Sleeping Too Much Linked to a 69% Increased Risk of Dementia
A new study analyzes how sleep duration and timing impact dementia risk. The time individuals go to bed and how much sleep they get may…
Alzheimer’s News
Why Alzheimer’s Disease Damages Certain Parts of the Brain – New Genetic Clues
Research findings could help explain rare symptoms such as problems with language and vision. The first sign of Alzheimer’s disease is typically memory loss, followed…
New Alzheimer’s Breakthrough Expands Range of Potential Drugs
Cerebrovascular insulin receptors are defective in Alzheimer’s disease. A recent study published in the journal Brain conducted by Laval University and Rush University Medical Center…
Cambridge Scientists Detect Signs of Dementia Nine Years Ahead of Diagnosis
Dementia could be detected nine years earlier. Researchers from the University of Cambridge have shown that it is possible to identify indicators of brain impairment…
Scientists Discover a Gene That Could Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease
Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz find that the overexpression of a gene improves learning and memory in Alzheimer’s disease. According to a recent…
“Hoppy” Health Benefits – Beer Hops Compounds Could Help Protect Against Alzheimer’s Disease
Beer is one of the oldest and most popular beverages in the world. Hops, the flowers (or seed cones) of the hop plant Humulus lupulus,…
Diabetes Drug Linked to a Decreased Risk of Dementia
According to the scientists, it could be worthwhile to prioritize these drugs for future repurposing research. According to a long-term study recently published in the…
Unlocking the Mysteries of a Protein Linked to Alzheimer’s – Scientists Identify a Potential Treatment
Tauopathies: the protein that provides hope. A mechanism has been discovered that regulates cellular levels of tau, a protein whose aberrant accumulation is at the…
Green Tea and Resveratrol Reduce Alzheimer’s Brain Plaques in Lab Tests – With No Side Effects
Using a 3D neural tissue model, scientists found the compounds diminish amyloid plaques with no side effects. In the United States, Alzheimer’s disease is the…
250% Increased Risk – A New Study Adds to the List of Risk Factors for Dementia
Psychotic disorders can increase your risk of dementia by 250% According to a review of the existing evidence conducted by University College London researchers, people…
Scientists Discover New Biomarker To Aid in Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease
Until recently, a definitive diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) was only possible after someone had died. However, contemporary biomarker studies have led to the development…
How Exercise Protects Against Neurodegenerative Diseases Like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease
A special issue of the journal Brain Plasticity explores research on how exercise-induced activation of peripheral systems may improve cognitive function and delay or prevent…
New Molecule Destroys Alzheimer’s-Causing Amyloid Tangles
A molecule found in green tea helped UCLA biochemists in the discovery of multiple molecules capable of destroying tau fibers. University of California, Los Angeles…
New Study Links Dementia to Metabolism
University of South Australia researchers have found a connection between metabolism and dementia-related brain measures. Every three seconds, someone in the world is diagnosed with…
Shocking Study Finds Nose Picking Could Increase Risk for Alzheimer’s and Dementia
In new research, Griffith University scientists have demonstrated that a bacteria can travel through the olfactory nerve in the nose and into the brain in…
Why Are Women More Susceptible to Alzheimer’s? Scientists May Finally Have an Answer
Researchers from the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have discovered a brain tissue mechanism that might account for the disparity between men and…
Derivative of “Love Hormone” Oxytocin Reverses Cognitive Impairment in Alzheimer’s Disease
Scientists reveal how an intranasally delivered oxytocin derivative could be used to treat Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s disease (AD), characterized by an accumulation of ß-amyloid protein…
What Makes You at Risk for Alzheimer’s? Researchers Have New Insight
Scientists shed new light on the genetic and molecular machinery that predispose individuals to Alzheimer’s disease. Human microglia are immune cells that reside in the…
