Lockdown and dementia: For some, COVID-19 has created an isolated, confusing but calmer world

by Catherine Talbot,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageThe approximately850,000people living with dementia in the UK have been badly affected by COVID-19. Many live in care ho

Updated on: June 01,2024

Lockdown and dementia: For some, COVID-19 has created an isolated, confusing but calmer world

by Catherine Talbot,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageThe approximately850,000people living with dementia in the UK have been badly affected by COVID-19. Many live in care ho

Updated on:June 01,2024

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

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

Resolve to get a free memory screening in 2024

by Dennis ThompsonThere are so many New Year's resolutions from which to choose, but an important one could be to schedule a memory screening, experts say.Memory screenings consist of a series of

Updated on: January 09,2024

Resolve to get a free memory screening in 2024

by Dennis ThompsonThere are so many New Year's resolutions from which to choose, but an important one could be to schedule a memory screening, experts say.Memory screenings consist of a series of

Updated on:January 09,2024

Hippocampal study unveils distinct protein machineries for calcium channel clustering and vesicle priming

by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical XpressMunc13-1 and CaV2.1 nanoclustering. a–c, Example STED images of sideview synapses (a), quantification of line profiles (b) and Pearson's colocalization coefficien

Updated on: September 23,2024

Hippocampal study unveils distinct protein machineries for calcium channel clustering and vesicle priming

by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical XpressMunc13-1 and CaV2.1 nanoclustering. a–c, Example STED images of sideview synapses (a), quantification of line profiles (b) and Pearson's colocalization coefficien

Updated on:September 23,2024

Interferon drives cognitive impairment in Alzheimer's disease model

by Baylor College of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainAlzheimer's disease (AD), the most common type of dementia, progressively impairs memory, concentration and the ability to learn new thin

Updated on: June 04,2024

Interferon drives cognitive impairment in Alzheimer's disease model

by Baylor College of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainAlzheimer's disease (AD), the most common type of dementia, progressively impairs memory, concentration and the ability to learn new thin

Updated on:June 04,2024

Mindset4Dementia app uses AI for next generation screening tool

by Kate Clark,University College LondonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA team of students and doctors, led by UCL medic Hamzah Selim, has launched an innovative app which uses fun brain games t

Updated on: April 01,2024

Mindset4Dementia app uses AI for next generation screening tool

by Kate Clark,University College LondonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA team of students and doctors, led by UCL medic Hamzah Selim, has launched an innovative app which uses fun brain games t

Updated on:April 01,2024

Researchers identify new gene mutation that alters Alzheimer's disease risk

by Indiana University School of MedicineGraphical Abstract. Credit:Immunity(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2023.08.008A study led by experts from Indiana University School of Medicine h

Updated on: March 02,2024

Researchers identify new gene mutation that alters Alzheimer's disease risk

by Indiana University School of MedicineGraphical Abstract. Credit:Immunity(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2023.08.008A study led by experts from Indiana University School of Medicine h

Updated on:March 02,2024

Report highlights scale of dementia epidemic in Africa

by King's College LondonCredit: King's College LondonAlzheimer's Disease International (ADI) has published its first report on the impact of dementia in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), at i

Updated on: April 29,2024

Report highlights scale of dementia epidemic in Africa

by King's College LondonCredit: King's College LondonAlzheimer's Disease International (ADI) has published its first report on the impact of dementia in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), at i

Updated on:April 29,2024

Scientists uncover new molecular drivers of Alzheimer's

by The Scripps Research InstituteA tiny glass tube (top left) represents the electrode recording from an excitatory human Alzheimer's neuron, generated using modern stem cell techniques (dark

Updated on: June 15,2024

Scientists uncover new molecular drivers of Alzheimer's

by The Scripps Research InstituteA tiny glass tube (top left) represents the electrode recording from an excitatory human Alzheimer's neuron, generated using modern stem cell techniques (dark

Updated on:June 15,2024

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

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

Adult-born dentate granule cells support the activity of hippocampal cell populations

by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical XpressConfocal image of the dentate gyrus (cyan), with labelled adult-born dentate granule cells (magenta). Image credit: Katja Hartwich/Stephen McHugh/David DupretThe dent

Updated on: February 05,2024

Adult-born dentate granule cells support the activity of hippocampal cell populations

by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical XpressConfocal image of the dentate gyrus (cyan), with labelled adult-born dentate granule cells (magenta). Image credit: Katja Hartwich/Stephen McHugh/David DupretThe dent

Updated on:February 05,2024

ANKRD55: A new gene involved in Multiple Sclerosis is discovered

by University of the Basque CountryThis image shows intracellular localization of ANKRD55 in Jurkat, SH-SY5Y and PMA-treated U937 cells. Credit: Koen VandenbroeckMultiple Sclerosis (MS) is a neur

Updated on: March 26,2024

ANKRD55: A new gene involved in Multiple Sclerosis is discovered

by University of the Basque CountryThis image shows intracellular localization of ANKRD55 in Jurkat, SH-SY5Y and PMA-treated U937 cells. Credit: Koen VandenbroeckMultiple Sclerosis (MS) is a neur

Updated on:March 26,2024