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Researchers Reverse Cognitive Impairments in Mice with Dementia

Neuroscience NewsJune 9, 2018

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...

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A Typical Communication Pattern of People with Alzheimer’s

Neuroscience NewsJune 6, 2018

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...

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Seeking New Answers to Alzheimer’s Cause

Neuroscience NewsJune 6, 2018

Researchers implicate presenilin and GSK-3b in the development of Alzheimer's disease.... Read More...

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How Does Alcohol Influence Alzheimer’s Development?

Neuroscience NewsJune 4, 2018

A new study reports alcohol may impede the clearance of amyloid beta, a protein associated with Alzheimer's disease, in the brain.... Read More...

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Goodbye “Stress Granules”

Neuroscience NewsJune 3, 2018

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...

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Super-Ager Study Offers Genetic Clues to Performance

Neuroscience NewsMay 30, 2018

Resilient memory performance during aging may be inherited, researchers say. ... Read More...

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Understanding the Origins of Alzheimer’s Disease

Neuroscience NewsMay 29, 2018

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...

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Impaired Energy Production May Explain Why Brain is Susceptable to Age Related Disease

Neuroscience NewsMay 29, 2018

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...

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People with Dementia More Likely to Go Missing

Neuroscience NewsMay 25, 2018

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...

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New Computational Tool May Help Optimize Alzheimer’s Treatments

Neuroscience NewsMay 24, 2018

A new computational approach could help personalize brain stimulation for individual Alzheimer's patients, researchers say.... Read More...

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Most People With Earliest Alzheimer’s Signs Won’t Develop Dementia Associated With the Disease

Neuroscience NewsMay 22, 2018

A new study from researchers at UCLA reveals most people with preclinical signs of Alzheimer's dementia will not develop the full scale of the disease. ... Read More...

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Vascular Risk Interacts with Amyloid Levels to Increase Age Related Cognitive Decline

Neuroscience NewsMay 21, 2018

Vascular risk factors appear to have a negative synergistic effect with amyloid beta levels in the brain, researchers report. The study suggests a combination of increased vascular risk and higher amyloid levels in the brain can predict more rapid cognitive decline during aging.... Read More...

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Alzheimer’s disease

Researchers Reverse Cognitive Impairments in Mice with Dementia

A Typical Communication Pattern of People with Alzheimer’s

Seeking New Answers to Alzheimer’s Cause

How Does Alcohol Influence Alzheimer’s Development?

Goodbye “Stress Granules”

Super-Ager Study Offers Genetic Clues to Performance

Understanding the Origins of Alzheimer’s Disease

Impaired Energy Production May Explain Why Brain is Susceptable to Age Related Disease

People with Dementia More Likely to Go Missing

New Computational Tool May Help Optimize Alzheimer’s Treatments

Most People With Earliest Alzheimer’s Signs Won’t Develop Dementia Associated With the Disease

Vascular Risk Interacts with Amyloid Levels to Increase Age Related Cognitive Decline