Elevated heart rate linked to increased risk of dementia — ScienceDaily
Having an elevated resting heart rate in old age may be an independent risk factor of dementia, according to a study at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden published in the journal…
Targeting the brain’s immune cells may help prevent or treat Alzheimer’s disease — ScienceDaily
A gene mutation linked to Alzheimer’s disease alters a signaling pathway in certain immune cells of individuals with the disease, according to a new study by scientists at Weill Cornell…
Potential new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease would be relatively cheap — ScienceDaily
Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science (CBS) in Japan have discovered that the protein α-endosulfine (ENSA) is involved in the development of Alzheimer’s disease. Studies in mice showed…
De-cluttering may not help people with dementia — ScienceDaily
A clutter-free environment may not help people with dementia carry out daily tasks — according to a new study from the University of East Anglia. Researchers studied whether people with…
Steam disinfection of baby bottle nipples exposes babies and the environment to micro- and nanoplastic particles — ScienceDaily
Using a new microspectroscopic technique, collaborating scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Nanjing University in China have found that steam disinfection of silicone-rubber baby bottle nipples exposes babies…
Existing drugs may offer effective treatment — ScienceDaily
Prevailing theories posit plaques in the brain cause Alzheimer’s disease. New UC Riverside research points to cells’ slowing ability to clean themselves as the likely cause of unhealthy brain buildup.…
a long-term study has revealed drinking higher amounts of coffee may make you less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease — ScienceDaily
Good news for those of us who can’t face the day without their morning flat white: a long-term study has revealed drinking higher amounts of coffee may make you less…
Promising treatment for Alexander disease moves from rat model to human clinical trials — ScienceDaily
Alexander disease is a progressive and rare neurological disorder with no cure or standard course of treatment. But a new study led by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison involving…
Common blood pressure drug does not slow down the progression of more advanced Alzheimer’s, study finds — ScienceDaily
New research led by the University of Bristol, has shown the drug losartan, normally used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension), is not effective in slowing down the progression of…
New approach provides potential vaccine and treatment for Alzheimer’s — ScienceDaily
A promising new approach to potentially treat Alzheimer’s disease — and also vaccinate against it — has been developed by a team of UK and German scientists. Both the antibody-based…
