Alzheimer's & Dementia News and Research

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Researchers uncover new findings about the role of tau in neurodegenerative disease

Utilizing cutting-edge proteomics, researchers at the Buck Institute and elsewhere have mapped the "tau interactome" uncovering new findings about the role of tau in neurodegenerative disease. Publishing in Cell, scientists found that mutant tau impacts the function of mitochondria in human neurons.

20 Jan 2022

NIH-funded study will use machine learning to predict individual responses to diet

A new federally funded study will use machine learning to predict how an individual responds to a given diet, allowing physicians to offer patients personalized nutrition prescriptions to improve health and treat chronic diseases.

20 Jan 2022

Kingston University's social care students given opportunity to support people with dementia

Kingston University has launched a project to give health and social care students the opportunity to develop their skills and knowledge by supporting people living with dementia.

20 Jan 2022

CDC releases new state maps of adult physical inactivity prevalence in America

More than 1 in 5 adults is inactive in all but four states, according to new state maps of adult physical inactivity prevalence released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

20 Jan 2022

Could heart rate be a risk factor for dementia?

In this interview, we speak to Dr. Yume Imahori about her latest research which looks at whether heart rate could be used as an early risk factor for dementia.

20 Jan 2022

Families complain as states require covid testing for nursing home visits

As covid-19 cases rise again in nursing homes, a few states have begun requiring visitors to present proof that they're not infected before entering facilities, stoking frustration and dismay among family members.

20 Jan 2022

Novel robotic replica of human spine enables surgeons to preview the effects of surgery

Degenerative disc disease affects about 40 percent of people aged 40, increasing to about 80 percent among those aged 80 or older. The disease, which is the deterioration of one or more intervertebral discs of the spine, often is surgically treated with cervical disc implants.

19 Jan 2022

'Retinal age gap' can be an independent predictor of increased mortality risk

The difference between the biological age of the retina, the light sensitive layers of nerve tissue at the back of the eye, and a person's real (chronological) age, is linked to their risk of death, finds research published online in the British Journal of Ophthalmology.

19 Jan 2022

Study provides insights into how SARS-CoV-2 impacts the brain

Some patients who develop new cognitive symptoms after a mild bout of COVID have abnormalities in their cerebrospinal fluid similar to those found in people with other infectious diseases.

18 Jan 2022

Research provides new insights on memory loss in Alzheimer's disease

Members of the "Synaptic Dysfunction and Disease" group at the Institute of Biomedicine of Seville, led by researchers Francisco Gómez Scholl and Amalia Martínez Mir, recently published the results of their research into Alzheimer's disease.

18 Jan 2022

Meta-analysis confirms complete failure of hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine as a COVID-19 treatment

Researchers investigate the efficacy of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine in the treatment of patients hospitalized with COVID-19.

17 Jan 2022

How has COVID-19 Impacted our Economy?

In this interview, News-Medical talks to Professor Adam Rose and his research team about how direct behavioral responses to COVID-19 have impacted the US economy.

14 Jan 2022

Intervention combining education and workflow improves screenings for geriatric conditions

Falls and dementia are some of the most common syndromes affecting the health of older adults, but many primary care physicians are not specifically trained to screen for them.

13 Jan 2022

Research could advance the understanding of links between heart disease and dementia

Heart disease can directly cause brain dysfunction early on which could lead to dementia and can treble the amount of an Alzheimer's protein in the brain, say scientists.

13 Jan 2022

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Dealing with drug prices

Medicare officials have preliminarily decided to restrict reimbursement for Aduhelm, the controversial Alzheimer's drug, to only patients participating in approved clinical trials.

13 Jan 2022

'Forgetting' may represent a form of learning, scientists say

We create countless memories as we live our lives but many of these we forget. Why? Counter to the general assumption that memories simply decay with time, 'forgetting' might not be a bad thing – that is according to scientists who believe it may represent a form of learning.

13 Jan 2022

Alzheimer's & Dementia News and Research

Latest Alzheimer's & Dementia News and Research

Researchers uncover new findings about the role of tau in neurodegenerative disease

NIH-funded study will use machine learning to predict individual responses to diet

Kingston University's social care students given opportunity to support people with dementia

CDC releases new state maps of adult physical inactivity prevalence in America

Could heart rate be a risk factor for dementia?

Families complain as states require covid testing for nursing home visits

Novel robotic replica of human spine enables surgeons to preview the effects of surgery

'Retinal age gap' can be an independent predictor of increased mortality risk

Study provides insights into how SARS-CoV-2 impacts the brain

Research provides new insights on memory loss in Alzheimer's disease

Meta-analysis confirms complete failure of hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine as a COVID-19 treatment

How has COVID-19 Impacted our Economy?

Intervention combining education and workflow improves screenings for geriatric conditions

Research could advance the understanding of links between heart disease and dementia

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Dealing with drug prices

'Forgetting' may represent a form of learning, scientists say

Study finds evidence for increased activity of the brain’s immune system long before dementia onset

rTMS may have the potential to improve memory function in Veterans with cognitive impairment

Link between two key parts of the brain plays a role in neuropsychiatric brain disorders

Immunological factors associated with impaired BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine response in older adults

Human iPSCs: A Full Guide to Advanced in Vitro Models and Applications eBook

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

Alzheimer's & Dementia News and Research

Latest Alzheimer's & Dementia News and Research

Human iPSCs: A Full Guide to Advanced in Vitro Models and Applications eBook

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

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