Tag: Alzheimer’s

Study suggests personality changes don’t precede clinical onset of Alzheimer’s

From the Florida State University press release: For years, scientists and physicians have been debating whether personality and behavior changes might appear prior to the onset of Alzheimer’s disease and related… Read more »

Study suggests another gene that may significantly influence development of dementia and Alzheimer’s

From the University of Southern California press release: The notorious genetic marker of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, ApoE4, may not be a lone wolf. Researchers from USC… Read more »

Intermittent electrical brain stimulation may improve memory

From the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University press release: Intermittent electrical stimulation of an area deep inside the brain that degenerates in Alzheimer’s appears to improve working memory, scientists… Read more »

‘Waves’ of neural activity give new clues about Alzheimer’s

From the SINC press release: While unconscious during deep sleep, millions of neurons’ activity travels across the cerebral cortex. This phenomenon, known as slow waves, is related to the consolidation of… Read more »

New possibility of studying how Alzheimer’s disease affects the brain at different ages

From the Lund University press release: Alzheimer’s disease can lead to several widely divergent symptoms and, so far, its various expressions have mainly been observed through the behaviour and actions of… Read more »