Potential new tool for early identification of dementia risk — ScienceDaily
Research at the Florida State University College of Medicine has identified a potential low-cost method for predicting if a person is at risk of developing dementia.
By analyzing data from nearly 13,000 subjects who participated...
Highlights from AAIC 2023 | Nature Reviews Neurology
The 2023 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) held in Amsterdam, Netherlands (16–20 July 2023) was attended in person by over 7,000 delegates, with even more attending via the online platform. Announcement of results from...
A fluid biomarker accurately detects tau aggregate pathology in Alzheimer’s disease
Publisher’s note Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.This is a summary of: Horie, K. et al. CSF MTBR-tau243 is a specific biomarker of tau tangle...
TDP-43 forms amyloid filaments with a distinct fold in type A FTLD-TDP
Neumann, M. et al. Ubiquitinated TDP-43 in frontotemporal lobar degeneration and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Science 314, 130–133 (2006).Article
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Research into aromas while sleeping sparks 226% cognitive increase — ScienceDaily
When a fragrance wafted through the bedrooms of older adults for two hours every night for six months, memories skyrocketed. Participants in this study by University of California, Irvine neuroscientists reaped a 226% increase...
Finger-prick blood test for Alzheimer disease
Finger-prick blood test for Alzheimer disease
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New study links brain waves directly to memory — ScienceDaily
Neurons produce rhythmic patterns of electrical activity in the brain. One of the unsettled questions in the field of neuroscience is what primarily drives these rhythmic signals, called oscillations. University of Arizona researchers have...
Pediatric Imaging Without Anesthesia at UCSF is Highly Successful and Cost-Saving
In pediatric imaging, anesthesia is commonly thought to be necessary for obtaining high-quality diagnostic imaging, but an innovative program at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is challenging that...
Scientists may have discovered mechanism behind cognitive decline in aging — ScienceDaily
Scientists at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have discovered what they believe to be the central mechanism behind cognitive decline associated with normal aging.
"The mechanism involves the mis-regulation of a brain protein...
People with increased genetic risk of Alzheimer’s may lose sense of smell first —...
People who carry the gene variant associated with the strongest risk for Alzheimer's disease may lose their ability to detect odors earlier than people who do not carry the gene variant, which may be...