Study Finds Ethnoracial Differences in Alzheimer’s
A new study reveals Hispanic Americans diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease tend to survive significantly longer with the condition than people from other ethnoracial groups. ... Read More...
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Defective Glial Cells Can Push Neurons Toward Parkinson’s Disease
A new study reveals a defective version of astrocytes may be linked to the build up of alpha synuclein and could spur Parkinson's disease. The findings show the important role glial cells play in Parkinson's and offers insights into new targets for therapies to fight the neurodegenerative disease.... Read More...
Appendix Removal May Lower Parkinson’s Risk
Researchers report those who have had appendectomies have a reduced risk of developing Parkinson's disease. A new study reveals the appendix acts as a reservoir for proteins associated with the neurodegenerative disease. ... Read More...
Traffic Jams in the Brain
A new study reports disrupted transportation routes in nerve cells are a significant cause of Parkinson's disease.... Read More...
Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Spurred By Same Enzyme
Researchers have implicated an enzyme that appears to make both Tau and alpha synculein more toxic in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. Inhibiting this enzyme has already proved helpful in treating animal models of Alzheimer's disease. The researchers report they are moving on to testing drugs that inhibit AEP in animal models of Parkinson's disease.... Read More...
Delirium Could Accelerate Dementia Related Mental Decline
A new study reports delirium can accelerate cognitive decline in people undergoing pathological changes associated with dementia.... Read More...
Brain Volume May Help Predict Who Will Develop Dementia With Lewy Bodies
Hippocampal shrinkage may could signify people with memory problems could develop Lewy body dementia rather than Alzheimer's disease, a new study reports.... Read More...
Abnormal Brain Protein May Contribute to Development of Alzheimer’s
A new study reports on the role the protein TDP-43 plays in the development of Alzheimer's disease.... Read More...
Parkinson’s Study Could Pave Way for Early Detection Test
Researchers have developed a new method for detecting a molecule linked to Parkinson's disease from a small sample of spinal fluid.... Read More...
New Model Recreates Early Spread of Parkinson’s in the Brain
A new model of Parkinson's disease demonstrates how abnormal alpha-synuclein proteins gradually spread from brain areas implicated in early stages of the disease to other regions of the brain.... Read More...
Cancer Drug Restores Dopamine And Reduces Toxic Proteins in Parkinson’s and Dementia
Researchers report that a FDA approved drug to treat leukemia increases dopamine and reduces toxic proteins linked to disease progression in Parkison's and dementia with Lewy bodies.... Read More...
Study Finds Link Between TBI and Parkinson’s, But Not Alzheimer’s
According to a new study, people with a history of TBI are at an increased risk for developing some neurodegenerative diseases later in life. However, TBI's don't appear to be linked to a higher risk for Alzheimer's disease.... Read More...