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UCI researchers receive BRAIN Initiative grant to lead development of new brain mapping tool

Professors Xiangmin Xu and Rozanne Sandri-Goldin, in collaboration with Professors Bert Semler and Todd Holmes at the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, were awarded a three-year, $4.3 million Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative grant.

26 Sep 2019

Testing the usability of novel mobile app designed to improve care for Alzheimer's patients

A Regenstrief Institute research scientist is testing a novel mobile app designed to improve care for people with Alzheimer's disease. Daniel Bateman, M.D., has received a career development award from the National Institute on Aging to test the feasibility and usability of the revised Brain CareNotes app.

26 Sep 2019

Researchers develop superior method to track Alzheimer’s pathology in single neuronal cells

University of Warwick researchers have developed a superior method to describe the very earliest effects that Alzheimer's Disease proteins have on the properties of brain cells.

26 Sep 2019

Oral health plays increasing role in overall health of the elderly

Oral health is a critical component to overall health for all ages, but according to dental and medical experts from UConn Health, vigilance is especially critical for the elderly.

26 Sep 2019

Study identifies 44 genes linked to age-related hearing loss

A new study published today in The American Journal of Human Genetics has identified 44 genes linked to age-related hearing loss giving a much clearer understanding of how the condition develops and potential treatments.

26 Sep 2019

The delicate issue of taking away a senior’s smartphone

At first, Dr. Robert Zorowitz thought his 83-year-old mother was confused. She couldn't remember passwords to accounts on her computer. She would call and say programs had stopped working.

26 Sep 2019

New review provides knowledge about sex-related differences in Parkinson's disease

There is growing evidence that Parkinson's disease affects women and men differently. In this insightful review, published in the Journal of Parkinson's Disease, scientists present the most recent knowledge about these sex-related differences and highlight the significance of estrogens, which play an important role in the sex differences in PD.

25 Sep 2019

Electronic conversations between neurons could soon be recorded precisely

Electrodes are used to pick up electrical signals. Neurons however are tiny units of the nervous system and it is difficult to create an electrode small enough to record all the workings of a neurons.

24 Sep 2019

As off-label use spreads, supplies of niche drugs and patients’ patience grow short

Medical treatment has knocked down tumors in 6-year-old Easton Daniels' brain, but the drug used also wiped out his immune system.

24 Sep 2019

Delivery of drugs within the brain can be improved by utilizing LAT1

According to a new study carried out at the University of Eastern Finland, the distribution of drug molecules within the brain can be improved by utilizing LAT1, which is expressed highly in the brain.

24 Sep 2019

Scientists to present new findings on gene therapy at Neuroscience 2019

Gene therapy shows promise as a way to treat and cure presently incurable neurological diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

24 Sep 2019

NHS: Old-fashioned decor to help patients with dementia

As more elderly patients with dementia are increasingly making use of hospital care, the NHS is responding in a kinder, gentler manner by changing its wards into places that evoke the décor of yesteryear.

23 Sep 2019

Ruthenium probes shed new light on cause of Alzheimer's disease

Rice University researchers have found a way to track the formation of soluble amyloid beta peptide aggregates implicated in the onset of Alzheimer's disease.

23 Sep 2019

Scientists discover how neural circuits play critical role in learning and memory

A University of California, Irvine-led team of scientists has discovered how newly identified neural circuits in the brain's hippocampal formation play a critical role in object-location learning and memory.

23 Sep 2019

Scientists move one step closer to discovering the causes of immune diseases

Scientists are one step closer to discovering the causes of immune diseases such as asthma, multiple sclerosis and arthritis

23 Sep 2019

Researchers use high-throughput mutagenesis approach to study ALS

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a devastating and incurable nervous system disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, causing loss of muscle control and normally death within a few years of diagnosis.

23 Sep 2019

RNA hitches lysosome rides to make proteins far away from the nucleus

Proteins inside a cell are often made at the site where they are used, rather than being shipped long distances. This is so with nerve cells which have long cell extensions in the form of axons and dendrites, up to four feet long in some case

22 Sep 2019

Wearable brain-machine interface could help disabled people to control a wheelchair or vehicle

Combining new classes of nanomembrane electrodes with flexible electronics and a deep learning algorithm could help disabled people wirelessly control an electric wheelchair, interact with a computer or operate a small robotic vehicle without donning a bulky hair-electrode cap or contending with wires.

20 Sep 2019

Alzheimer’s drug an interesting candidate for the treatment of parasitic Chagas disease

Researchers have discovered that an Alzheimer's drug could serve as a starting point in treating Chagas disease.

20 Sep 2019

Targeting specific enzyme could combat Alzheimer’s disease on two fronts

UQ researchers have discovered a potential drug target for Alzheimer’s disease — an enzyme which has effects on both the immune and nervous systems.

19 Sep 2019

Alzheimer's & Dementia News and Research

Latest Alzheimer's & Dementia News and Research

UCI researchers receive BRAIN Initiative grant to lead development of new brain mapping tool

Testing the usability of novel mobile app designed to improve care for Alzheimer's patients

Researchers develop superior method to track Alzheimer’s pathology in single neuronal cells

Oral health plays increasing role in overall health of the elderly

Study identifies 44 genes linked to age-related hearing loss

The delicate issue of taking away a senior’s smartphone

New review provides knowledge about sex-related differences in Parkinson's disease

Electronic conversations between neurons could soon be recorded precisely

As off-label use spreads, supplies of niche drugs and patients’ patience grow short

Delivery of drugs within the brain can be improved by utilizing LAT1

Scientists to present new findings on gene therapy at Neuroscience 2019

NHS: Old-fashioned decor to help patients with dementia

Ruthenium probes shed new light on cause of Alzheimer's disease

Scientists discover how neural circuits play critical role in learning and memory

Scientists move one step closer to discovering the causes of immune diseases

Researchers use high-throughput mutagenesis approach to study ALS

RNA hitches lysosome rides to make proteins far away from the nucleus

Wearable brain-machine interface could help disabled people to control a wheelchair or vehicle

Alzheimer’s drug an interesting candidate for the treatment of parasitic Chagas disease

Targeting specific enzyme could combat Alzheimer’s disease on two fronts

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Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

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Alzheimer's & Dementia News and Research

Latest Alzheimer's & Dementia News and Research

eBook: Hallmarks of Neurodegeneration 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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