New diagnostics for Alzheimer’s? — ScienceDaily
If the suspicion of Alzheimer’s disease creeps up, those affected must prepare themselves for lengthy and complex procedures until the case is clear. A team from Empa and the Cantonal…
Alzheimer’s dementia predicted by brain amyloid levels, age — ScienceDaily
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed an approach to estimating when a person who is likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease, but has no cognitive…
Research reveals drug targets for memory enhancement — ScienceDaily
Bristol-led research has identified specific drug targets within the neural circuits that encode memories, paving the way for significant advances in the treatment of a broad spectrum of brain disorders.…
Likely cause of Alzheimer’s disease identified — ScienceDaily
Ground-breaking new Curtin University-led research has discovered a likely cause of Alzheimer’s disease, in a significant finding that offers potential new prevention and treatment opportunities for Australia’s second-leading cause of…
Peripherally produced amyloid causes neurodegeneration — ScienceDaily
Amyloid protein made in the liver can cause neurodegeneration in the brain, according to a new study in the open-access journal PLOS Biology, by John Mamo of Curtin University in…
Cholesterol drives Alzheimer’s plaque formation — ScienceDaily
Cholesterol manufactured in the brain appears to play a key role in the development of Alzheimer’s disease, new research indicates. Scientists from the University of Virginia School of Medicine and…
33 metabolic compounds linked to dementia could be key to new methods of diagnosis and treatment. — ScienceDaily
Scientists in Japan have identified metabolic compounds within the blood that are associated with dementia. The study revealed that the levels of 33 metabolites differed in patients with dementia, compared…
Socializing may improve older adults’ cognitive function in daily life — ScienceDaily
Socializing with others is important for mental health and wellbeing, and it may help improve cognition, as well — especially for older adults, according to new research. In a study…
New information on the early stages of dementia with Lewy bodies — ScienceDaily
Results obtained in a study recently completed at the University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital reinforce the notion that dementia with Lewy bodies can be pathologically classified into two…
Predicting possible Alzheimer’s with nearly 100 percent accuracy — ScienceDaily
Researchers from Kaunas universities, Lithuania developed a deep learning-based method that can predict the possible onset of Alzheimer’s disease from brain images with an accuracy of over 99 per cent.…
