FeaturedNeurology·July 16, 2020·5 min readA “Feeling” for Dementia?People with subjectively felt memory deficits also exhibited measurable cognitive deficits that were associated with abnormalities in spinal fluid.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 13, 2020·4 min readApathy Not Depression Helps to Predict DementiaOlder adults with higher baseline apathy, as well as those with increasing apathy over time, were at higher risk of developing dementia. Neither baseline depression nor developing depression symptoms over time had a noticeable impact on a later diagnosis of dementia.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·July 1, 2020·5 min readAsthma Drug Salbutamol a Potential Alzheimer’s TreatmentSalbutamol, a common asthma medication, shows potential for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. The drug is effective at reducing the accumulation of insoluble fibers of the tau protein.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 24, 2020·4 min readPulse pressure: A game changer in the fight against dementiaElevated pulse pressure in blood traveling to the brain causes inflammation, oxidative stress, and apoptosis in the blood-brain barrier that leads to brain damage.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·June 10, 2020·4 min readNew genetic defect linked to ALSResearchers have identified how specific genetic mutations cause ALS. The pathway, they believe, may also be responsible for the development of frontotemporal dementia.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 8, 2020·5 min readRepetitive negative thinking linked to dementia riskRepetitive negative thinking (RNT) in those aged over 55 is associated with an increased risk of cognitive decline and deposition of proteins associated with Alzheimer's disease. People who exhibited higher levels of RNT experienced more cognitive and memory problems over four years. They were more likely to have both amyloid-beta and tau protein deposits throughout the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 5, 2020·2 min readEarly-life education improves memory in old age, especially for womenFemales who attend school for longer have better memory ability in old age, a new study reports. For each year of education, memory gains were, on average, five times greater for women than the losses experienced due to each year of aging.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 3, 2020·2 min readCertain personality traits may affect risk of ‘pre-dementia’Certain personality traits could increase the risk of developing mild cognitive impairment, a new study reports. Openness was associated with a 6% reduced risk of developing a pre-dementia condition, while those who scored higher for neuroticism had a 6% increased risk of MCI.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 26, 2020·3 min readDementia gene raises risk of severe COVID-19People with the Alzheimer's associated ApoE e4e4 gene have increased vulnerability to developing severe symptoms of COVID-19 if they become infected with the virus. Findings suggest those with the dementia-related gene have double the risk of developing severe coronavirus symptoms compared to those who those with the common e3e3 form of the APOE gene.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 16, 2020·4 min readCertain Memory Complaints Predict Future DementiaSubjective cognitive complaints may be the earliest detectable stages of preclinical dementia.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·May 5, 2020·4 min readNew evidence that higher caffeine and urate levels are protective against Parkinson’sCaffeine and urate have been associated with a reduced risk of idiopathic Parkinson's disease. Researchers noted a lower caffeine intake in idiopathic Parkinson's patients. Increasing caffeine consumption was linked to decreased odds of being diagnosed with Parkinson's. Lower levels of blood urate were also associated with an increased risk of Parkinson's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 5, 2020·6 min readFlavonoid-rich berries, fruits and tea may have a protective benefit against Alzheimer’sConsuming a flavonoid-rich diet could help combat the development and progression of Alzheimer's disease for those with risk factors. Low intake of specific flavonoids, especially anthocyanins, which are found in blueberries and strawberries, was associated with a four-fold risk of developing Alzheimer's.Read More
