For over a century, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) has been considered irreversible. Consequently, research has focused on disease prevention or slowing, rather than recovery. Despite billions of dollars spent on decades of research, there has never […]
Historically, people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) experience a relentless decline in neurological function that eventually robs them of the ability to move, speak, eat or breathe. Now, researchers from Washington University School of Medicine […]
A designer version of the tau protein, developed by a team led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers, maintains its biological function while resisting aggregation, a pathological trait linked to neurodegenerative diseases called tauopathies.This article […]
Memories and learning processes are based on changes in the brain’s neuronal connections, and as a result, in signal transmission between neurons.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com
A major review of prior research has found no evidence that menopause hormone therapy either increases or decreases dementia risk in postmenopausal women, in a new study led by University College London (UCL) researchers.This article […]
As the world’s population ages, the number of people living with dementias such as Alzheimer’s disease increases. Given the lack of curative treatments and the limited effectiveness of available medications, interest in new therapeutic approaches […]
An experimental drug developed at Northwestern University has demonstrated further promise as an early intervention for Alzheimer’s disease.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com
New research, published in Nature, has provided the first ever population-based data on the frequency of Alzheimer’s disease neuropathological changes (ADNC)—a key causal factor behind the development of dementia—and found that it is more prevalent […]
One of the main proteins that contributes to Alzheimer’s disease is called phospho-tau (p-tau). When p-tau gets too many phosphate groups attached to it (a process called hyperphosphorylation), it starts to stick together and form […]
Concurrent physical frailty and depression likely boost the risk of dementia in older people, with the interaction of these two factors alone contributing around 17% of the overall risk, suggest the findings of a large […]
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