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Saturated fatty acid levels unexpectedly rise in the brain during memory formation, according to research, opening a new avenue of investigation into how memories are made.
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Higher CSF sTNFR1-related proteins associate with better prognosis in very early Alzheimer’s disease
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Using a Digital Neuro Signature to measure longitudinal individual-level change in Alzheimer’s disease: the...
Study designWe conducted two experiments (Study A and Study B) to assess Altoida DNS against a set of established NPs as baseline. Study A (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02050464) was a semi-naturalistic observational study that included...
KL-VS heterozygosity is associated with lower amyloid-dependent tau accumulation and memory impairment in Alzheimer’s...
Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research, Klinikum der Universität München, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität LMU, Munich, GermanyJulia Neitzel, Nicolai Franzmeier, Anna Rubinski, Martin Dichgans, Rainer Malik & Michael EwersDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the NetherlandsJulia NeitzelDepartment of...
A trial of gantenerumab or solanezumab in dominantly inherited Alzheimer’s disease
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Interaction between genetic predisposition, smoking, and dementia risk: a population-based cohort study
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Effects of the Insulin Sensitizer Metformin in Alzheimer Disease: Pilot Data From a Randomized...
Epidemiological studies have identified a robust association between type II diabetes mellitus and Alzheimer disease (AD), and neurobiological studies have suggested the presence of central nervous system insulin resistance in individuals with AD. Given...
Widely known as crucial for long-term memory, hippocampus also supports short-term memory — ScienceDaily
Scientists have long known the brain's hippocampus is crucial for long-term memory. Now a new Northwestern Medicine study has found the hippocampus also plays a role in short-term memory and helps guide decision-making.
The findings...
Examining Leukemia Risks Among Children with Down Syndrome
Down syndrome is one of the most common genetic conditions in the U.S. and Canada. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 6,000 babies with Down...
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T32 Radiology Fellows Share Their Experiences: Kirti Magudia, MD, PhD and Tyler Gleason, MD
2. What was your primary T32 research project?
KM: My project was to develop and validate deep learning tools to predict clinically significant prostate cancer from prostate MRI using a variety...
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