Riluzole, a drug commonly prescribed to slow the progression of ALS, appears to slow brain metabolic decline and improve cognitive performance in those with mild Alzheimer’s disease.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Harmful Body Fat Not Only Increases Your Waistline, but Also Your Risk of Dementia
Higher body fat leads to increased atrophy of the brain’s gray matter and a greater risk of cognitive decline, researchers report.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Early Signs of Frontotemporal Dementia Found in Personalized Cerebral Organoids
Researchers recreated the damage seen in frontotemporal dementia in brain organoid models. The study reveals an experimental drug designed to treat Crohn’s disease may help prevent neuron death associated with FTD.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Improving Air Quality Reduces Dementia Risk
Previous studies have linked air pollution to an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease and a number of other disorders. Researchers report reducing air pollution significantly decreases dementia risk and slows cognitive decline in older women.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Signaling Molecule That May Help Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease Identified
Mouse and human studies reveal Interleukin-3 may modify immune responses in the brain that cause cell death and lead to Alzheimer’s disease.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Machine-Learning Can Identify Signs of Alzheimer’s in Patients Recalling the Story of Cinderella
Combining artificial intelligence technology with speech analysis, researchers report while AI can be used to assess speech patterns for signs of Alzheimer’s, the specific task assigned to the person being tested plays a critical role in the accuracy o…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: A Variety of Factors Beyond Age Influence Reaction Time
A new study reveals a number of different factors, including smoking, age, education levels, sex, handedness, and family medical history, which can have an impact on reaction time.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Recent Study Identifies 11 Candidate Genetic Variants for Alzheimer’s Disease
Study reveals eleven genetic variants spanning ten genes, including previously unknown variants in two known Alzheimer’s risk genes.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Could a Longer Reproductive Period Put Women at Greater Risk for Alzheimer Disease?
Longer reproductive periods in women with an increased duration of endogenous estrogen were linked to higher levels of Alzheimer’s biomarkers in cerebrospinal fluid.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: A Simple Blood Test for Early Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease
A newly developed blood test is 96% accurate in the early detection of Alzheimer’s disease.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Prevailing Alzheimer’s Theory in Question With New Discovery
Study finds amyloid-beta plaques may not be the cause of memory loss associated with Alzheimer’s disease, but instead a consequence of the disease. Regardless of the levels of amyloid plaques, researchers found individuals with high levels of amyloid p…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Toxicity of Protein Involved in Alzheimer’s Triggered by a Chemical ‘Switch’
Study identifies specific chemical features of tau that may cause it to accumulate in the brain and trigger Alzheimer’s disease.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Insights on the Link Between Chronic Stress and Alzheimer’s Disease
Chronic stress which involves the HPA axis may contribute to the development of Alzheimer’s disease, researchers report.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Early Findings of Alzheimer’s Study in Diverse Populations Now Available
Researchers present preliminary findings of Alzheimer’s disease onset and progression in Mexican Americans and other diverse, often overlooked populations.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Subconscious Changes in Movement May Predict Alzheimer’s Disease
Subtle changes in fractal motor activity regulation in cognitively healthy women may be a sign of preclinical Alzheimer’s disease, researchers report.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Can a Calculator Predict Your Risk of Dementia?
A new online calculator can be used by individuals to assess their dementia risk and make lifestyle changes that can help decrease risk factors for neurodegeneration.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: More Seniors May Have Undiagnosed Dementia Than Previously Thought
Nine out of ten older adults who reported symptoms of cognitive decline associated with dementia did not have a clinical diagnosis of neurodegeneration.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Investigational Alzheimer’s Drug Improves Biomarkers of the Disease
Gantenerumab, an investigational drug for Alzheimer’s disease, reduced amyloid plaques and lowered tau levels in the brains of people with genetic risk factors for the neurodegenerative disorder.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Tiny Cannabis Capsules Could Help Treat Alzheimer’s, MS, and TBI
A newly developed cannabidiol capsule can be absorbed by the body faster and penetrate the brain more quickly in mouse models of neurological disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis and TBI.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Unraveling the Origin of Alzheimer’s Disease
Study reveals the surface features of human prions responsible for their replication in the brain. The findings provide a template to identify structurally important sites on other misfolded proteins, such as those associated with Alzheimer’s disease.
