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·August 2, 2019·6 min read

Blood test 94% accurate at identifying Alzheimer’s before symptoms appear

A new blood test for Alzheimer's disease is up-to 94% accurate at predicting dementia before symptoms appear. The test's accuracy is increased when genetic predisposition and age are taken into account. The new test may eventually replace PET neuroimaging, currently considered the gold standard, for early detection of Alzheimer's.

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·July 20, 2019·3 min read

Lower childhood IQ linked to Alzheimer’s later in life

Children with the APOE E4 gene perform lower on verbal and general IQ tests than their peers without the genetic risk factor. APOE E4 is a genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease. The study suggests the effects of the gene manifests before adulthood and could be the earliest biomarker for later vulnerability to Alzheimer's disease.

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·June 27, 2019·3 min read

Dementia study links gene with damage to brain connections

Post mortem examinations of brain tissue from Alzheimer's patients revealed synapses contained clumps of clusterin, in addition to amyloid beta. The clumps were more abundant in those with genetic risk factors from Alzheimer's disease.

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·January 7, 2019·7 min read

Racial Differences in Alzheimer’s Unveiled

A new study has identified racial disparities between African Americans and Caucasians in the level of a key biomarker used to identify Alzheimer's disease.

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·December 17, 2018·3 min read

A Pathway to a Vaccine and Drugs for Late Onset Alzheimer’s

Researchers have successfully neutralized a genetic risk factor found in up to 80% of Alzheimer's patients. The ability to neutralize ApoE4 could help in the development of a vaccine, as well as other therapeutics, for late onset Alzheimer's.

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·December 5, 2018·5 min read

Alzheimer’s Patients Classified in Six Subgroups

Researchers have identified cognitive subgroups related to genetic differences in Alzheimer's patients. The findings, researchers say, could open the door for more personalized treatments of the neurodegenerative disease.

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·November 21, 2018·3 min read

Researchers Use MRI to Predict Alzheimer’s

Using neuroimaging technology to examine white matter tracts in the brain, researchers were able to diagnose Alzheimer's disease with 95% accuracy.

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·October 20, 2018·4 min read

Chronic Inflammation Linked to Increased Risk of Alzheimer’s

A new study reveals carriers of the ApoE4 gene who have chronic inflammation are more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease.

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·October 19, 2018·5 min read

Does Herpes Cause Alzheimer’s?

A new study looks at the possible causal link between the herpes virus and Alzheimer's disease. Researchers report antiviral drugs significantly reduce the risk of developing dementia in patients with severe herpes infections.

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·September 6, 2018·4 min read

Alzheimer’s Risk Gene May Aggravate Neurological Air Pollution Effects in Children

According to researchers, children who carry the APOE4 gene and who are exposed to air pollution have higher behavior problem scores and their attention capacity was slower to develop.

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·July 30, 2018·2 min read

Alzheimer’s Risk Gene Impairs Neurogenesis: Mouse Study

A new mouse study finds APOE genes, commonly associated with Alzheimer's disease, impairs the development of new neurons in areas of the brain associated with memory.

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·July 2, 2018·3 min read

Unraveling Genetic Risk Factors for Alzheimer’s

Researchers say promoting conversion of glucose into brain energy could reduce risk factors and delay disease onset for those who carry Alzheimer's associated genes.

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