How frontotemporal dementia changes the brain: Research is untangling its genetic causes

by Fen-Biao Gao,The ConversationCredit: MART PRODUCTION from PexelsAbout55 million people worldwidesuffer from dementia such as Alzheimer's disease. On Feb. 22, 2024, it was reve

Updated on: March 14,2024

How frontotemporal dementia changes the brain: Research is untangling its genetic causes

by Fen-Biao Gao,The ConversationCredit: MART PRODUCTION from PexelsAbout55 million people worldwidesuffer from dementia such as Alzheimer's disease. On Feb. 22, 2024, it was reve

Updated on:March 14,2024

10 ways to reduce your risk of dementia

by Erin Fox,University of MichiganCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDementia affects millions of Americans—includingnearly one in 10 adults over age 65. While the causes of different dement

Updated on: March 13,2024

10 ways to reduce your risk of dementia

by Erin Fox,University of MichiganCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDementia affects millions of Americans—includingnearly one in 10 adults over age 65. While the causes of different dement

Updated on:March 13,2024

Freedom, dignity in French Alzheimer's 'village'

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe small village, like most in France, has a cafe-restaurant, a hairdresser, a superette and a library.Neighbours have a cup of coffee and a chat on the terrace, or m

Updated on: June 01,2024

Freedom, dignity in French Alzheimer's 'village'

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe small village, like most in France, has a cafe-restaurant, a hairdresser, a superette and a library.Neighbours have a cup of coffee and a chat on the terrace, or m

Updated on:June 01,2024

Silence for thought: Special interneuron networks in the human brain

by Max Planck SocietyHuman neuronal networks, mapped from different parts of the cerebral cortex. Connectomic comparison to mouse revealed massively expanded interneuron-to-interneuron networks i

Updated on: February 05,2024

Silence for thought: Special interneuron networks in the human brain

by Max Planck SocietyHuman neuronal networks, mapped from different parts of the cerebral cortex. Connectomic comparison to mouse revealed massively expanded interneuron-to-interneuron networks i

Updated on:February 05,2024

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

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

Sleepless nights show ties to Alzheimer's risk

by Dennis Thompson, Healthday ReporterEven one night of lost sleep may cause the brain to fill with protein chunks that have long been linked to the development of Alzheimer's disease, a new study

Updated on: May 05,2024

Sleepless nights show ties to Alzheimer's risk

by Dennis Thompson, Healthday ReporterEven one night of lost sleep may cause the brain to fill with protein chunks that have long been linked to the development of Alzheimer's disease, a new study

Updated on:May 05,2024

New target for Alzheimer's therapies found

by German Center for Neurodegenerative DiseasesMedin interacts directly with amyloid-β, promoting its aggregation.a, Immuno-electron microscopy of MFG-E8 (or fragment) staining in cortical

Updated on: May 28,2024

New target for Alzheimer's therapies found

by German Center for Neurodegenerative DiseasesMedin interacts directly with amyloid-β, promoting its aggregation.a, Immuno-electron microscopy of MFG-E8 (or fragment) staining in cortical

Updated on:May 28,2024

Advice on standard assessment for diagnosing dementia

by CHeBACredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainInternationally renowned experts in dementia and cognitive assessment, including researchers from UNSW Sydney's Center for Healthy Brain Aging (CHeBA), ha

Updated on: June 05,2024

Advice on standard assessment for diagnosing dementia

by CHeBACredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainInternationally renowned experts in dementia and cognitive assessment, including researchers from UNSW Sydney's Center for Healthy Brain Aging (CHeBA), ha

Updated on:June 05,2024

Women with Alzheimer's lose their verbal communication skills quicker than men

by University of HertfordshireCredit: University of HertfordshireA new research review, conducted by academics at the University of Hertfordshire, has identified that the cognitive areas where wo

Updated on: June 11,2024

Women with Alzheimer's lose their verbal communication skills quicker than men

by University of HertfordshireCredit: University of HertfordshireA new research review, conducted by academics at the University of Hertfordshire, has identified that the cognitive areas where wo

Updated on:June 11,2024

Does 'bridging' therapy improve outcome for people with stroke?

byAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThere has been debate over the best treatment for a certain type of stroke caused by a blockage of a large artery in the brain. A

Updated on: January 21,2024

Does 'bridging' therapy improve outcome for people with stroke?

byAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThere has been debate over the best treatment for a certain type of stroke caused by a blockage of a large artery in the brain. A

Updated on:January 21,2024

Immune cells identified as key players in brain health

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalThe Icahn Mount Sinai researchers nominated and validated transcription factors BHLHE40 and BHLHE41 that regulate clearance processes in immune cells, including brain i

Updated on: March 27,2024

Immune cells identified as key players in brain health

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalThe Icahn Mount Sinai researchers nominated and validated transcription factors BHLHE40 and BHLHE41 that regulate clearance processes in immune cells, including brain i

Updated on:March 27,2024

Impact of key Alzheimer's protein depends on type of brain cell in which it is produced

Of all the known genetic risk factors for late-onset Alzheimer's disease, the strongest is a gene for the protein called ApoE4. People with one copy of this gene are 3.5 times more likely, on average, to develop Alzheimer's than others, and those with two

Updated on: June 05,2024

Impact of key Alzheimer's protein depends on type of brain cell in which it is produced

Of all the known genetic risk factors for late-onset Alzheimer's disease, the strongest is a gene for the protein called ApoE4. People with one copy of this gene are 3.5 times more likely, on average, to develop Alzheimer's than others, and those with two

Updated on:June 05,2024