Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia

Alzheimer's disease: An alternative hypothesis based on synaptic alterations

New research published today in Alzheimer's & Dementia, the journal of the Alzheimer's Association could explain why neurons fail to... Read more

Published on: 2022-01-25

Transcranial ultrasound used in mice with Alzheimer's disease features

In December 2021 scientists from South Korea used a technology called transcranial ultrasound stimulation to excite specific areas of mice... Read more

Published on: 2022-01-25

Seeing the same GP improves treatment for people with dementia, study finds

People with dementia who see the same GP each time have lower rates of health complications and fewer emergency hospital... Read more

Published on: 2022-01-25

A healthier heart can protect your brain, too—5 lifestyle changes to prevent dementia

When we think of dementia, we often fear a loss of control. But the reassuring news is up to 40%... Read more

Published on: 2022-01-24

A cure for Alzheimer's is taking longer than expected; here's why

In her latest research paper, published in the Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, Anne Robinson, Head of Carnegie Mellon's Department of... Read more

Published on: 2022-01-21

Can neonatal herpes lead to Alzheimer's disease?

"We've learned a lot during the course of the COVID-19 pandemic … how a virus can affect our behavior," Dartmouth... Read more

Published on: 2022-01-20

New findings for the function of tau in neurodegenerative disease

Utilizing cutting-edge proteomics, researchers at the Buck Institute and elsewhere have mapped the "tau interactome" uncovering new findings about the... Read more

Published on: 2022-01-20

New study shows pathological differences in inherited versus sporadic Alzheimer's disease

Indiana University School of Medicine researchers are making new discoveries about the pathological changes in people who have inherited Alzheimer's... Read more

Published on: 2022-01-20

Dementia: how to prevent cognitive decline

Physical activity, nutrition and cognitively stimulating activities are all known to be good ways to prevent Alzheimer's disease and dementia.... Read more

Published on: 2022-01-20

Understanding memory loss in Alzheimer's disease

Members of the Synaptic Dysfunction and Disease group at the Institute of Biomedicine of Seville (IBiS), led by researchers Francisco... Read more

Published on: 2022-01-18

Senate committee backs califf nomination to head FDA

(HealthDay)—The nomination of former U.S. Food and Drug Administration head Robert Califf, M.D., to again lead the agency now heads... Read more

Published on: 2022-01-15

Young Alzheimer's patients dealt a blow by Medicare's refusal to cover drug

Jay Reinstein and Michele Hall wouldn't seem to most people like they would be in danger of suffering from a... Read more

Published on: 2022-01-14

New screening tool developed to automatically identify older appearing brains typical of dementia

Researchers from the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences have developed a new machine learning tool that analyses brain... Read more

Published on: 2022-01-14

Blood markers of brain cell damage higher over short term in COVID-19 patients than in Alzheimer's patients

Patients hospitalized for COVID-19 had higher levels over the short term of blood proteins known to rise with neurological damage... Read more

Published on: 2022-01-13

Medicare proposes to only cover Alzheimer's drug aduhelm for use in clinical trials

(HealthDay)—It's a move that could severely limit the number of people taking the controversial new Alzheimer's drug Aduhelm: Medicare on... Read more

Published on: 2022-01-12