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Early accumulation of tau proteins in the brain more effective at predicting memory impairment

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have compared how well different Alzheimer's biomarkers predict the progression of the disease and its effect on memory.

1 Oct 2021

Study finds no link between menopausal hormone therapy and increased risk of dementia

Use of menopausal hormone therapy (MHT, also known as hormone replacement therapy, HRT) is not associated with an increased risk of developing dementia, regardless of hormone type, dose, or duration, concludes a large UK study published by The BMJ.

30 Sep 2021

Hippocampus connects separate, distant events to form narrative memories, study shows

People love stories. We find it easier to remember events when they are part of an overarching narrative. But in real life, the chapters of a story don't follow smoothly one from another. Other things happen in between.

30 Sep 2021

Offering patients a clinician team roster increases recognition and involvement

Offering patients a roster of clinicians on their care team increased recognition of each clinician's name and face during their treatment period, something patients also reported as highly significant to their care, according to research presented at American College of Cardiology Quality Summit Virtual, taking place Sept. 29 – Oct. 1, 2021.

29 Sep 2021

Buck Institute receives $14 million NIH grant to focus on one of the major drivers of aging

Buck Institute professors Judith Campisi, PhD and Lisa Ellerby PhD, have been awarded a $14.3 million grant from the NIH's National Institute of Aging to study cellular senescence, one of the major hallmarks of aging, as a driver of Alzheimer's disease and other age-related dementias.

29 Sep 2021

Alzheimer’s drug targets people with mild cognitive impairment. What does that mean?

The approval of a controversial new drug for Alzheimer's disease, Aduhelm, is shining a spotlight on mild cognitive impairment — problems with memory, attention, language or other cognitive tasks that exceed changes expected with normal aging.

29 Sep 2021

Low frequency rTMS can improve memory performance, study shows

Memories of past events and experiences are what define us as who we are, and yet the ability to form these episodic memories declines with age, certain dementias, and brain injury.

29 Sep 2021

Researchers develop new mouse model for studying non-Demented with Alzheimer’s disease

Alzheimer's is a neurodegenerative disease that features the accumulation of the beta-amyloid peptide and Tau protein in the brain, which are associated with deficits in the neuronal connections and with dementia.

28 Sep 2021

Seven symptoms can be used to maximize detection of COVID-19

A set of 7 symptoms, considered together, can be used to maximize detection of COVID-19 in the community, according to a new paper published this week in PLOS Medicine by Marc Chadeau-Hyam and Paul Elliott of Imperial College London, UK, and colleagues.

28 Sep 2021

Depression in early adulthood may lead to cognitive decline in old age

While research has shown that poor cardiovascular health can damage blood flow to the brain increasing the risk for dementia, a new study led by UC San Francisco indicates that poor mental health may also take its toll on cognition.

28 Sep 2021

Feeling happy about life reduces the odds of cognitive impairment in older adults

Feeling happy about life slowed the cognitive decline among older adults in China, a new 12-year study suggests.

28 Sep 2021

Study maps hotspots of low-value care use at individual health systems

Researchers estimate that up to $101 billion in health care spending is wasted each year due to over-treatment or the delivery of "low-value care." Low-value care includes a wide array of tests and treatments that are medically unnecessary and for which the potential for harm outweigh the potential for benefit. While researchers have charted the ongoing use of low-value care on national and regional levels, little research exists on how health systems across the country use low-value care and how they compare to each other.

28 Sep 2021

Inexpensive anti-seizure drug benefits Alzheimer's patients with silent epileptic activity

An inexpensive anti-seizure medication markedly improves learning and memory and other cognitive functions in Alzheimer's patients who have epileptic activity in their brains, according to a study published in the Sept. 27th issue of JAMA Neurology.

27 Sep 2021

Withdrawal from psychostimulants alters functional architecture and patterns in the brain

Addictive psychostimulants, from nicotine in cigarettes to illicit drugs like methamphetamine and cocaine, affect different regions of the brain. The same is believed true during withdrawal; finding a common brain pathway has proved elusive.

27 Sep 2021

New blood test to diagnose Alzheimer's disease using atomic force microscopy

If the suspicion of Alzheimer's disease creeps up, those affected must prepare themselves for lengthy and complex procedures until the case is clear.

27 Sep 2021

MHRI aims to delve deeper into how musical intervention can affect health

If popular wisdom holds that music is good for the soul, science is increasingly seeking to better understand how music can affect the body, brain, and mind, as evidenced by the 2020 publication of the first World Health Organization report on health and music.

24 Sep 2021

The checkup is in the mail? Soliciting letter carriers to help deliver health care

Two of America's toughest problems can be tempered with one solution. The baby boom generation is graying, creating an ever-larger population of older people, many isolated, whose needs the nation is ill equipped to meet or even monitor.

23 Sep 2021

Discovery points toward a new strategy for treating Parkinson's disease

University of Utah Health scientists have identified a molecule that slows cells' production of alpha-synuclein, a protein that forms toxic aggregates in the brains of people with Parkinson's disease.

23 Sep 2021

Immune cells in the brain join together to break down toxic proteins more quickly

To break down toxic proteins more quickly, immune cells in the brain can join together to form networks when needed. This is shown by a joint study of the University of Bonn, the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, and the Institut François Jacob in France.

23 Sep 2021

MIND diet may benefit older adults, research shows

Aging takes a toll on the body and on the mind. For example, the tissue of aging human brains sometimes develops abnormal clumps of proteins that are the hallmark of Alzheimer's disease.

22 Sep 2021

Dementia News and Research

Latest Dementia News and Research

Early accumulation of tau proteins in the brain more effective at predicting memory impairment

Study finds no link between menopausal hormone therapy and increased risk of dementia

Hippocampus connects separate, distant events to form narrative memories, study shows

Offering patients a clinician team roster increases recognition and involvement

Buck Institute receives $14 million NIH grant to focus on one of the major drivers of aging

Alzheimer’s drug targets people with mild cognitive impairment. What does that mean?

Low frequency rTMS can improve memory performance, study shows

Researchers develop new mouse model for studying non-Demented with Alzheimer’s disease

Seven symptoms can be used to maximize detection of COVID-19

Depression in early adulthood may lead to cognitive decline in old age

Feeling happy about life reduces the odds of cognitive impairment in older adults

Study maps hotspots of low-value care use at individual health systems

Inexpensive anti-seizure drug benefits Alzheimer's patients with silent epileptic activity

Withdrawal from psychostimulants alters functional architecture and patterns in the brain

New blood test to diagnose Alzheimer's disease using atomic force microscopy

MHRI aims to delve deeper into how musical intervention can affect health

The checkup is in the mail? Soliciting letter carriers to help deliver health care

Discovery points toward a new strategy for treating Parkinson's disease

Immune cells in the brain join together to break down toxic proteins more quickly

MIND diet may benefit older adults, research shows

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