Retinal scans can help researchers detect Alzheimer’s disease and track its progression in those with the APOE4 genetic risk factor for the neurodegenerative disorder. The scans can detect blood vessel deterioration linked to the genetic biomarker.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Dementia Linked to Smoking and Cardiovascular Disease
A new large-scale study links smoking and cardiovascular disease to an increased risk of developing dementia. Smoking and cardiovascular disease impact memory and learning throughout adulthood, starting at age 18. Researchers say smoking has the bigges…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Meditative Practice and Spiritual Wellbeing May Preserve Cognitive Function in Aging
Kirtan Kriya, a simple meditation practice that centers on psychological and spiritual wellbeing, may help to reduce some Alzheimer’s related risk factors and improve cognition in older adults.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Understanding Family Members’ Grief for a Living Loved One
Family members of people with dementia are more likely to experience severe pre-loss grief than family members of those with cancer.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Why Do Some Neurons Degenerate and Die in Alzheimer’s Disease, but Not Others?
Study reveals the molecular clues as to why some neurons are susceptible to death in Alzheimer’s disease while others aren’t.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: New Evidence Links Gut Bacteria and Neurodegenerative Conditions
A new study reports on an association between specific gut bacteria species and the manifestation of neurodegenerative disorders.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Obesity Linked to Reduced Blood Flow to the Brain
Obesity has been linked to severely restricted blood flow in the brain. Reduced blood flow in the brain, or cerebral hypoperfusion, can be an early indicator of vascular dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Does Eating a Mediterranean Diet Protect Against Memory Loss and Dementia?
Eating a Mediterranean-style diet can help protect the brain from tau protein build-up and brain shrinkage associated with Alzheimer’s disease.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Reduced Kidney Function Linked to Increased Risk of Dementia
People with chronic kidney disease and reduced kidney function are at higher risk of developing dementia, a new study reports. Researchers found as kidney function decreased, the rate of dementia increased in those with kidney disease.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Gene Therapy in Alzheimer’s Disease Mouse Model Preserves Learning and Memory
Novel gene therapy treatment prevents learning impairments and memory loss in mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Low Doses of Radiation May Improve Quality of Life for Those With Severe Alzheimer’s
Patients with severe Alzheimer’s disease experienced remarkable improvements in both behavior and cognition within days of receiving low-dose radiation treatment.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: New Algorithm for the Diagnostics of Dementia
Researchers have created a new algorithm based on blood and cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers to help detect dementia.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Partially Sighted May Be At Higher Risk of Dementia
Older adults with visual impairments are 1.3 times more likely to develop mild cognitive impairment, often considered a precursor to Alzheimer’s disease, than those with no significant vision loss.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Alzheimer’s Disease Is Composed of Four Distinct Subtypes
Researchers have identified four distinct subtypes of Alzheimer’s disease. The findings could lead to more individualized treatments for those with the neurodegenerative disorder.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Driving Behaviors Harbor Early Signals of Dementia
A new algorithm that combines naturalistic driving data with machine learning is 88% accurate at predicting mild cognitive impairment and dementia in older adults.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Brain Changes Following TBI Share Similarities With Alzheimer’s Disease
Combining brain scan images with machine learning, researchers identified a number of brain changes following TBI that share similarities with Alzheimer’s disease. The findings add to the growing body of evidence that the two conditions follow the same…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: ‘Instigator’ Gene Associated With Alzheimer’s Disease Discovered
The SERPINA5 was strongly correlated with tau tangle progression in the hippocampus and cortex.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Light Up Your Mind: A Novel Light-Based Treatment for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Light therapy which consists of exposure to both controlled natural light and artificial lighting may be a new tool in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Gene That Could Help Prevent or Delay Onset of Alzheimer’s Disease Identified
Boosting the expression of the ABCC1 gene may not only reduce amyloid plaques in the brain, it might also delay the onset of Alzheimer’s disease.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Some Alzheimer’s Plaques May Be Protective, Not Destructive
Microglia creates dense-core plaques which help to clear away more wispy plaques from neurons, preventing cell death. Findings suggest the dense-core plaques play a defensive role in protecting the brain from the ravages of neurodegenerative diseases, …
