More amyloid in the brain, more cognitive decline
From the University of Texas at Dallas press release: A new study from the Center for Vital Longevity at The University of Texas at Dallas has found that the amount of amyloid plaques in a person’s…
Elevated brain amyloid level associated with increased likelihood of cognitive decline
From the JAMA Network Journals press release: Among a group of cognitively normal individuals, those who had elevated levels in the brain of the protein amyloid were more likely to experience cognitive decline in the…
Study identifies potential biomarker for Alzheimer’s disease
From the Boston University Medical Center press release: In one of the largest studies to date to use metabolomics, the study of compounds that are created through various chemical reactions in the body, researchers have been…
Culprit hidden in plain sight in Alzheimer disease development
From the IOS Press press release: A new study by researchers at the University of Montana, Universidad del Valle de México, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, Boise State, and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, heightens concerns…
Study suggests cognitive tests can detect early Alzheimer’s disease in older adults without symptoms
From the Keck Medicine of USC press release: Long before symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease become apparent to patients and their families, biological changes are occurring within the brain. Amyloid plaques, which are clusters of protein fragments,…
Study of brain proteins could lead to new therapies for dementia
From the University of Plymouth press release: A research team from the University of Plymouth, University of Southampton and the Alexander Fleming Biomedical Sciences Research Center, Vari, Greece, have studied two structurally-similar proteins in the…
Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and Huntington’s diseases share common crucial feature
From the Loyola University Health System press release: A Loyola University Chicago study has found that abnormal proteins found in Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and Huntington’s disease all share a similar ability to cause damage when…
Family history of Alzheimer’s may alter metabolic gene that increases risk for disease
From the Iowa State University press release: A new Iowa State University study may have identified the link that explains years of conflicting research over a mitochondrial gene and the risk for Alzheimer’s disease. Auriel Willette,…
Can omega-3 help prevent Alzheimer’s disease?
From the IOS Press press release: The incidence of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is expected to triple in the coming decades and no cure has been found. Recently, interest in dietary approaches for prevention of cognitive…
Short and long sleep, and sleep disturbances associated with increased risk of dementia and lung cancer
From the University of Eastern Finland press release: Difficulties in initiating or maintaining sleep at middle-age are associated with an increased risk of dementia, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland.…