Healthy people with a higher genetic risk of Alzheimer’sAlzheimer’s disease is a disease that attacks the brain, causing a decline in mental ability that worsens…
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33 metabolic compounds linked to dementia could be key to new methods of diagnosis and treatment. Researchers have identified 33 metabolic compounds that are linked…
For the first time, researchers have used human data to quantify the speed of different processes that lead to Alzheimer’sAlzheimer’s disease is a disease that…
A novel tau protein conformation, cis P-tau, is a toxic early driver of Alzheimer’sAlzheimer’s disease is a disease that attacks the brain, causing a decline…
Consuming Amino LP7, a specific combination of essential amino acidsAmino acids are a set of organic compounds used to build proteins. There are about 500…
Mini-brain organoids showing cortex-like structures. Credit: Andras Lakatos/University of Cambridge Cambridge researchers have developed ‘mini brains’ that allow them to study a fatal and untreatable…
Abnormal levels of beta-amyloid protein in the brain form plaques (brown in this illustration) between neurons, disrupting cells. Tau protein can form tangles (blue) within…
INRS Professor Charles Ramassamy, specialist on Alzheimer’s disease, doctoral student Mohamed Raâfet Ben Khedher and postdoctoral student Mohamed Haddad. Credit: INRS A balanced intake of…
A drug used to treat agitation in people with dementia is no more effective than a placebo, and might even increase mortality, according to a…
Like so many other good things in life, sleep is best in moderation. A multiyear study of older adults found that both short and long…
Tracy Sloan with the infrared light therapy helmet. Tracy used the helmet to try and help improve her memory. Credit: Durham University/North News & Pictures…
Levels of certain microRNAs indicate risk for cognitive decline. Researchers at the DZNE and the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) have identified molecules in the…
Researchers Find Evidence of Link Between Herpes Simplex (Cold Sores) and Neurodegenerative Diseases
Oral herpes is usually caused by herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and can result in cold sores or fever blisters on or around the…
Fresh basil. University of South Florida Health-led team discovers that the compound fenchol has the same beneficial effect as gut-derived metabolites in reducing neurotoxic amyloid-beta…
HKUST’s Vice-President (Research and Development) Prof. Nancy IP (Middle) and her research team members – including doctoral student Mr. Jason JIANG Yuanbing (second left) who…
Groundbreaking Research Identifies Likely Cause of Alzheimer’s Disease – Potential for New Treatment
A likely cause of Alzheimer’sAlzheimer’s disease is a disease that attacks the brain, causing a decline in mental ability that worsens over time. It is…
Protein deposits in retina and brain appear to parallel possible neurodegeneration, an insight that might lead to easier, quicker detection. Amyloid plaques are protein deposits…
Artificial intelligence could spot the early signs of dementia from a simple brain scan long before major symptoms appear – and in some cases before…
A large study at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden has found a link between ADHD and dementia across generations. The study, published in Alzheimer’sAlzheimer’s disease is a…
Dr. Alexis Stranahan and coauthor immunologist Dr. Babak Baban. Credit: Michael Holahan, Augusta University Beige is considered a calming paint color, and scientists have new…