Yale UniversityCredit:Journal of Experimental MedicineMeningeal lymphatic vessels are potential targets to treat brain diseases. Laboratories at Yale and the Paris Bra

Updated on:February 21,2024 18

Alzheimer's breakthrough: Two short strings of amino acids could pave the way to new treatments

by Ryan O'byrne,University of AlbertaU of A neurologist Jack Jhamandas led a team that found a new treatment significantly improved memory in mice with Alzheimer's disease. The researche

Updated on: April 18,2024 15

Alzheimer's breakthrough: Two short strings of amino acids could pave the way to new treatments

by Ryan O'byrne,University of AlbertaU of A neurologist Jack Jhamandas led a team that found a new treatment significantly improved memory in mice with Alzheimer's disease. The researche

Updated on:April 18,2024 15

Risk gene for Alzheimer's has early effects on the brain

by German Center for Neurodegenerative DiseasesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA genetic predisposition to late-onset Alzheimer's disease affects how the brains of young adults cope with cer

Updated on: April 18,2024 20

Risk gene for Alzheimer's has early effects on the brain

by German Center for Neurodegenerative DiseasesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA genetic predisposition to late-onset Alzheimer's disease affects how the brains of young adults cope with cer

Updated on:April 18,2024 20

Machine learning can predict rate of memory change

by Alzheimer's Research UKIn new research published today, researchers have created a machine learning algorithm that is able to form two distinct groups of people who have early memory probl

Updated on: March 07,2024 19

Machine learning can predict rate of memory change

by Alzheimer's Research UKIn new research published today, researchers have created a machine learning algorithm that is able to form two distinct groups of people who have early memory probl

Updated on:March 07,2024 19

Couples and young-onset dementia: Study of coping offers hope for new interventions

by Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have used a couples-based framework to describe the experiences of individuals diag

Updated on: June 01,2024 5

Couples and young-onset dementia: Study of coping offers hope for new interventions

by Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have used a couples-based framework to describe the experiences of individuals diag

Updated on:June 01,2024 5

Unlocking how the new Alzheimer's drug lecanemab works

by Rockefeller UniversityA false-color SEM image of a fibrin blood clot before and after the buildup of amyloid-beta proteins called protofibrils. Credit: Pradeep Singh, PhD; Images collected at

Updated on: March 02,2024 12

Unlocking how the new Alzheimer's drug lecanemab works

by Rockefeller UniversityA false-color SEM image of a fibrin blood clot before and after the buildup of amyloid-beta proteins called protofibrils. Credit: Pradeep Singh, PhD; Images collected at

Updated on:March 02,2024 12

New research finds two regions of the brain critical to integrating semantic information while reading

byUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainTwo different regions of the brain are critical to integrating semantic information while reading, which co

Updated on: January 12,2024 20

New research finds two regions of the brain critical to integrating semantic information while reading

byUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainTwo different regions of the brain are critical to integrating semantic information while reading, which co

Updated on:January 12,2024 20