Lithium may halt Alzheimer’s progression
More commonly associated with treating bipolar disorder, microdoses of lithium may halt the progression of Alzheimer's disease.... Read More...
Alzheimer’s disease
Certain personality traits in high school may lower dementia risk five decades later
Your personality traits as a teen may predict your risk of developing dementia 50 years later. Teens who were more energetic and those who were calm had a lower risk of being diagnosed with dementia later in life. ... Read More...
Unexpected connection between gliomas and neurodegenerative diseases
Study finds significant expression of the Alzheimer's related Tau protein in glioma cells, especially in patients with better prognoses.... Read More...
Living near major roads linked to risk of dementia, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and MS
Living less than 50 meters away from a major road, or less than 150 meters away from a highway, increases the risks for dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and multiple sclerosis. However, living close to green spaces appears to have more of a protective effect against neurodegenerative diseases.... Read More...
What it’s like to live without a sense of smell?
Olfactory disturbances have wide-ranging implications for both the mental health and emotional well being of sufferers.... Read More...
Possible Alzheimer’s breakthrough suggested
A previously unknown gene and associated protein have been linked to the development of Alzheimer's disease. By suppressing the protein, named Aggergatin by the researchers, it may be possible to slow down or prevent the development of the neurodegenerative disease.... Read More...
Racial disparities in drug prescriptions for dementia
Study reveals racial disparities in access to the correct medications for Alzheimer's patients. Asian and black patients are less likely to be prescribed anti-dementia medications and have an increased likelihood of being prescribed antipsychotic medications. ... Read More...
Human Exposure to Aluminum Linked to Familial Alzheimer’s Disease
Researchers found a close association between high aluminum content in brain tissue and amyloid-beta location in post-mortem samples of people with familial Alzheimer's disease. The findings back up previous claims that aluminum exposure may be linked to the development of the neurodegenerative disease.... Read More...
Antipsychotics associated with increased risk of head & brain injuries in persons with Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer's patients who used antipsychotics had a 29% increased risk of head injury and a 22% higher risk of TBI compared to others with the neurodegenerative disease who did not use the medications.... Read More...
Are bigger brains better?
Greater hippocampal volume is not always a reliable predictor of learning and memory ability in older adults. Faster learning was only found in older adults who had both greater hippocampal volume and more uniform white matter connections to other parts of the brain.... Read More...
Inflammation a “game changer” as cellular death dance discovered
TNFR1 receptors arrange themselves into clusters, joining together trimers and making oligomers that create a pro-inflammatory response observed in a variety of diseases.... Read More...
Protein associated with ovarian cancer exacerbates neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s
OCIAD1, a protein commonly associated with ovarian cancer, contributes to neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease by impairing mitochondrial function, leading to synaptic damage and neural vulnerability.... Read More...