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November 7, 2016

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Dementia: What Structure of Tau Aggregates Says

Does Radiation Contribute to Alzheimer's Risk?

How Even Our Brains Get 'Slacker' as We Age

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'Traffic Jam' in Brain Linked to Common Cognitive Disorder

Sep. 6, 2016 — A brain MRI could help improve the diagnosis of people with a common type of cognitive disorder, according to a new study. Vascular cognitive disorder is caused by disease of the vessels supplying ... read more

Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease: Llama Antibodies Detect Cerebral Lesions

Nov. 3, 2016 — The major challenge facing physicians treating Alzheimer's is the ability to detect markers of the disease as early as possible. These markers, located in the brain, are ... read more

Is a Marker of Preclinical Alzheimer's Disease Associated With Loneliness?

Nov. 2, 2016 — A new article used data from a study of 79 cognitively normal adults to examine whether cortical amyloid levels in the brain, a marker of preclinical Alzheimer disease, was associated with ... read more

Study Challenges Model of Alzheimer's Disease Progression

Nov. 4, 2016 — Researchers provide unprecedented evidence that basal forebrain pathology precedes and predicts both entorhinal pathology and memory impairment in people with ... read more

Earlier Alzheimer's Diagnosis May Be Possible With New Imaging Compound

Nov. 2, 2016 — Researchers have developed a chemical compound that detects the Alzheimer’s protein amyloid beta better than current FDA-approved agents. The compound potentially could be ... read more

Lack of Brain Shrinkage May Help Predict Who Develops Dementia With Lewy Bodies

Nov. 2, 2016 — Dementia with Lewy bodies is a progressive disease that causes hallucinations, decline in mental abilities, rigid muscles, slow movement and tremors. ... read more

Words Matter When Talking About Alzheimer's

Nov. 2, 2016 — Using war metaphors in reference to Alzheimer’s disease should be replaced with messages of resilience against a complex, age-associated condition that may not be fully defeatable, according to a ... read more

High Blood Pressure Can Impair Cognitive Function, Pose Risk for Alzheimer's

Oct. 26, 2016 — High blood pressure in middle age can lead to impaired cognition and is a potential risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease, researchers ... read more

Study Identifies Two New Genes Responsible for Alzheimer's Disease Among African-Americans

Oct. 25, 2016 — Researchers have identified two new genetic risk factors for Alzheimer's disease (AD) among African Americans. The findings may lead to the ... read more

Advanced Analysis of Brain Structure Shape May Track Progression to Alzheimer's Disease

Oct. 25, 2016 — Use of a novel approach to analyzing brain structure that focuses on the shape rather than the size of particular features ... read more

Possible Air Pollution Link to Alzheimer's

Parkinson's Eye Test Offers Hope

Trip Down Memory Lane to Help Dementia Patients

New Research May Help Prevent Alzheimer's

Neurobiology: Supporting the Damaged Brain

Oct. 28, 2016 — Embryonic nerve cells can functionally integrate into local neural networks when transplanted into damaged areas of the visual cortex of adult mice, say ... read more

Additional Benefit of Omega-3 Fatty Acids for the Clearance of Metabolites from the Brain

Oct. 26, 2016 — Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, which are found in fish oil, could improve the function of the glymphatic system, which facilitates the clearance of waste from the brain, and promote the ... read more

Experimental Drug Shows Promise in Treating Alzheimer’s Disease

Oct. 25, 2016 — An experimental drug shows promise in treating Alzheimer’s disease by preventing inflammation and removing abnormal protein clumps in the brain that are associated with the disease, suggests a new ... read more

Helping Dementia Patients Recall Grandchildren's Names

Oct. 24, 2016 — A novel telemedicine speech therapy program for people with language problems due to dementia significantly improved their ability to recall words they had "lost," reports a ... read more

New Evaluation Model Delivers Improved Care for Patients With Cognitive Disorders

Oct. 24, 2016 — First year data on the effectiveness of a new care model has been published. The work follows a three-step evaluation and management plan from clinicians in Geriatrics, Neuropsychology and Neurology, ... read more

New Strategy to Prevent Alzheimer's Disease

Oct. 22, 2016 — Taking a pill that prevents the accumulation of toxic molecules in the brain might someday help prevent or delay Alzheimer's disease, according to ... read more

Treatment Approach Used in Cancer Holds Promise for Alzheimer's Disease

Oct. 20, 2016 — New Alzheimer's treatment could be delivered as nasal spray, say scientists. Researchers have developed a novel treatment that could block the development of Alzheimer's disease using ... read more

Advances Made in Alzheimer's Research

Oct. 20, 2016 — A major advance has been made in Alzheimer’s research, say researchers. They showed how a diseased vertebrate brain can naturally react to Alzheimer’s pathology by forming more neurons. Two ... read more

Exercise May Help Ward Off Memory Decline

Oct. 19, 2016 — Exercise may be associated with a small benefit for elderly people who already have memory and thinking problems, according to new research. The research involved people with vascular cognitive ... read more

Developing a Sensor for Vitamin B12 Deficiency

Oct. 17, 2016 — A world-first optical sensor has been developed that can detect vitamin B12 in diluted human blood – a first step towards a low-cost, portable, broadscale vitamin B12 deficiency test. Vitamin B12 ... read more

Substance With the Potential to Postpone Aging

Oct. 14, 2016 — The coenzyme NAD+ plays a main role in aging processes. In mice and roundworm adding the substance can both extend life and postpone the onset of aging processes. New research shows that this new ... read more

Newly Identified Rare Alzheimer's Disease Gene Mutation More Common in Icelandic People

Oct. 14, 2016 — A rare variant in the TM2D3 gene is linked to increased risk and earlier onset of Alzheimer’s disease, say researchers, who have discovered that this mutation is more commonly found in Icelandic ... read more

Common Prostate Cancer Treatment Linked to Later Dementia, Researcher Says

Oct. 13, 2016 — Men with prostate cancer who are treated with testosterone-lowering drugs are twice as likely to develop dementia within five years as prostate cancer patients whose testosterone levels are not ... read more

Untangling a Cause of Memory Loss in Neurodegenerative Diseases

Oct. 13, 2016 — Tauopathies are a group of neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer's disease that are characterized by the deposition of aggregates of the tau protein inside brain cells. A new study ... read more

Building a Better Rat Maze Could Help Us All Cooperate

Oct. 13, 2016 — A fully-automated rat maze could help scientists better understand how individuals cooperate, and how this process may go awry in the brains of people with disorders ranging from autism to ... read more

How Protein Fragments Associated With Alzheimer's Could Trigger Parkinson's

Oct. 12, 2016 — Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases are different neurodegenerative conditions that can sometimes affect the same person, which has led scientists to investigate possible links between the ... read more

Dysfunction in Neuronal Transport Mechanism Linked to Alzheimer's Disease

Oct. 12, 2016 — Researchers have confirmed that mutation-caused dysfunction in a process cells use to transport molecules within the cell plays a previously suspected but underappreciated role in promoting the ... read more

In the Fight Against Alzheimer's, Online Gamers Can Now Get in on the Action

Oct. 12, 2016 — Researchers behind a new online game are inviting members of the public to look under a virtual microscope and contribute directly to Alzheimer's disease ... read more

Alzheimer's Disease Could Be Treated With Gene Therapy, Suggests Animal Study

Oct. 10, 2016 — Researchers have prevented the development of Alzheimer’s disease in mice by using a virus to deliver a specific gene into the brain, outlines a new ... read more

Brain Modulyzer Provides Interactive Window Into the Brain

Oct. 10, 2016 — A new tool allows researchers to interactively explore the hierarchical processes that happen in the brain when it is resting or performing tasks. Scientists also hope that the tool can shed some ... read more

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