Tag: dementia

Researcher looks at ethical implications of testing for Alzheimer’s disease risk

From the University of Pennylvania School of Medicine press release via EurekAlert!: Diagnostic tests are increasingly capable of identifying plaques and tangles present in Alzheimer’s disease, yet the disease remains… Read more »

Researchers establish detailed timeline for brain’s descent into Alzheimer’s

From the Washington University in St. Louis press release by Michael C. Purdy via ScienceDaily: Scientists have assembled the most detailed chronology to date of the human brain’s long, slow… Read more »

Study looks at whether people want to know their Alzheimer’s risk, and how they react to it

From the Mary Ann Liebert Inc. Publishers press release via AlphaGalileo: Genetic tests exist to identify risk for the rare inherited form of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and to predict… Read more »

Study looks at disparity between memory perception and performance in people with dementia

From the Flinders University press release via HealthCanal: An inflated sense of memory function in people with dementia may influence their likelihood of seeking help, new Flinders University research shows…. Read more »

Study suggests chronic inflammation in brain can lead to Alzheimer’s

From the Biomed Central press release via ScienceDaily: Research published today in Biomed Central’s open access journal Journal of Neuroinflammation suggests that chronic inflammation can predispose the brain to develop… Read more »