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UrduThe colour of our eyes or the straightness of our hair is linked to our DNA, but the development of Alzheimer’s disease isn’t exclusively linked to genetics, suggest recently published findings.
Tag: Alzheimer’s Disease
New insights to major disease pathways
Chemical tool identifies hundreds of modified proteins
Scientists eager to explain brain rhythm boost’s broad impact in Alzheimer’s models
The sweeping extent to which increasing 40Hz “gamma” rhythm power in the brain can affect the pathology and symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease in mouse models has been surprising, even to the MIT neuroscientists who’ve pioneered the idea. So surprising, in…
Illinois team develops first of a kind in-vitro 3D neural tissue model
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have successfully used stem cells to engineer living biohybrid nerve tissue to develop 3D models of neural networks with the hopes of gaining a better understanding of how the brain and these…
New insights to major disease pathways
Chemical tool identifies hundreds of modified proteins
Scientists eager to explain brain rhythm boost’s broad impact in Alzheimer’s models
The sweeping extent to which increasing 40Hz “gamma” rhythm power in the brain can affect the pathology and symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease in mouse models has been surprising, even to the MIT neuroscientists who’ve pioneered the idea. So surprising, in…
Illinois team develops first of a kind in-vitro 3D neural tissue model
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have successfully used stem cells to engineer living biohybrid nerve tissue to develop 3D models of neural networks with the hopes of gaining a better understanding of how the brain and these…
New grant will fund clinical trial of a novel approach to treating Alzheimer’s
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — With a new grant from the Alzheimer’s Association, a team of researchers from Brown University, Butler Hospital and the Miriam Hospital will conduct a phase-one clinical trial of a drug that could potentially provide a new avenue…
LSU Health discovers role of 2 proteins in sight and preventing blinding eye diseases
New Orleans, LA – Research led by Nicolas Bazan, MD, Ph.D., Boyd Professor and Director of the Neuroscience Center of Excellence at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, has discovered unique patterns of genetic activity that may lead to…
Report discusses potential role of coffee in reducing risk of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
Research suggests that a lifelong regular intake of coffee may have protective effect related to cognitive decline and neurodegenerative conditions1-3
Neurorestore: A Swiss initiative aimed at restoring lost neurological function
The Defitech Foundation has teamed up with EPFL, CHUV and UNIL to widen access to the groundbreaking neurotechnology developed under the 2018 STIMO study, which allowed paraplegic patients to walk again
Neurorestore: A Swiss initiative aimed at restoring lost neurological function
The Defitech Foundation has teamed up with EPFL, CHUV and UNIL to widen access to the groundbreaking neurotechnology developed under the 2018 STIMO study, which allowed paraplegic patients to walk again
New diagnostic techniques and drug may slow and even reverse cognitive decline from aging
BEER-SHEVA, ISRAEL and BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA…DECEMBER 4, 2019 – A groundbreaking clinical approach has been developed combining new diagnostic techniques to detect a leaking blood-brain barrier (BBB) with a new anti-inflammatory drug that for the first time slows or reverses age-related…
Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation’s Diagnostics Accelerator announces second round of awards
$50 million global research initiative, funded by Leonard A. Lauder, Bill Gates, Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos, among other leading philanthropists, targets resources to speed up development of blood, digital and other biomarkers for early detection
New diagnostic techniques and drug may slow and even reverse cognitive decline from aging
BEER-SHEVA, ISRAEL and BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA…DECEMBER 4, 2019 – A groundbreaking clinical approach has been developed combining new diagnostic techniques to detect a leaking blood-brain barrier (BBB) with a new anti-inflammatory drug that for the first time slows or reverses age-related…
Getting to the ‘art’ of dementia: UC researchers highlight benefits of art intervention
University of Canberra researchers have shown that art gallery programs can improve the wellbeing of people living with dementia – and they’ve backed it up by testing study participants’ saliva. Published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease , the UC…
Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation’s Diagnostics Accelerator announces second round of awards
$50 million global research initiative, funded by Leonard A. Lauder, Bill Gates, Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos, among other leading philanthropists, targets resources to speed up development of blood, digital and other biomarkers for early detection
Getting to the ‘art’ of dementia: UC researchers highlight benefits of art intervention
University of Canberra researchers have shown that art gallery programs can improve the wellbeing of people living with dementia – and they’ve backed it up by testing study participants’ saliva. Published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease , the UC…
Unprecedented evolutions emerging in Alzheimer’s disease, related dementias research
NIA experts to share multi-pronged approaches and accomplishments in advancing discoveries
Focused ultrasound may open door to Alzheimer’s treatment
CHICAGO – Focused ultrasound is a safe and effective way to target and open areas of the blood-brain barrier, potentially allowing for new treatment approaches to Alzheimer’s disease, according to initial study results presented at the annual meeting of the…
Improving blood vessel health in the brain may help combat Alzheimer’s
BOSTON – In patients with Alzheimer’s disease, amyloid-beta protein fragments accumulate in the tissue and blood vessels of the brain, likely due to a faulty clearance mechanism. In experiments conducted in mice, investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have found…
Focused ultrasound may open door to Alzheimer’s treatment
CHICAGO – Focused ultrasound is a safe and effective way to target and open areas of the blood-brain barrier, potentially allowing for new treatment approaches to Alzheimer’s disease, according to initial study results presented at the annual meeting of the…
Improving blood vessel health in the brain may help combat Alzheimer’s
BOSTON – In patients with Alzheimer’s disease, amyloid-beta protein fragments accumulate in the tissue and blood vessels of the brain, likely due to a faulty clearance mechanism. In experiments conducted in mice, investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have found…
A new offensive against Alzheimer’s disease
Supported by a $3.7 million NIH grant, Tamer Ibrahim and collaborators will use next generation Tic Tac Toe 7T MRI Technology for real-time visualization of CSF flow in the brain
A new offensive against Alzheimer’s disease
Supported by a $3.7 million NIH grant, Tamer Ibrahim and collaborators will use next generation Tic Tac Toe 7T MRI Technology for real-time visualization of CSF flow in the brain
Skiers had lower incidence of depression and vascular dementia — but not Alzheimer’s
Half as many diagnosed with depression, a delayed manifestation of Parkinson’s, a reduced risk of developing vascular dementia – but not Alzheimer’s. These connections were discovered by researchers when they compared 200 000 people who had participated in a long-distance…
NUS researchers use machine learning tools to reveal how memories are coded in the brain
NUS researchers have made a breakthrough in the field of cognitive computational neuroscience, by discovering a key aspect of how the brain encodes short-term memories. The researchers working in The N.1 Institute for Health at the National University of Singapore…
Autism-related genetic mutations occur in aging brains of Alzheimer’s patients
Significant overlap found between Alzheimer’s-related mutations and those producing autism and related intellectual disabilities, Tel Aviv University researchers say
Psychological well-being at 52 years could impact on cognitive functioning at 69 years
Miharu Nakanishi, Chief Researcher of Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, and her colleagues finds that psychological well-being at 52 years were prospectively associated with cognitive function at 69 years
Skiers had lower incidence of depression and vascular dementia — but not Alzheimer’s
Half as many diagnosed with depression, a delayed manifestation of Parkinson’s, a reduced risk of developing vascular dementia – but not Alzheimer’s. These connections were discovered by researchers when they compared 200 000 people who had participated in a long-distance…
Autism-related genetic mutations occur in aging brains of Alzheimer’s patients
Significant overlap found between Alzheimer’s-related mutations and those producing autism and related intellectual disabilities, Tel Aviv University researchers say
Psychological well-being at 52 years could impact on cognitive functioning at 69 years
Miharu Nakanishi, Chief Researcher of Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, and her colleagues finds that psychological well-being at 52 years were prospectively associated with cognitive function at 69 years
Cells study helping to crack the code to Alzheimer’s disease
A study led by researchers at Monash University has opened up new hope for diagnosing and treating Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia in older people and, as there are no effective treatments, is one…
Consistent gene changes in Alzheimer’s disease across studies
Analysis of data from multiple mouse models confirms previous findings
Temple study shows extra virgin olive oil staves off multiple forms of dementia in mice
(Philadelphia, PA) – Boosting brain function is key to staving off the effects of aging. And if there was one thing every person should consider doing right now to keep their brain young, it is to add extra virgin olive…
Cells study helping to crack the code to Alzheimer’s disease
A study led by researchers at Monash University has opened up new hope for diagnosing and treating Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia in older people and, as there are no effective treatments, is one…
Consistent gene changes in Alzheimer’s disease across studies
Analysis of data from multiple mouse models confirms previous findings
Temple study shows extra virgin olive oil staves off multiple forms of dementia in mice
(Philadelphia, PA) – Boosting brain function is key to staving off the effects of aging. And if there was one thing every person should consider doing right now to keep their brain young, it is to add extra virgin olive…
Nov. journal highlights: First MCI prevalence estimates in US Latino populations
Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association November 2019 Journal Digest
Predicting vulnerability to Alzheimer’s disease and delirium
Researchers find gene linked to Alzheimer’s plays indirect role in risk for delirium
Royal recognition for neuroscience research at the University of Sheffield
The University of Sheffield has been awarded the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for innovation in neuroscience The prize is the highest national honour that recognises outstanding work by UK universities and colleges that demonstrate quality and innovation in their research Sheffield…
New Alzheimer’s risk gene discovered
A new paper in the Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology finds a gene that may help explain a large part of the genetic risk for developing Alzheimer disease. Late-onset Alzheimer disease, the most common form of the illness, is…
Researchers identify a molecular mechanism involved in Huntington’s disease
Improvement of motor coordination in mice
Exposure to PM 2.5 pollution linked to brain atrophy, memory decline
Scientists analyzed MRIs from 998 older women
Inflammatory processes drive progression of Alzheimer’s and other brain diseases
New insights into disease mechanisms, report in Nature
Predicting Alzheimer’s disease-like memory loss before it strikes
New study shows how patterns in brain activity can be an early predictor of Alzheimer’s symptoms
MU researchers describe catatonia in Down syndrome
First longitudinal study highlights positive responses to established catatonia therapies
Predicting Alzheimer’s disease-like memory loss before it strikes
New study shows how patterns in brain activity can be an early predictor of Alzheimer’s symptoms
MU researchers describe catatonia in Down syndrome
First longitudinal study highlights positive responses to established catatonia therapies
Brain Guard
Israeli researchers have developed new technology for transporting drugs within silicon nanostructures to the brain. These nanostructures release an essential protein, which can inhibit the development of Alzheimer’s disease, and provide targeted delivery in the brain with the use of a “gene gun.”