Alzheimer's Research

Background: Rapidly progressive dementia (RPD) is usually associated with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a fatal condition. Current advances in the understanding of immune-mediated diseases allow the diagnosis of previously unrecognized treatable RPDs. Objective of the Study: The...

Background: The relationship between the Mediterranean-DASH Diet Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) diet and cognition has not been widely investigated in low- to middle-income countries. We investigated the relationship between MIND diet and cognition...

Nichols, E. et al. Global, regional, and national burden of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, 1990–2016: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. Lancet Neurol. 18, 88–106 (2019).Article  ...

The aim of this study was to determine the factors that mediate changes in Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) ratings by community-dwelling people with Alzheimer disease (AD) and carers over a period of...

A scientific team from MedUni Vienna's Center for Brain Research has now identified specific cells that regulate the transmission of information between brain areas. This discovery forms the basis for the development of new...

Studies have shown that physical and mental activity help preserve thinking skills and delay dementia. A new study suggests that these benefits may vary for men and women. The study is published in the...

The UCSF Radiology Continuing Medical Education (CME) Program is pleased to announce that the Fall 2022 “UCSF Imaging Update” will take place on Kauai at the Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa from...

Study populationsThe Hisayama Study is a population-based prospective longitudinal study of cerebrovascular diseases and dementia in the town of Hisayama, a suburban community adjacent to the city of Fukuoka in Japan15,16. Since 1961, we...

This study was approved by the appropriate institutional ethics committees at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute Research Ethics Board, Montreal Neurological Instituted PET working committee, Partners HealthCare Institutional Review Board, and Massachusetts General...

Selkoe, D. J. Alzheimer’s disease: Genes, proteins, and therapy. Physiol. Rev. 81, 741–766. https://doi.org/10.1152/physrev.2001.81.2.741 (2001).CAS  Article  PubMed  ...