High blood pressure speeds up mental decline, but does not fully explain dementia disparities

by University of MichiganCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPeople with high blood pressure levels face a faster erosion of their ability to think, make decisions and remember information than thos

Updated on: June 04,2024 6

High blood pressure speeds up mental decline, but does not fully explain dementia disparities

by University of MichiganCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPeople with high blood pressure levels face a faster erosion of their ability to think, make decisions and remember information than thos

Updated on:June 04,2024 6

Couples and young-onset dementia: Study of coping offers hope for new interventions

by Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have used a couples-based framework to describe the experiences of individuals diag

Updated on: June 01,2024 5

Couples and young-onset dementia: Study of coping offers hope for new interventions

by Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have used a couples-based framework to describe the experiences of individuals diag

Updated on:June 01,2024 5

How the gut sends signals to the brain: Scientists define five types of colon neurons

by Harvard Medical SchoolAn image of the colon wall showing different types of sensory neurons labeled with fluorescent dyes. Neurons that signal from the colon to the brain (green) become active

Updated on: February 05,2024 20

How the gut sends signals to the brain: Scientists define five types of colon neurons

by Harvard Medical SchoolAn image of the colon wall showing different types of sensory neurons labeled with fluorescent dyes. Neurons that signal from the colon to the brain (green) become active

Updated on:February 05,2024 20

Pandemic adds to challenge of caring for loved one with dementia

by Amy NortonBefore the COVID-19 outbreak, Annette Adams-Brown's 87-year-old mother was an avid follower of TV news. Now Adams-Brown has to channel-surf for a less stressful pastime.Her mother, Be

Updated on: May 13,2024 8

Pandemic adds to challenge of caring for loved one with dementia

by Amy NortonBefore the COVID-19 outbreak, Annette Adams-Brown's 87-year-old mother was an avid follower of TV news. Now Adams-Brown has to channel-surf for a less stressful pastime.Her mother, Be

Updated on:May 13,2024 8

Researchers harness probiotics to deliver Parkinson's disease treatment

by Experimental BiologyA probiotic was engineered to endogenously produce L-DOPA from tyrosine using recombinant 4-hydrophenylacetate 3-monooxygenase and FAD reductase genes. The L-DOPA live-biotherap

Updated on: April 07,2024 12

Researchers harness probiotics to deliver Parkinson's disease treatment

by Experimental BiologyA probiotic was engineered to endogenously produce L-DOPA from tyrosine using recombinant 4-hydrophenylacetate 3-monooxygenase and FAD reductase genes. The L-DOPA live-biotherap

Updated on:April 07,2024 12

Synthetic peptide can inhibit toxicity, aggregation of protein in Alzheimer's disease

by University of WashingtonPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainAlzheimer's is a disease of aggregation. Neurons in the human brain make a protein call

Updated on: June 07,2024 5

Synthetic peptide can inhibit toxicity, aggregation of protein in Alzheimer's disease

by University of WashingtonPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainAlzheimer's is a disease of aggregation. Neurons in the human brain make a protein call

Updated on:June 07,2024 5

Too few seniors are getting their memory tested

by Serena Gordon, Healthday Reporter(HealthDay)—Most seniors expect their doctor to recommend testing of thinking and memory when it's needed.But a new survey discovered that is rarely the case: O

Updated on: June 07,2024 6

Too few seniors are getting their memory tested

by Serena Gordon, Healthday Reporter(HealthDay)—Most seniors expect their doctor to recommend testing of thinking and memory when it's needed.But a new survey discovered that is rarely the case: O

Updated on:June 07,2024 6

It is not clear whether new Alzheimer's drugs will make a difference at a population level, say researchers

byUniversity of CambridgeCredit: CC0 Public DomainCambridge researchers have cast doubt on whether new amyloid immunotherapy drugs will have the desired effect of significantly reducing the impa

Updated on: August 08,2024 0

It is not clear whether new Alzheimer's drugs will make a difference at a population level, say researchers

byUniversity of CambridgeCredit: CC0 Public DomainCambridge researchers have cast doubt on whether new amyloid immunotherapy drugs will have the desired effect of significantly reducing the impa

Updated on:August 08,2024 0

Third Alzheimer's drug represents 'opening chapter in new era'

by University of California, San FranciscoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWith yet a third new Alzheimer's drug expected to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the field i

Updated on: May 22,2024 3

Third Alzheimer's drug represents 'opening chapter in new era'

by University of California, San FranciscoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWith yet a third new Alzheimer's drug expected to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the field i

Updated on:May 22,2024 3

High LDL linked to early-onset Alzheimer's

by Veterans Affairs Research CommunicationsDr. Thomas Wingo and Dr. Aliza Wingo (foreground) lead a lab at the Atlanta VA and Emory University dedicated to understanding the genetic basis of Alzheimer

Updated on: May 22,2024 7

High LDL linked to early-onset Alzheimer's

by Veterans Affairs Research CommunicationsDr. Thomas Wingo and Dr. Aliza Wingo (foreground) lead a lab at the Atlanta VA and Emory University dedicated to understanding the genetic basis of Alzheimer

Updated on:May 22,2024 7

Molecule reduces multiple pathologies associated with Alzheimer's disease

by Diana Yates,University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignWhen tested in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease, a new compound, L1, reduced neuroinflammation, amyloid plaques and other molecul

Updated on: June 01,2024 6

Molecule reduces multiple pathologies associated with Alzheimer's disease

by Diana Yates,University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignWhen tested in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease, a new compound, L1, reduced neuroinflammation, amyloid plaques and other molecul

Updated on:June 01,2024 6

Early-life stress can disrupt maturation of brain's reward circuits, promoting disorders

by University of California, IrvineA projection of CRH/GABA neurons in the medial BLA to the medial NAc shell.a–cRetrograde tracing of CRH+neuronal inputs to medial NAc shell of

Updated on: March 26,2024 14

Early-life stress can disrupt maturation of brain's reward circuits, promoting disorders

by University of California, IrvineA projection of CRH/GABA neurons in the medial BLA to the medial NAc shell.a–cRetrograde tracing of CRH+neuronal inputs to medial NAc shell of

Updated on:March 26,2024 14