Increasing brain protein levels could slow decline in Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A study published in the journal Brain shows that increased protein levels with new Alzheimer's drugs ...
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Falling for financial scams? It could be a sign of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: RDNE Project Stock from Pexels Older adults, who are more vulnerable to financial scams, may have brain changes linked ...
Alzheimer’s Disease Study Finds Critical Differences in Memory Loss Progression Based on Presence of Specific Proteins
FDG-PET hypometabolism profiles in the group of patients with rapid Aβ(+)T(-) decline (14 out of 19 individuals had FDG-PET). Credit: ...
Excessive light pollution may increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, especially in young people
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In some parts of the world, the lights never go out. Streetlights, road lighting, and illuminated ...
Researchers show new drug rescues memory loss in mouse model of Alzheimer’s
This is a representation of the heat map of spatial occupancy during the Morris water maze probe tests. The warmer ...
Study shows how common genetic variants in black Americans increase risk of Alzheimer’s disease
Graphic summary. Credits: Cellular genomics (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.xgen.2024.100642 Researchers at Columbia University have discovered how variants of the ABCA7 gene, ...
Cell community in brain drives Alzheimer’s disease, large-scale analysis reveals
Cellular atlas of the aged human DLPFC in older adults. Credit: Nature (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07871-6 An analysis of more than ...
Cancer drug could treat early-stage Alzheimer’s, study finds
Using preclinical models (in vitro cellular models with amyloid and tau proteins, in vivo mouse models, and in vitro human ...
Cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s disease predicted by patient’s age, sex and irregular heart rate
Older age, female gender, irregular heartbeat and daily activity level can help predict how much cognitive function Alzheimer's patients will ...
Scientists target beta-amyloid molecule in search of preventative treatment strategy for Alzheimer’s disease
Aβ-anticalin treatment suppresses neuronal hyperactivity in vivo. A) Structure of Aβ-anticalin. B) Two-photon imaging setup. C) Representative two-photon image of ...
