Molecular mechanisms that underlie spatial mapping in the brain — ScienceDaily
Anytime we venture into a new place, our brain's built-in GPS immediately kicks in and begins to form a spatial map of our surroundings. Over days and even weeks, this map may be solidified...
Early-life adversity and neurological disease: age-old questions and novel answers
1.Prince, M. et al. World Alzheimer Report 2015. The global impact of dementia: an analysis of prevalence, incidence, cost and trends. Alzheimer’s Disease International https://www.alz.co.uk/research/world-report-2015 (2015).2.Prince, M., Guerchet, M. & Prina, M. Policy Brief:...
Cellular senescence and Alzheimer disease: the egg and the chicken scenario
1.Wortmann, M. World Alzheimer Report 2014: dementia and risk reduction. Alzheimer’s Dement. 11, P837 (2015).
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Happy National Radiologic Technologist Week, November 5-11, 2023
Each year, during the first week of November, we observe National Radiologic Technology Week (NRTW) to recognize and celebrate our imaging technologists. This event showcases the important contributions that medical...
Prevalence and Distribution of Cognitive Impairment no Dementia (CIND) Among the Aged Population and...
The epidemiology on “cognitive impairment no dementia” (CIND) and its natural history are of great importance for understanding the transition from normal aging to dementia. Epidemiologic studies of CIND, however, are limited in China....
Short-term memory advantage for brief durations in human APOE ε4 carriers
The Apolipoprotein-E (APOE) ε4 gene allele is the highest known genetic risk factor for developing Alzheimer’s disease (AD)1. Approximately 45% of carriers of the gene develop AD by the age of 85 years, compared...
Alzheimer’s Association Update – Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association
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Memory research: Breathing in sleep impacts memory processes
Researchers at LMU, the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, and the University of Oxford have investigated how sleep affects memory. They found a link between breathing and the emergence of certain brain activity...
Harry K. Genant, MD (1942-2021)
We are writing with the news that our long-time colleague, mentor, teacher, and friend Harry K. Genant, MD, passed away peacefully at his home in Napa on January 14.
Many of us...
Differential effects of body mass index on domain-specific cognitive outcomes after stroke
1.Collaborators, G. B. D. O. et al. Health effects of overweight and obesity in 195 countries over 25 years. N. Engl. J. Med. 377, 13–27. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1614362 (2017).Article
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Repurposing non-pharmacological interventions for Alzheimer’s disease through link prediction on biomedical literature
The complete workflow is depicted in Fig. 1. To investigate the association between NPIs and AD, we initially conducted preprocessing and integration of biomedical triples...
Degenerative Dementias and Their Medical Care in the Movies
Compared with other neurologic problems, few films have been dedicated to degenerative dementia. To our knowledge, this is the first systematic review about the...