The brain pulsates differently in people suffering from Alzheimer’s disease

The brain pulsates differently in people suffering from Alzheimer's disease
In the magnetic resonance image, a healthy brain is higher and a lower one with Alzheimer’s disease. Pulsations in the brain appear as red signals at the frequency of the heartbeat. There is a clear difference in pulsations in the brains of healthy people and people with Alzheimer’s. Credit: Oulu Functional NeuroImaging

Researchers at the University of Oulu have developed a new method for detecting changes in the brain’s cleaning system. The study showed that in patients with Alzheimer’s disease, pulsations in the brain’s blood vessels differ from those in healthy individuals. This discovery enables the development of new types of treatments and diagnostic tools for memory loss diseases.

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