Alzheimer's News

July 19, 2024

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Patients With Alzheimer's Disease Have Higher Frequency of Mental Health Symptoms Which Can Precede Memory Problems, Study Finds

July 17, 2024 — Decline in memory and other thinking abilities is the most well-known result of Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, many individuals with this condition also experience mental health symptoms such as ...

Scientists Define New Type of Memory Loss in Older Adults

July 17, 2024 — Researchers have established new criteria for a memory-loss syndrome in older adults that specifically impacts the brain's limbic system. It can often be mistaken for Alzheimer's ...

July 17, 2024 — Researchers have found that intense stress can be felt at the cellular level and is linked to negative physical and mental health ...

Hormone Therapy for Breast Cancer Linked With Lower Dementia Risk

July 16, 2024 — Hormone modulating therapy (HMT) used for the treatment of breast cancer was associated with a 7% lower risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and related dementias later in life, according to a new ...

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Shining Light on Amyloid Architecture

July 19, 2024 — Researchers use microscopy to chart amyloid beta's underlying structure and yield insight into neurodegenerative ...

Protein Droplets Likely Don't Cause Parkinson's

July 15, 2024 — Liquid-liquid phase separation is not a precursor to formation of amyloid fibrils, a pathological hallmark of Parkinson's disease, shows study. Rather, the formation of protein into liquid droplets ...

Seeing Inside Alzheimer's Disease Brain

July 11, 2024 — Scientists investigating Alzheimer's disease have determined the structure of molecules within a human brain. Their study describes how scientists used cryo-electron tomography, guided by ...

Metformin and Other Antidiabetic Drugs Can Help Reduce the Risk of Dementia in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

July 11, 2024 — Investigators analyzing the potential cognitive effects of antidiabetic medications in records of more than 1.5 million patients with type 2 diabetes ...

Artificial Intelligence Outperforms Clinical Tests at Predicting Progress of Alzheimer's Disease

July 13, 2024 — Scientists have developed an artificially-intelligent tool capable of predicting in four cases out of five whether people with early signs of ...

Groundbreaking Study Reveals Insights Into Alzheimer's Disease Mechanisms Through Novel Hydrogel Matrix

July 12, 2024 — Researchers have unveiled a pioneering study shedding light on the intricate mechanisms underlying Alzheimer's disease ...

Brain Inflammation Triggers Muscle Weakness After Infections

July 12, 2024 — Research reveals how brain inflammation triggers extreme muscle weakness across several diseases, including viral infection, bacterial infection and Alzheimer's disease. The study, in fruit flies and ...

Can We Predict How Fast Cognitive Decline Will Occur With Early Alzheimer's?

July 10, 2024 — A new study looks at predicting how quickly people with early Alzheimer's disease will experience cognitive decline. The study also looked at how the ...

Brain Organ Plays Key Role in Adult Neurogenesis

July 8, 2024 — Research found the choroid plexus and cerebrospinal fluid play a key role in maintaining a pool of newly born neurons to repair the adult brain after ...

Scientists May Have Found How to Diagnose Elusive Neuro Disorder

July 3, 2024 — Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), a mysterious and deadly neurological disorder, usually goes undiagnosed until after a patient dies and an autopsy is performed. But now, researchers have found a ...

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Poor Health, Stress in 20s Takes Toll in 40s With Lower Cognition

July 3, 2024 — Young adults who have higher levels of inflammation, which is associated with obesity, physical inactivity, chronic illness, stress and smoking, may experience reduced cognitive function in midlife, ...

Discovery of Cellular Mechanism to Maintain Brain's Energy Could Benefit Late-Life Brain Health

July 3, 2024 — A key mechanism which detects when the brain needs an additional energy boost to support its activity has been identified in a study in mice and cells led by UCL ...

Potential New Target for Early Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease

July 2, 2024 — A class of proteins that regulates cell repair and enhances cell growth-signaling systems could be a promising new target for the treatment of Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases, ...

Overlooked Brain Organ Plays Key Role in Promoting Brain Repair After Stroke

July 1, 2024 — Scientists found the choroid plexus and cerebrospinal fluid play a key role in maintaining a pool of newly born neurons to repair the adult brain after ...

Cardiovascular Health Could Be Biggest Risk Factor for Future Dementia Rates

June 27, 2024 — Dementia risk factors associated with cardiovascular health may have increased over time compared to factors such as smoking and having less education, finds a new ...

Researchers Identify Vascular Changes in the Brain Linked to Alzheimer's Disease

June 26, 2024 — The blood-brain barrier -- a network of blood vessels and tissues that nurtures and protects the brain from harmful substances circulating in the blood -- is disrupted in Alzheimer's disease. ...

Research Finds Causal Evidence Tying Cerebral Small-Vessel Disease to Alzheimer's, Dementia

June 21, 2024 — While previous studies suggested an association of the most common cerebral small-vessel disease with dementia risk, new research provides evidence of causal link, identifying it as a major vascular ...

Activating Molecular Target Reverses Multiple Hallmarks of Aging

June 21, 2024 — Researchers have demonstrated that therapeutically restoring 'youthful' levels of a specific subunit of the telomerase enzyme can significantly reduce the signs and symptoms of aging in ...

Removal of Ovaries Before Menopause Associated With Reduced White Matter in Brain

June 20, 2024 — Women who have their ovaries removed before menopause, particularly before the age of 40, have reduced white matter integrity in multiple regions of the brain later in life, a new study suggests. ...

Drugs for Enlarged Prostate May Also Protect Against Dementia With Lewy Bodies

June 19, 2024 — Certain drugs commonly used to treat enlarged prostate may also decrease the risk for dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), according to a new study. The researchers think that a specific side effect of ...

Study Finds One Copy of Protective Genetic Variant Helps Stave Off Early-Onset Alzheimer's Disease

June 19, 2024 — New research finds one copy of a protective genetic variant, APOE3 Christchurch, delayed onset of Alzheimer's disease for 27 members of a ~6,000-person family in Colombia at high risk for ...

Sound Stimulation With Precise Timings Can Help Understand Brain Wave Functions

June 19, 2024 — Using sound to stimulate certain brain waves has the potential to help those with dementia or cognitive decline sleep better, reveals a new study. Sleep disturbances are a common feature in dementia ...

'Time Cells' in the Brain Are Critical for Complex Learning, Study Shows

June 19, 2024 — They're more than a simple clock, and understanding these cells' activity could ultimately aid in early detection of neurodegenerative ...

Controlling the Precise Timing of Electrical Pulses May Offer Promise for Treating Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

June 18, 2024 — Scientists show that specifying the timing pattern of neurostimulation -- impulses used to activate the brain's own electrical signaling mechanisms -- can rebalance the strength of synaptic ...

Maternal Inheritance of Alzheimer's Disease Tied to Increased Risk of Developing Disease

June 17, 2024 — Researchers analyzed 4,400 cognitively unimpaired adults with amyloid imaging, finding increased amyloid in those who reported that their mothers had symptoms of Alzheimer's disease (AD). ...

New Study Suggests Cancer Drug Could Be Used to Target Protein Connection That Spurs Parkinson's Disease

June 17, 2024 — In studies with genetically engineered mice, researchers say they have identified a potentially new biological target involving Aplp1, a cell surface protein that drives the spread of ...

New Metric for Blood Circulation in Brain to Better Understand Dementia

June 14, 2024 — Researchers have developed a new metric from measured blood circulation in our brain. This metric has implications for brain conditions, including Alzheimer's disease and other forms of ...

Technologies Enable 3D Imaging of Whole Human Brain Hemispheres at Subcellular Resolution

June 13, 2024 — A suite of three innovations enables high-resolution, high-throughput imaging of human brain tissue at a full range of scales and mapping connectivity of neurons at single cell resolution. To ...

Neural Balance in the Brain Is Associated With Brain Maturity and Better Cognitive Ability

June 13, 2024 — The E/I ratio of children decreases with healthy development. Children with a lower E/I ratio were observed to have better performance than their peers in cognitive tests such as memory and ...

Depressive Symptoms in Young Adults Linked to Thinking, Memory Problems in Midlife

June 12, 2024 — People who experience prolonged depressive symptoms starting in young adulthood may have worse thinking and memory skills in middle age, according to a new study. The study also found that depressive ...