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Study highlights financial burden of dementia on older adults, families

Study highlights financial burden of dementia on older adults, families

by Sam Fahmy,Georgia State UniversityCredit: Kampus Production from PexelsA new study that provides details on out-of-pocket expenses for people with dementia finds that costs for long-term care

Study highlights financial burden of dementia on older adults, families

by Sam Fahmy,Georgia State UniversityCredit: Kampus Production from PexelsA new study that provides details on out-of-pocket expenses for people with dementia finds that costs for long-term care
Combining long- and short-read sequencing in single cells reveals new mRNAs in neurodegenerative diseases

Combining long- and short-read sequencing in single cells reveals new mRNAs in neurodegenerative diseases

bySanford-Burnham PrebysCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDiseases marked by progressive deterioration of the brain—neurodegeneration—have proven challenging to understand and treat. These common

Combining long- and short-read sequencing in single cells reveals new mRNAs in neurodegenerative diseases

bySanford-Burnham PrebysCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDiseases marked by progressive deterioration of the brain—neurodegeneration—have proven challenging to understand and treat. These common
How and why music can reduce distress in people with dementia: A blueprint for personalized music therapy

How and why music can reduce distress in people with dementia: A blueprint for personalized music therapy

byAnglia Ruskin UniversityCredit: Tima Miroshnichenko from PexelsA new study has demonstrated for the first time how and why music can reduce distress and agitation for people with advanced deme

How and why music can reduce distress in people with dementia: A blueprint for personalized music therapy

byAnglia Ruskin UniversityCredit: Tima Miroshnichenko from PexelsA new study has demonstrated for the first time how and why music can reduce distress and agitation for people with advanced deme
PET scans for Alzheimer's could bring benefit to more patients

PET scans for Alzheimer's could bring benefit to more patients

by Ryan O'hare,Imperial College LondonPET scans can spot amyloid in the brain (pictured). Credit: Imperial College LondonAn imaging tool honed to spot rogue proteins in the brain could benef

PET scans for Alzheimer's could bring benefit to more patients

by Ryan O'hare,Imperial College LondonPET scans can spot amyloid in the brain (pictured). Credit: Imperial College LondonAn imaging tool honed to spot rogue proteins in the brain could benef
A new culprit of cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease

A new culprit of cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease

by Julie Langelier,Gladstone InstitutesPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainIt has long been known that patients with Alzheimer's disease have abnorma

A new culprit of cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease

by Julie Langelier,Gladstone InstitutesPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainIt has long been known that patients with Alzheimer's disease have abnorma
More hospital days seen with antipsychotic use in Alzheimer disease

More hospital days seen with antipsychotic use in Alzheimer disease

(HealthDay)—Alzheimer disease patients who initiate treatment with antipsychotic medications spend more days hospitalized than those who do not initiate antipsychotics, according to a study recently p

More hospital days seen with antipsychotic use in Alzheimer disease

(HealthDay)—Alzheimer disease patients who initiate treatment with antipsychotic medications spend more days hospitalized than those who do not initiate antipsychotics, according to a study recently p
Alzheimer-linked enzyme complex 'buckles up' for safe trip through the cell

Alzheimer-linked enzyme complex 'buckles up' for safe trip through the cell

by VIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology)Credit: Opabinia regalis, CC BY-SA 4.0A research team led by Wim Annaert (VIB-KU Leuven) uncovered the early assembly of gamma-secretase, a protei

Alzheimer-linked enzyme complex 'buckles up' for safe trip through the cell

by VIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology)Credit: Opabinia regalis, CC BY-SA 4.0A research team led by Wim Annaert (VIB-KU Leuven) uncovered the early assembly of gamma-secretase, a protei
Alzheimer's disease biomarkers can predict postoperative delirium

Alzheimer's disease biomarkers can predict postoperative delirium

by Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainClinical studies have demonstrated a strong association between Alzheimer's disease (AD) and delirium. A change to the Tau p

Alzheimer's disease biomarkers can predict postoperative delirium

by Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainClinical studies have demonstrated a strong association between Alzheimer's disease (AD) and delirium. A change to the Tau p