A team of researchers at Cornell University has made a discovery in fruit flies that could change the way we understand brain diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s in humans.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com
The common cold sore virus, which is often caught in childhood, usually stays in the body for life—quietly dormant in the nerves. Now and then, things like stress, illness or injury can trigger it, bringing […]
An international collaboration led by the University of Gothenburg report that cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers associated with Alzheimer’s pathology—specifically β-amyloid and tau proteins—are also present in individuals diagnosed with other forms of dementia. Associations with cognitive […]
Difficulty finding words or the habit of substituting them with others that are similar semantically—such as knife and cutter—or phonologically—such as knife and wife—are usually the first symptoms of a type of dementia known as […]
People whose biological age is higher than their chronological age may be more likely to develop dementia than people whose biological age matches or is lower than their chronological age, according to a study published […]
Scientists using living human brain tissue have shown for the first time how a toxic form of a protein linked to Alzheimer’s can stick to and damage the connections between brain cells.This article was originally […]
Recently approved Alzheimer’s drugs offer a step forward for treating the disease, but new therapeutic strategies are needed to complement them and provide personalized therapeutic approaches. Mass General Brigham researchers have identified a potential strategy […]
A proposal for billions of dollars for the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas will go before the state’s voters in November as a proposed constitutional amendment authorizing its funding heads to the Secretary […]
Most Americans want to know if they’re destined to lose their brain power to Alzheimer’s disease, according to an annual report produced by the Alzheimer’s Association.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com
A harmful form of the tau protein, which builds up in Alzheimer’s disease and similar brain disorders, can directly damage blood vessels in the brain, according to a new study by researchers at the Lewis […]
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