Evidence of Impending Parkinson’s Disease Pandemic Identified
A new study reveals demography and the by products of industrialization are contributing to an impending Parkinson's disease pandemic. ... Read More...
neurodegenerative disease
The Mysteries of the Super-Ager Revealed
Scientific research is helping to unlock the secrets behind why some people live to become super-agers. Researchers propose ways in which we can slow the aging process and extend our life spans.... Read More...
Fungi Causes Brain Infection and Memory Impairments: Mouse Study
Researchers report a common yeast infection can cross the blood-brain barrier, triggering an inflammatory response that results in the formation of granuloma type structures and temporary memory impairments in mice. ... Read More...
Artificial Intelligence Can Detect Alzheimer’s in Brain Scans Six Years Before Diagnosis
A new machine learning algorithm was able to predict, with 98% accuracy, which patients would develop Alzheimer's disease, six years prior to diagnosis by analyzing PET brain scans.... Read More...
Elderly Dialysis Patients Have a Higher Risk of Dementia
A new study reports older adults who receive dialysis treatment for kidney disease have an increased risk of being diagnosed with dementia.... Read More...
Measure of Belly Fat in Older Adults Linked to Cognitive Impairment
Researchers report your body fat could be a predictor of cognitive decline. The study reveals older people with higher waist to hip ratios had reduced cognitive function.... Read More...
Researchers Reverse Cognitive Impairments in Mice with Dementia
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...
Alzheimer’s Disease Might Be a ‘Whole Body’ Problem
Using a technique called parabiosis on pairs of mice, researchers discover what they call 'cancer like mobility' of amyloid beta, reporting it can travel to the brain from other parts of the body.... Read More...
Could Alzheimer’s Be a Disorder of Energy Metabolism?
Failure of mitochondrial function may contribute to the development of late onset Alzheimer's disease, a new study reports.... Read More...
Researchers Studying Drug’s Potential to Prevent Alzheimer’s
Researchers are testing whether low doses of Rapamycin, a drug most commonly used as an immunosuppressant following an organ transplant, can help to prevent Alzheimer's disease.... Read More...
Rate of Alzheimer’s Deaths on the Rise
New findings report the rate of Alzheimer's disease related deaths in the US has increased by more than 50% in the past 15 years.... Read More...
Antibody Reduces Harmful Amyloid Plaques in Alzheimer’s Patients
A newly developed antibody has shown to trigger a meaningful reduction of amyloid beta in patients with early stage Alzheimer's disease.... Read More...