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New dual-phase imaging protocol reduces costs and radiation exposure for cognitively impaired patients
A novel nuclear medicine imaging protocol can take the place of two separate imaging scans for the evaluation of brain... Read more -
Researcher identifies new biomarker of early-stage Alzheimer's disease
University of New Mexico neurologist Rawan Tarawneh, MD, has identified a unique biomarker that could lead to new diagnostic tests... Read more -
Experts reframe 'clinical meaningfulness' in Alzheimer's
As the Alzheimer's disease scientific community, patients, and families seek to understand the results of clinical trials of new Alzheimer's... Read more -
Overlooked tau-RNA interaction may play key role in dementia
Sometimes in science, "Eureka!" moments happen with surprisingly little effort. Sometimes they take years or decades to emerge. Such was... Read more -
Early diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease by targeting toxic soluble Aβ oligomers
More than 55 million people worldwide were living with Alzheimer's disease in 2020, according to Alzheimer's Disease International. This figure... Read more -
Incidence of syndromes associated with frontotemporal lobar degeneration in nine European countries
JAMA Neurology has published the results of the first international population-based study on epidemiology of Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) involving nine... Read more -
Dementia complicates cancer care, increasing risk of poorer clinical outcome and patient experience
Pre-existing dementia complicates cancer care and increases the risk of worse clinical outcomes and inferior patient experience, according to a... Read more -
Researchers map brain cell changes in Alzheimer's disease
A common sign of Alzheimer's disease is the excessive buildup of two types of protein in the brain: tangles of... Read more -
How dementia quality registries can contribute to better dementia care
The Austrian Institute for Health Technology Assessment (AIHTA) has investigated which key factors are essential in the planning, design, implementation... Read more -
Researchers assess link between talking therapy and lower rates of dementia
Using talking therapies to effectively treat depression in adults over the age of 65 may be clinically linked with slightly... Read more -
Study finds new association between social isolation and dementia risk factors
Social lifestyle determinants, including social isolation, are associated with neurodegeneration risk factors, according to a new study published this week... Read more -
Researchers create world-first benchmark to measure brain atrophy for Alzheimer's diagnosis
Scientists from CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, in partnership with Queensland University of Technology, have used artificial intelligence to develop... Read more -
Weight loss may be early predictor of Alzheimer's disease in those with Down syndrome
Unintentional weight loss in people with Down syndrome may predict the onset of Alzheimer's disease long before typical cognitive symptoms... Read more -
Study examines association between sleep medication use and risk of dementia
A new study shows that sleep medications increase the risk of dementia for people who are white. But the type... Read more
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Study finds obesity-related neurodegeneration mimics Alzheimer's disease
A new study led by scientists at The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital) of McGill University finds a correlation between neurodegeneration... Read more
