Conference Convenes Experts in the Field of Nuclear Medicine to Advance Prostate Cancer Care
“Great science, great technology, great thinking, and great connectivity can change the world,” said Charles J. Ryan, MD, CEO of the Prostate Cancer Foundation, as he welcomed the world’s leading experts...
Could bizarre visual symptoms be a telltale sign of Alzheimer’s?
A team of international researchers, led by UC San Francisco, has completed the first large-scale study of posterior cortical atrophy, a baffling constellation of visuospatial symptoms that present as the first symptoms of Alzheimer's...
Physical exercise boosts motor learning — and remembering what one has learned
Violinists, surgeons and gamers can benefit from physical exercise both before and after practicing their new skills. The same holds true for anyone seeking to improve their fine motor skills. This is demonstrated by...
How aging alters brain cells’ ability to maintain memory
A team of scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has demonstrated that communication among memory-coding neurons -- nerve cells in the brain responsible for maintaining working memory -- is disrupted with ageing...
Enhancing foveal avascular zone analysis for Alzheimer’s diagnosis with AI segmentation and machine learning...
Fivefold cross-validation results on the training setWe compared the diagnostic performance of the proposed technique and the baseline technique for AD diagnosis on the training set. We divided the training set into 85 OCTA...
Rapid-onset Apathy May Be the Only Clinical Manifestation After Dorsal Striatum Hemorrhagic Lesion: A...
Apathy is a common clinical feature of stroke patients and it is often correlated with cognitive deficits, functional impairment and depression. Here we report the case of a 70-year-old woman with no history of...
Research into the nature of memory reveals how cells that store information are stabilized...
Think of a time when you had two different but similar experiences in a short period. Maybe you attended two holiday parties in the same week or gave two presentations at work. Shortly afterward,...
Human amnion epithelial cell therapy reduces hypertension-induced vascular stiffening and cognitive impairment
AnimalsThis study was approved by the La Trobe University Animal Ethics Committee (AEC19026 and AEC16-93). All procedures were performed in accordance with the ARRIVE guidelines and the National Health and Medical Research Council of...
High Hemoglobin A1c and Diabetes Predict Memory Decline in the Health and Retirement Study
Background:
Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is an established risk factor for dementia, but evidence for T2D and memory decline is less consistent. Understanding how T2D and blood glucose relate to memory decline is crucial...
Evolving Causes of Rapidly Progressive Dementia: A 5-Year Comparative Study
Background:
Rapidly progressive dementia (RPD) is a clinical syndrome developing in <1 to 2 years. Recent progress in RPD evaluation is significant, so RPD’s prevalence may change over time. The aim of our new...