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Moral emotions, a diagnostic tool for frontotemporal dementia?

Neuroscience NewsJune 14, 2019

Moral emotions are significantly more impaired than emotions without moral content in those with frontotemporal dementia (FTD). By contrast, those with Alzheimer's disease exhibit similar performance in both moral and extra-moral emotions as healthy subjects. The findings provide a novel biomarker for the diagnosis of FTD.... Read More...

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An extra burger meal a day eats the brain away

Neuroscience NewsJune 13, 2019

Neurodegeneration sets in earlier for those with unhealthy diets and lifestyle choices.... Read More...

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Education and intelligence may protect cognition’ but don’t prevent Alzheimer’s disease

Neuroscience NewsJune 11, 2019

Intelligence, education and participating in cognitively challenging tasks may stave off the effects of dementia for longer, but can not protect against the inevitable Alzheimer's pathology in those at risk.... Read More...

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Sleeping for too little or too long linked to poorer memory

Neuroscience NewsJune 5, 2019

Sleep duration can have a negative impact on memory skills and reaction time. While the effects of sleep deprivation are well documented, researchers report sleeping for longer than the recommended 7 to 8 hours per night is associated with more errors in memory recall and slower reaction times, with each additional hour of sleep impacting performance more.... Read More...

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Gene Reduces Benefit of Exercise in Preventing Alzheimer’s

Neuroscience NewsJune 4, 2019

Carrying the risk variant of the ABCA7 gene reduces the ability of exercise to increase cognitive performance and memory abilities in older African Americans, increasing the risk for Alzheimer's disease. ... Read More...

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Could a Mediterranean diet and exercise reduce dementia risk?

Neuroscience NewsJune 2, 2019

A new study will investigate the effects of exercise and eating a Mediterranean style diet has on the development of dementia, and whether a change in lifestyle has neuroprotective properties. Researchers are looking for volunteers between 55 and 74 years of age to participate in the study. ... Read More...

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As plaque deposits increase in the aging brain, money management falters

Neuroscience NewsMay 28, 2019

Older adults who experience problems completing simple financial tasks, such as calculating their change, may be at increased risk of Alzheimer's disease. Problems with financial management have often been associated with later stage dementia. A new study reveals this could be one of the earliest signs of dementia and may be correlated with a build-up of amyloid plaque deposits.... Read More...

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High LDL cholesterol linked to early-onset Alzheimer’s

Neuroscience NewsMay 28, 2019

Elevated levels of LDL cholesterol has been linked to an increased risk of early-onset Alzheimer's disease, in those with and without a genetic risk factor. This suggests cholesterol could be an independent risk factor for dementia. Additionally, researchers identified a potential new genetic risk factor for early-onset Alzheimer's, a rare variant of the APOB gene.... Read More...

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Broken brain cells repaired in dementia mouse model

Neuroscience NewsMay 27, 2019

Chemically activating neurons and placing mice in stimulating environments reverses alterations and restores some neural connectivity in frontotemporal dementia. If translated into humans, the findings could help develop new treatments for fighting the effects of dementia in the elderly.... Read More...

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Antibiotic treatment alleviates Alzheimer’s disease symptoms in male mice

Neuroscience NewsMay 16, 2019

Study reports specific gut bacteria can influence the development of Alzheimer's disease. In mouse models, long term antibiotic treatment reduced inflammation and the formation of amyloid plaques. However, the reduction was only seen in males. Additionally, the antibiotic treatment altered the activation of microglia in the male mouse models.... Read More...

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Ragweed compounds could protect nerve cells from Alzheimer’s

Neuroscience NewsMay 15, 2019

Compounds derived from common ragweed may help in the fight against Alzheimer's disease. Researchers report when two of the most active compounds were added to a sample of neurons producing amyloid beta, 20% more cells survived than without exposure. ... Read More...

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Brain changes linked with Alzheimer’s up to 30 years before symptoms appear

Neuroscience NewsMay 14, 2019

Researchers have identified average levels of biological and anatomical brain changes associated with Alzheimer's disease over thirty years before symptoms appear. In those with genetic risk factors for Alzheimer's, researchers found changes in cognitive performance up to 15 years before becoming symptomatic. Changes in Tau levels in the cerebral spinal fluid appeared up to 34 years before dementia symptoms occurred, and physical changes to the medial temporal lobe were apparent up to 9 years before cognitive impairment was apparent.... Read More...

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Moral emotions, a diagnostic tool for frontotemporal dementia?

An extra burger meal a day eats the brain away

Education and intelligence may protect cognition’ but don’t prevent Alzheimer’s disease

Sleeping for too little or too long linked to poorer memory

Gene Reduces Benefit of Exercise in Preventing Alzheimer’s

Could a Mediterranean diet and exercise reduce dementia risk?

As plaque deposits increase in the aging brain, money management falters

High LDL cholesterol linked to early-onset Alzheimer’s

Broken brain cells repaired in dementia mouse model

Antibiotic treatment alleviates Alzheimer’s disease symptoms in male mice

Ragweed compounds could protect nerve cells from Alzheimer’s

Brain changes linked with Alzheimer’s up to 30 years before symptoms appear