FIU researchers discover how DDT exposure contributes to Alzheimer’s disease risk
MIAMI (Aug. 17, 2022) - A new study led by researchers from Florida International University (FIU) reveals a mechanism linking ...
Tag: Alzheimers
Interdisciplinary panel offers solutions to improve recruitment for Alzheimer’s clinical trials
Unless cures are found, Alzheimer’s dementia is projected to affect nearly 13 million Americans by 2050—overwhelming families, caregivers and our ...
Interdisciplinary panel offers solutions to improve recruitment for Alzheimer’s clinical trials
Unless cures are found, Alzheimer’s dementia is projected to affect nearly 13 million Americans by 2050—overwhelming families, caregivers and our ...
Peptide delivered by nasal spray can reduce seizure activity, protect neurons in Alzheimer’s, epilepsy
AUGUSTA, Ga. (Aug. 16, 2022) – A novel peptide augments the brain’s natural mechanism to help prevent seizures and protect neurons ...
Reprogramming the brain’s cleaning crew to mop up Alzheimer’s disease
New CRISPR Technology Puts Diseased Microglia Back on Track The discovery of how to shift damaged brain cells from a ...
LSU Health New Orleans discovers major contributor to Alzheimer’s disease
New Orleans, LA – Research led by Drs. Yuhai Zhao and Walter J Lukiw at the LSU Health New Orleans ...
UNH awarded $2.8 million to develop robots to care for people with Alzheimer’s and dementia
DURHAM, N.H.—Researchers at the University of New Hampshire will receive a five-year grant totaling $2.8 million from the National Institutes ...
Researchers gain insights into the genetic and molecular machinery that predisposes individuals to Alzheimer’s disease
New York, NY (August 5, 2022) – Mount Sinai researchers have achieved an unprecedented understanding of the genetic and molecular ...
Fewer rural early-onset Alzheimer’s patients see specialists
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Rural Americans suffering from early-onset Alzheimer’s are less likely than city dwellers to be seen by specialists ...
How microglia contribute to Alzheimer’s disease
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- One of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease is a reduction in the firing of some neurons in ...
Timothy Huang awarded $2.8M to study well-known gene linked to Alzheimer’s disease
LA JOLLA, CALIF. – Aug 02, 2022 – Timothy Huang, Ph.D., has been awarded $2.8 million by the National Institute on Aging ...
Microscopic blood vessel disease in the brain’s white matter associated with worse cognition in Alzheimer’s
AUGUSTA, Ga. (Aug. 2, 2022) – Disease of the microscopic blood vessels that feed the white matter of our brain ...
Aging | Aging the brain: multi-region methylation principal component based clock in the context of Alzheimer’s disease
BUFFALO, NY- August 1, 2022 – A new research paper was published in Aging (abbreviated as "Aging (Albany NY)" by ...
Common viruses may be triggering the onset of Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer’s disease can begin almost imperceptibly, often masquerading in the early months or years as forgetfulness that is common in ...
Rapid loss of smell predicts dementia and smaller brain areas linked to Alzheimer’s
Though we often undervalue our ability to smell compared to our abilities to see and hear, our olfactory sense provides ...
Cell by cell, scientists are building a high-resolution map of brain changes in Alzheimer’s disease
If you compare the brain of someone who has died from neurodegenerative disease to that of a healthy person, you ...
Leonard A. Lauder, Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos joined by new partners in $100M global research effort to answer urgent need for early detection of Alzheimer’s disease
• Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation launches second phase of its Diagnostics Accelerator program, doubling efforts to accelerate promising diagnostics including ...
Alzheimer’s researchers study drug efficacy in early stages of disease
INDIANAPOLIS—Most drugs developed to treat Alzheimer’s disease have for years been ineffective in clinical trials. Researchers from Indiana University School ...
Anti-amyloid drugs and Alzheimer’s disease
An estimated 50 million people around the world have Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and perhaps twice that number are unknowingly “incubating” ...
Alzheimer’s breakthrough: Genetic link to gut disorders confirmed
People with gut disorders may be at greater risk of developing Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). Credit: Edith Cowan University People with ...
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