Alzheimer’s disease, marked by memory loss, trouble concentrating and thinking, and changes in personality and behavior, devastates patients, their families and loved ones. With new treatments available for people with early signs of Alzheimer’s disease, […]
A person aged 75 to 80 is less likely to have dementia today compared to someone of the same age several decades ago, a University of Queensland study has found.This article was originally published on […]
Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine have developed a gene therapy for Alzheimer’s disease that could help protect the brain from damage and preserve cognitive function. Unlike existing treatments for […]
Columbia scientists have found that boosting the performance of a self-cleansing system in the brain helps flush amyloid and tau toxins from the brains of mice and improves the animals’ cognition.This article was originally published […]
An annual review of clinical trials for Alzheimer’s disease highlights a growing number of active trials—and drugs—in the development pipeline and offers optimism for the global effort to find a cure.This article was originally published […]
A trio of studies led by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers has found that digital testing during primary care visits showed some promise as a tool for early identification of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia […]
According to a recent study, in patients with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), epileptic seizures are significantly more common than previously known. The discovery deepens understanding of the symptoms of this memory disorder and emphasizes the importance […]
A new way of thinking about Alzheimer’s disease has yielded a discovery that could be the key to stopping the cognitive decline seen in Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com
Older adults are quite aware of their financial abilities—and these abilities actually improve with age—that is, until dementia sets in, according to new research from Binghamton University, State University of New York.This article was originally […]
As the global population ages, the risk of developing neurodegenerative diseases such as dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) continues to rise. But the molecular mechanisms behind the deterioration of brain […]
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