A new model of Alzheimer’s progression — ScienceDaily
Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia and is characterized by neurodegeneration in regions of the brain involved in memory and learning. Amyloid beta and tau are two toxic proteins that build...
The Novel Role of Microglia as Modulators of Neurons in the Brain Is Discovered...
UNDER EMBARGO UNTILWEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 at 11:00AM ESTNewswise — (New York, NY – September 29, 2020) – Immune cells in the brain that act as scavengers to remove dying cells also play a potentially...
Cause of Alzheimer’s progression in the brain — ScienceDaily
For the first time, researchers have used human data to quantify the speed of different processes that lead to Alzheimer’s disease and found that it develops in a very different way than previously thought....
Some blood pressure-lowering meds linked to less memory decline in older adults, study finds...
Older adults taking blood pressure-lowering medications known to cross the blood-brain barrier had better memory recall over time compared to those taking other types of medicines to treat high blood pressure, according to new...
A 'feeling' for dementia?
A research team led by the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) concludes that personal perception can be an important indicator for the early detection of Alzheimer's disease. In a new study involving 449...