Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The genetic risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease is more strongly influenced by the mother’s side than the father’s side, a recent study has discovered. Alzheimer’s disease…
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Ultrasound therapy shows promise as a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease
Graphical representation of the findings of this study: Improved memory, enhanced functional connectivity and an altered proteome were found in APP23 mice in the absence of Aβ reduction after repeated…
Is your blood aging your brain? It might increase your dementia risk
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain By 2050, the global population of adults 60 and older will approximately double, leading to upward of 153 million dementia cases. That’s why University College Cork…
Active social lives can help dementia patients, caregivers thrive
Credit: CC0 Public Domain People with dementia and those who care for them should be screened for loneliness, so providers can find ways to keep them socially connected, according to…
Poor neighborhoods linked to elevated dementia risk and faster brain aging
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Living in a poorer neighborhood is linked to accelerated brain aging and increased dementia risk early in life, regardless of income level or education, a Duke…
Fixing rogue brain cells may hold key to preventing neurodegeneration
Phenotypic screen identifies HDAC3 as a regulator of pathological reactive astrocytes. a, Scatter plot of primary screen results displayed as percent GBP2 positive, normalized to reactive astrocyte plus vehicle controls…
Study highlights financial burden of dementia on older adults, families
Credit: Kampus Production from Pexels A new study that provides details on out-of-pocket expenses for people with dementia finds that costs for long-term care create a financial burden that can…
Alzheimer’s may have once spread from person to person, but the risk of that happening today is incredibly low
PET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer’s disease. Credit: public domain An article published this week in the journal Nature Medicine documents what is believed to be the first…
‘Rare positive result’ in trial of new support intervention for people with dementia and their family caregivers
Credit: Jsme MILA from Pexels Research led by Claudia Cooper, Professor of Psychological Medicine at Queen Mary University of London, shows that a new therapy, NIDUS-Family, helps people with dementia…
New tool helps predict progression of Alzheimer’s
Dajiang Zhu, an associate professor in computer science and engineering at UTA. Credit: University of Texas at Arlington About 55 million people worldwide are living with dementia, according to the…
