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Nanotech said to boost the bioavailabilty of curcumin

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Curcumin is obtained from turmeric, pictured here

If you like spicy foods, then you’re probably aware of the claimed anti-inflammatory qualities of turmeric. Scientists have now developed what they say is a more effective way of biologically delivering turmeric’s active compound, curcumin.

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Alzheimer’s blood test may replace invasive spinal taps for diagnosis

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A new blood test could offer a new way of detecting Alzheimer's disease early on

Alzheimer’s disease is not an easy one to diagnose, with physicians relying on expensive PET scans and fluid sampling to make a decision on a patient’s wellbeing. Some exciting advances are being made when it comes to blood-testing, however, that could change the game by offering clearer insights into the disease during its earlier stages. The latest example of this offers a particularly promising pathway forward, with an ability to spot a traditionally hard-to-detect protein called tau, considered a key biomarker of the disease.

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How bilingualism can hold back a flood of Alzheimer’s symptoms

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A new study has found that while bilingualism can hold back the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, it can also lead to a faster decline down the track

A long line of research projects have found a range of benefits of bilingualism when it comes to the brain, from shortening recovery times from stroke to staving off the cognitive decline associated with dementia and Alzheimer’s. Scientists looking into the latter have uncovered some interesting new insights, finding that while knowing a second language can delay the onset of the disease, it can also significantly accelerate the deterioration into severe Alzheimer’s thereafter.

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New Alzheimer's hypothesis suggests cellular garbage disposal system could be key to prevention

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Research suggests toxic amyloid and tau proteins can change their molecular shape to avoid detection and ...

Researchers from the University of California, Riverside, have offered new evidence suggesting dysfunction in the lysosome system, our body’s cellular garbage disposal mechanism, could be the underlying cause of Alzheimer’s disease. The hypothesis is not entirely novel but the research describes a newly discovered process to explain how lysosomal failure can lead to neurodegenerative disease.

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New evidence affirms depression can be one of the earliest signs of Alzheimer's

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Better treating depression is hypothesized as a potential way to slow the progression of the earliest ...

The link between depression and dementia has been noted by researchers and clinicians for several years now. After all, it seems obvious that one would suffer from feelings of depression as one gets older and experiences the earliest stages of cognitive decline. But a growing body of evidence is building to suggest we may have got the causal direction wrong when considering the associations between depression and dementia.

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Young blood cocktail stops Alzheimer's decline, early clinical trial reports

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The company behind a Phase 2 trial of its proprietary young plasma protein formulation says it ...

Alkahest, a California-based biotech start-up, has just revealed some compelling early results from an ongoing Phase 2 trial into the efficacy of its novel formulation of plasma proteins derived from young blood, developed to slow, or even stop, the cognitive decline associated with Alzheimer’s disease.

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Chimeric "mighty mouse" with human brain cells to advance Alzheimer’s research

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UCI MIND, the University of California, Irvine’s Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders, has announced ...

Researchers from University of California, Irvine have developed a new transgenic mouse model with human brain immune cells. The novel breakthrough will allow scientists the ability to observe how human brain cells respond to different Alzheimer’s-inducing toxic proteins, significantly advancing our understanding into how neurodegenerative disease progresses.

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Alzheimer’s blood test could replace PET brain scans after hitting 94 percent accuracy

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A new blood test for Alzheimer's could enable the rapid screening of patients for clinical trials ...

A new study from scientists at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is suggesting a novel blood test can identify subjects at an early stage of Alzheimer’s disease, years before any symptoms appear. The blood test may even be more accurate than PET brain scans, and is hoped to accelerate screening of patients for participation in clinical trials.

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Association between liver dysfunction and Alzheimer's disease found in new study

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Researchers have found a direct correlation between liver function biomarkers in blood samples and neurodegeneration associated ...

A new study is building on the growing association between the liver and Alzheimer’s disease. Suggesting a correlation between blood-based liver function biomarkers and several neurological signs of Alzheimer’s, the research hypothesizes the neurodegenerative disease has broader metabolic effects in organs other than the brain.

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Study links major Alzheimer’s risk gene to lower childhood IQ

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A new study suggests an Alzheimer's-related gene could impact cognition at a much younger age than ...

A provocative new study is suggesting a gene variant strongly associated with increased Alzheimer’s risk in later life could affect cognitive health in childhood. The research reveals those carrying the gene score slightly lower on IQ tests in childhood, implying cognitive decline is apparent at a younger age than ever previously realized.

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