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Alzheimer's discovery holds potential to improve drugs
A significant discovery by Australian scientists has the potential to improve the effectiveness of drugs currently used to manage cognitive... Read more
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For African American moms, giving birth to multiple children could be linked to Alzheimer's disease, study shows
Women have long sensed that motherhood takes a toll.... Read more
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COVID accelerates decline in dementia trends for US older adults
Because of a sharp increase in deaths among older adults with dementia during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the... Read more
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Patients with Alzheimer's have higher frequency of mental health symptoms which can precede memory problems
Decline in memory and other thinking abilities is the most well-known result of Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, many individuals with... Read more
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Scientists define new type of memory loss in older adults
Researchers at Mayo Clinic have established new criteria for a memory-loss syndrome in older adults that specifically impacts the brain's... Read more
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Study validates diagnostic tool for identifying amyloid beta plaques, the hallmark of Alzheimer's disease
Amyloid PET scans provide in-vivo evidence of Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology. However, due to their high cost and limited insurance... Read more
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Why new treatments for Alzheimer's cost tens of thousands of dollars a year
The Food and Drug Administration approved a new Eli Lilly drug this month that treats Alzheimer's disease. Kisunla is an... Read more
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Study reveals insights into Alzheimer's disease mechanisms through novel hydrogel matrix
Researchers at the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation (TIBI) have unveiled a pioneering study shedding light on the intricate mechanisms... Read more
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Nightmares in midlife may point to future cognitive decline, dementia
Distressing dreams in middle-aged and older adults may indicate a higher risk for future cognitive decline and all-cause dementia, according... Read more
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Artificial intelligence outperforms clinical tests at predicting progress of Alzheimer's disease
Cambridge scientists have developed an artificially-intelligent tool capable of predicting in four cases out of five whether people with early... Read more
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Racial disparities in dementia determined by social factors rather than genetic ancestry, finds study
Racial disparities in dementia are due to social determinants of health, with genetic ancestry playing no role, according to a... Read more
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Study shows 13% of patients with dementia may instead have cognitive decline from cirrhosis
About 13% of individuals diagnosed with dementia may suffer instead from reversible cognitive decline caused by advanced liver disease, according... Read more
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Seeing inside Alzheimer's disease brain using cryo-electron tomography
Scientists investigating Alzheimer's disease have determined the structure of molecules within a human brain for the very first time.... Read more
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Nasal spray found to clear tau proteins from Alzheimer's mouse model brains
A multi-institutional team of neuroscientists has developed a nasal therapy that cleared the brains of Alzheimer's mouse models of toxic... Read more
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Models show promise in predicting cognitive decline in early Alzheimer's
A new study, published in the July 10 online issue of Neurology, looks at predicting how quickly people with early... Read more