New Blood Test Useful to Detect Those at Risk of Developing Alzheimer’s
Researchers have developed a new blood test capable of detecting biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease long before the first symptoms appear.... Read More...
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High Resolution Brain Imaging Provides Clues to Age Related Memory Loss
The decline of signalling in the anterolateral entorhinal cortex has been linked to memory loss associated with aging, a new neuroimaging study reveals.... Read More...
Can Our Eyes Help Predict Who Will Develop Memory Loss?
A new study reveals blood vessels in the eyes could be key to predicting who will develop cognitive problems in old age. People with moderate to severe retinopathy are more likely to suffer from cognitive problems as they age than those with healthy eyes, researchers report.... Read More...
For Some, Hearing Loss May Be Tied to Memory Loss
A new study reveals people with central hearing loss are twice as likely to suffer mild cognitive impairment than those with no hearing loss.... Read More...
Memory Loss Identified Years Before Alzheimer’s Symptoms Appear
UCL researchers have developed a new cognitive test able to detect subtle memory problems years before Alzheimer's symptoms develop.... Read More...
How Alzheimer’s Spreads Through the Brain
Researchers investigate how toxic proteins associated with Alzheimer's disease spread throughout the brain.... Read More...
Diabetes Drug ‘Significantly Reverses Memory Loss’ in Alzheimer’s: Mouse Study
Lancaster University researchers report a drug developed to treat diabetes shows promise in reversing memory loss associated with Alzheimer's in mouse models of the disease. The drug appears to have a neuroprotective effect, enhancing brain growth factors while reducing amyloid plaques, chronic inflammation and oxidative stress. The drug also slows down the rate of neuron loss.... Read More...
Lack of Sleep Boosts Levels of Alzheimer’s Protein
WUSTL researchers report a poor night's sleep can cause levels of amyloid beta to rise faster than the brain's waste disposal system can remove it. Researchers note frequent sleep disruptions can lead to an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.... Read More...
To Forget or to Remember? Memory Depends on Subtle Brain Signals
Study reveals how the mechanism for storing olfactory memories differs slightly from erasing unnecessary memories. Understanding how the brain gets rid of unimportant memories could help unlock new avenues of research to better understand memory loss in aging, researchers say.... Read More...
Mechanism Explains How Seizures May Lead to Memory Loss
Following a seizure, deltaFosB remains in the hippocampus for an extensive period of time. Researchers believe this may contribute to memory loss and other cognitive deficits.... Read More...
Being Unaware of Memory Loss Predicts Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimer's risk is increased for those with anosognosia, a condition in which sufferers are unaware they are experiencing memory loss.... Read More...
Bone Derived Hormone Reverses Age Related Memory Loss: Mouse Study
Researchers report boosting levels of osteocalcin in the blood may help reverse age related memory loss in mice.... Read More...