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Chronic stress can take a sizeable toll on the body, including higher risks of obesity, graying hair, hypertension, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. And it appears it may be just as damaging to our brains.
Tags: Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, Stress, Chronic, Depression, Brain
Continue reading Chronic stress linked to two-fold risk of Alzheimer’s disease
Chronic stress can take a sizeable toll on the body, including higher risks of obesity, graying hair, hypertension, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. And it appears it may be just as damaging to our brains.
Tags: Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, Stress, Chronic, Depression, Brain
Continue reading Chronic stress linked to two-fold risk of Alzheimer’s disease
Scientists at Stanford Medicine have tested a new potential treatment for Alzheimer’s disease in mice. The therapy involves transplanting blood stem cells from healthy mice into those with the disease, which helps replace defective neural cells.
Tags: Alzheimer’s Disease, Disease, Neuroscience, Stem Cells, Cells, Transplant, Stanford University, Brain
Continue reading Stem cell transplant refreshes brain cells to treat Alzheimer’s in mice
A new study has found that light therapy applied to mice during deep sleep increased the brain’s ability to clear away beta-amyloid, a toxic protein linked to the development of Alzheimer’s disease. The finding may lead to a non-drug, non-invasive treatment for the condition.
Tags: Light, Alzheimer’s Disease, Protein, Brain
Continue reading Light therapy helps the brain clear out toxic Alzheimer’s proteins
Researchers have gained new insights into largely overlooked circular RNAs in brain cells and the crucial role they play in diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. In addition to providing valuable information about the molecular mechanisms underlying these conditions, their findings open the door to developing diagnostic tests and treatments for them.
Tags: RNA, Brain, Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Continue reading Mysterious circular RNA linked to Alzheimer’s & Parkinson’s disease
There’s growing recognition that attention-deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) is not just a disruptive childhood condition, with conservative numbers estimating that 8.7 million adults in the US are living with it, both diagnosed and not. Yet older adults, aged 50 and over, are not only consistently absent from ADHD studies, but face roadblocks if they even try to seek help.
Tags: Örebro University, ADHD, Aging, Age-Related, Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia, Cardiovascular
Continue reading Calls to address overlooked ADHD in adults aged 50 and over
Australian National University (ANU) physicists have combined nanotechnology, artificial intelligence and molecular biology to design a novel method that looks for Alzheimer’s disease protein markers in blood. These markers are tell-tale signs of early neurodegeneration, and early detection is so far the best defense we have in order to effectively intervene in Alzheimer’s progression. While there’s no cure for the disease, a 20-year jump on symptoms first appearing has the potential to significantly change health outcomes.
Tags: Australian National University, Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia, Neuroscience, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s Disease, Nano, Nanotechnology, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
Continue reading Simple test predicts Alzheimer’s risk, 20 years before symptoms show
Researchers have found that an intranasal immunotherapy drug, currently being tested as a treatment for multiple sclerosis, reduced brain inflammation and improved cognition in mice with Alzheimer’s disease, independent of the amount of beta-amyloid plaques present. They say the treatment could benefit people in the later stages of the disease.
Tags: Alzheimer’s Disease, Brain, Inflammatory, antibodies, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Continue reading Nasal Alzheimer’s drug effective regardless of brain plaque levels
Two new studies have found that using focused ultrasound to open up the blood-brain barrier generated a positive immune response in the brain and allowed for the admission of gene-editing technology. The technique could be a non-invasive way of treating neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
Tags: Alzheimer’s Disease, Blood-brain barrier, Ultrasound, Neuroscience
Continue reading Focused ultrasound could be a non-invasive treatment for Alzheimer’s
Scientists have discovered how a unique kind of cell death, due to iron toxicity, creates a snowball effect that advances cognitive decline. With this finding, a whole new approach to treatment could be developed.
Tags: Oregon Health and Science University, Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia, Brain, Cells, Nerves, Neurological, Neuroscience
Continue reading Scientists uncover new pathway of Alzheimer’s disease progression