Hypertension May Cause Dementia
An MRI study reveals neuroimaging can detect early signs of neurological damage in people with hypertension before symptoms of dementia occur.... Read More...
Alzheimer’s disease
New Mechanism by Which Alzheimer’s Spreads Through the Brain
According to researchers, exosomes can transport toxic aggregates of amyloid beta to new neurons in the brain.... Read More...
Smoking and Diabetes Linked to Brain Calcifications
Researchers report people who are diabetic or who smoke are more likely to have calcification in the hippocampus. The study hypothesized hippocampal calcification may contribute to cognitive deterioration and brain atrophy.... Read More...
Researchers Reverse Cognitive Impairments in Mice with Dementia
Researchers report tau pathology can be reversed in Alzheimer's patients with the help of a drug. Their study reveals reversing tau pathology in mouse models of dementia resulted in a reversal of cognitive deficits in spatial learning.... Read More...
A Typical Communication Pattern of People with Alzheimer’s
Researchers provide a statistical analysis of 'saving appearance responses' in patients with dementia. The study reveals the SAR responses are particularly common in those with Alzheimer's disease.... Read More...
Seeking New Answers to Alzheimer’s Cause
Researchers implicate presenilin and GSK-3b in the development of Alzheimer's disease.... Read More...
How Does Alcohol Influence Alzheimer’s Development?
A new study reports alcohol may impede the clearance of amyloid beta, a protein associated with Alzheimer's disease, in the brain.... Read More...
Goodbye “Stress Granules”
Researchers shed light on how stress granules, enzymes linked to a range of neurodegenerative diseases, are formed and how they can be reduced.... Read More...
Super-Ager Study Offers Genetic Clues to Performance
Resilient memory performance during aging may be inherited, researchers say. ... Read More...
Understanding the Origins of Alzheimer’s Disease
Researchers investigate the role the BMI1 gene plays in the onset and development of Alzheimer's disease. The study reports the loss of BMI1 triggers and increased production of amyloid beta and decreases neural ability to eliminate the protein.... Read More...
Impaired Energy Production May Explain Why Brain is Susceptable to Age Related Disease
Cells from older people have impaired mitochondria, reducing energy production. The findings could open the door to discovering a clear link between mitochondrial dysfunction and age related neurodegeneration, researchers report.... Read More...
People with Dementia More Likely to Go Missing
A new study reveals people with dementia are more likely to wander off and go missing. Researchers address strategies to help minimize this risky behavior.... Read More...