Family caregivers for people with dementia report emotional strain from witnessing personality changes, physical exhaustion from providing intensive supervision, social isolation, and financial hardship. To receive counseling and information, they can call the Alzheimer’s Association’s […]
In a study published in Neuron, a research team at the Department of Neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital, aimed to understand how immune cells of the brain, called microglia, contribute to Alzheimer’s disease (AD) pathology. […]
A clinical trial from Wake Forest University School of Medicine shows that two widely available medications, the diabetes drug empagliflozin (Jardiance) and intranasal insulin, safely improve brain health in people with mild cognitive impairment and […]
A Northwestern Medicine study has revealed a key mechanism underlying the development of motor neuron diseases, offering new insights into potential treatment options, according to a study published in the Journal of Neuroscience.This article was […]
Women are far more likely than men to end up with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). This may, at least partially, be due to women’s longer average lifespans, but many scientists think there is probably more to […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared another blood test that could help doctors identify whether a patient’s memory problems are likely caused by Alzheimer’s disease.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com
The effectiveness of eye-tracking technology in identifying people who have a genetic tendency to Alzheimer’s disease, years before their symptoms show, has been highlighted in new research.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com
When we form a memory, brain cells need to deliver supplies to strengthen specific neural connections. A new study from MPFI and Weill Cornell Medicine has revealed how two cellular switches, Rab4 and Rab10, direct […]
A new international study led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet demonstrates that it is possible to detect subtle changes in the brain and identify early signs of hereditary frontotemporal dementia using advanced brain imaging techniques. […]
Researchers from Monash University’s Rehabilitation, Aging and Independent Living (RAIL) Research Center and the National Center for Healthy Aging (a partnership between Monash University and Peninsula Health) found that people with dementia were significantly less […]
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