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Researchers assess the incidence of dementia or heart failure in people with rheumatoid arthritis

RA is an inflammatory autoimmune disease that causes pain, swelling and stiffness in the joints. It can also cause fatigue, and the underlying inflammation may affect other body systems.

18 Jun 2021

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The ACA lives

For the third time in nine years, the Affordable Care Act has survived a constitutional challenge at the Supreme Court. In a 7-2 decision, the court ruled that the states and individuals who filed the latest challenge lacked standing to sue.

18 Jun 2021

First insights into human prion disease could help tackle neurodegenerative diseases

Surface features of human prions have been identified for the first time, which may provide key information into treatments of neurodegenerative diseases.

18 Jun 2021

Controlling brain state transitions using a molecule responsive to light

A study led by researchers from IBEC and IDIBAPS achieves, for the first time, the control of brain state transitions using a molecule responsive to light, named PAI.

18 Jun 2021

Alarming COVID study indicates long-term loss of gray matter and other brain tissue

In a research paper recently uploaded to the preprint server medRxiv* by Prof. Gwenaëlle Douaud et al. (June 15th, 2021), participants that had taken part in a brain study prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic were invited back for a series of follow-up tests, revealing significant losses of grey matter surrounding the olfactory and gustatory system in those that had been infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

18 Jun 2021

Study finds new clues to explain how Alzheimer’s disease spreads in the brain

Case Western Reserve University researchers studying prions-;misfolded proteins that cause lethal incurable diseases-;have identified for the first time surface features of human prions responsible for their replication in the brain.

18 Jun 2021

APOE ɛ4 carriers with midlife depressive symptoms may be at higher risk of tau accumulation

Middle-aged people with depressive symptoms who carry a genetic variation called apolipoprotein (APOE) ε4 may be more at risk to develop tau protein accumulations in the brain's emotion- and memory-controlling regions, a new study by researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and collaborating institutions suggests.

17 Jun 2021

UC Davis research links phenomena of 'earworms' and music-evoked memory

If you have watched TV since the ’90s, the sitcom theme song, “I’ll Be There For You,” has likely been stuck in your head at one point or another.

17 Jun 2021

Chatbots for dementia patient or caregiver support need more work

Chatbots hold promise for dementia patient or caregiver support, but are still in their infancy, finds a paper published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research.

16 Jun 2021

P-glycoprotein shows ability to remove a toxin associated with Alzheimer's from the brain

\A team of SMU biological scientists has confirmed that P-glycoprotein (P-gp) has the ability to remove a toxin from the brain that is associated with Alzheimer's disease.

16 Jun 2021

Researchers report on the role of brain cell membranes' lipids in Alzheimer's progression

Alzheimer's disease is predominant in elderly people, but the way age-related changes to lipid composition affect the regulation of biological processes is still not well understood.

15 Jun 2021

SNPRC at Texas Biomed awarded $37 million NIH grant to continue operations into 2026

The Southwest National Primate Research Center at Texas Biomedical Research Institute has been awarded more than $37 million from the National Institutes of Health to continue operations into 2026.

15 Jun 2021

Novel biomarker effectively detects Alzheimer's disease before symptoms emerge

A newly developed radiotracer can measure increases in brain tau at least a year prior to the emergence of other symptoms.

15 Jun 2021

Study creates a new model of Alzheimer's disease progression

Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia and is characterized by neurodegeneration in regions of the brain involved in memory and learning. Amyloid beta and tau are two toxic proteins that build up in disease and cause eventual neuronal death, but little is known about how other cells in the brain react during disease progression.

14 Jun 2021

Researchers study what happens in brain cells affected by Alzheimer's disease

Studies on tissue from patients and mini-brains made from stem cells shed light on the disease.

14 Jun 2021

USC study suggests new treatment target for Alzheimer's disease in people with APOE4 gene

Like amyloid plaque, the genetic variant APOE4 has long been associated with Alzheimer's disease, but still little is known about the role the gene plays in the disease process.

14 Jun 2021

Super-resolution imaging technique could enable early detection of neurological disorders

A new imaging technique has the potential to detect neurological disorders--such as Alzheimer's disease--at their earliest stages, enabling physicians to diagnose and treat patients more quickly.

13 Jun 2021

An analysis links COVID-19 to brain microvascular injury and inflammation

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome-2 (SARS-CoV-2), an RNA virus that belongs to the family Coronaviridae. According to research, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients often suffer from neurological disorders like strokes, lost taste or smell, memory loss, confusion, and delirium.

13 Jun 2021

Naked mole rats may hold the key to new treatments for cancer, dementia

Scientists say naked mole rats - a rodent native to West Africa - may hold the key to new treatments for degenerative diseases such as cancer and dementia. The reclusive animals have a lifespan far in excess of other rodents - for example, mice and rats live about two years, whereas naked mole rats can live for 40 or 50 years.

11 Jun 2021

Study identifies mechanisms by which COVID-19 can lead to Alzheimer's disease-like dementia

A new Cleveland Clinic-led study has identified mechanisms by which COVID-19 can lead to Alzheimer's disease-like dementia.

11 Jun 2021

Alzheimer's & Dementia News and Research

Latest Alzheimer's & Dementia News and Research

Researchers assess the incidence of dementia or heart failure in people with rheumatoid arthritis

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The ACA lives

First insights into human prion disease could help tackle neurodegenerative diseases

Controlling brain state transitions using a molecule responsive to light

Alarming COVID study indicates long-term loss of gray matter and other brain tissue

Study finds new clues to explain how Alzheimer’s disease spreads in the brain

APOE ɛ4 carriers with midlife depressive symptoms may be at higher risk of tau accumulation

UC Davis research links phenomena of 'earworms' and music-evoked memory

Chatbots for dementia patient or caregiver support need more work

P-glycoprotein shows ability to remove a toxin associated with Alzheimer's from the brain

Researchers report on the role of brain cell membranes' lipids in Alzheimer's progression

SNPRC at Texas Biomed awarded $37 million NIH grant to continue operations into 2026

Novel biomarker effectively detects Alzheimer's disease before symptoms emerge

Study creates a new model of Alzheimer's disease progression

Researchers study what happens in brain cells affected by Alzheimer's disease

USC study suggests new treatment target for Alzheimer's disease in people with APOE4 gene

Super-resolution imaging technique could enable early detection of neurological disorders

An analysis links COVID-19 to brain microvascular injury and inflammation

Naked mole rats may hold the key to new treatments for cancer, dementia

Study identifies mechanisms by which COVID-19 can lead to Alzheimer's disease-like dementia

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