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Early life hardships echo into old age: Study links childhood adversity to cognitive decline in later life

Adversities experienced at different life stages impact cognitive aging, with early-life hunger and financial hardship predicting lower cognitive performance in older age. Financial hardship and stress in early adulthood, however, are associated with better cognitive performance.

31 May 2023

Boiled coffee overload: Consuming six or more cups daily linked to higher dementia and Alzheimer's risk

Researchers examine the potential relationship between tea and coffee consumption during midlife and the risk of developing dementia in later life.

30 May 2023

Hypertension is silent culprit in 15.8% of global dementia cases

New study quantifies the impact of hypertension on dementia risk, revealing the proportion of cases that could be prevented globally, regionally, and nationally. Key insights for effective dementia prevention strategies.

30 May 2023

Research finds more depressed patients with activated immune systems than previously estimated

New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London has used an assessment of gene expression involved in the immune response to show that there could be more patients with MDD with activated immune systems than research has previously estimated.

30 May 2023

Study finds significantly faster decline in cognition over the years after a heart attack

In a recent study, a Johns Hopkins Medicine researcher and collaborators analyzed data on adults to determine if there is a link between having a heart attack and cognitive decline.

30 May 2023

Low sexual satisfaction in mid-life may signal future cognitive decline

Low sexual satisfaction in middle age may serve as an early warning sign for future cognitive decline, according to a new study led by Penn State researchers.

30 May 2023

New research shows astrocytes are key to swaying the pendulum in Alzheimer's disease progression

Why do some people develop Alzheimer's disease while others don't? And, even more puzzlingly, why do many individuals whose brains are chock-full of toxic amyloid aggregates - a telltale sign of Alzheimer's brain pathology - never go on to develop Alzheimer's-associated dementias?

29 May 2023

Novel assay for identifying individuals with synucleinopathies using serum samples

Synucleinopathies are a group of neurodegenerative diseases caused by the abnormal accumulation α-synuclein, a protein normally found in the brain and neurons. Incorrect folding of α-synuclein leads to formation of 'seeds', which attract more α-synuclein proteins to form larger clumps.

29 May 2023

Two key physiological systems found to be involved in high-salt-induced hypertension and dementia

Dementia is defined as the loss of cognitive functioning - including thinking, remembering, and reasoning - and is very prevalent in Japan.

29 May 2023

Simple, low-cost clip uses a smartphone's camera and flash to monitor blood pressure

Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a simple, low-cost clip that uses a smartphone's camera and flash to monitor blood pressure at the user's fingertip.

29 May 2023

Modest reduction in beta-amyloidogenic processing of APP may be a viable strategy to prevent Alzheimer's disease

A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Eastern Finland discovered that the APP A673T genetic variant, which protects against Alzheimer’s disease, alters levels of several proteins and peptides linked to amyloid-beta metabolism in human biofluids and cell culture models, including amyloid beta itself.

26 May 2023

Tracking changes in blood vessels may hold clues to early detection of neurodegenerative diseases

While age-related brain disorders like Alzheimer's disease often develop slowly across an individual's lifetime, they usually aren't detected until symptoms have already started.

26 May 2023

$4.5 million grant to fund research exploring link between exercise and slowing Alzheimer's progression

A $4.5 million groundbreaking grant will fund research to explore a promising link between aerobic exercise and slowing the progression of Alzheimer's disease in a study led by an Arizona State University researcher.

26 May 2023

Study shows an association between type 2 diabetes and developing dementia in later life

New research published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes [EASD]) shows an association between type 2 diabetes (T2D) and developing dementia in later life – with the risk of dementia increasing the earlier a person develops T2D.

25 May 2023

Case study: Experimental lecanemab treatment causes adverse outcomes in 65-year-old woman with Alzheimer's disease

In a noteworthy case study published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease investigators report autopsy findings in a 65-year-old woman with Alzheimer's disease (AD) who received three open label infusions of the experimental anti-amyloid beta (Aβ) antibody drug lecanemab.

25 May 2023

Alzheimer’s development: Study reveals why apoE4 gene fails to protect the brain from inflammation

A possible explanation has been found in a study for why apoE4, the most significant genetic risk factor associated with Alzheimer's disease, fails to protect the brain from inflammation.

25 May 2023

Superior cognition in individuals who are 90+ associated with resilience to neurodegenerative pathologies

A University of California, Irvine-led team of researchers have discovered that the oldest-old, those who live to be 90+ and have superior cognitive skills, have similar levels of brain pathology as Alzheimer's patients, however, they also have less brain pathology of other neurodegenerative diseases that cause memory and thinking problems.

25 May 2023

People with Alzheimer's disease more likely to develop epilepsy and vice versa

People with a genetic predisposition for Alzheimer's disease may have an increased risk of epilepsy and people with a certain type of epilepsy may have an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, according to a study published in the May 24, 2023, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

25 May 2023

Daily multivitamin supplementation holds promise to protect cognitive health in older adults

Few effective strategies have been shown in randomized clinical trials to improve memory or slow cognitive decline among older adults.

25 May 2023

Examining first treatment for strokes linked to dementia

People who experience a type of stroke linked with nearly half of all dementias could be treated for the first time by repurposing two cheap and common drugs, a trial shows.

25 May 2023

Alzheimer's & Dementia News and Research

Latest Alzheimer's & Dementia News and Research

Early life hardships echo into old age: Study links childhood adversity to cognitive decline in later life

Boiled coffee overload: Consuming six or more cups daily linked to higher dementia and Alzheimer's risk

Hypertension is silent culprit in 15.8% of global dementia cases

Research finds more depressed patients with activated immune systems than previously estimated

Study finds significantly faster decline in cognition over the years after a heart attack

Low sexual satisfaction in mid-life may signal future cognitive decline

New research shows astrocytes are key to swaying the pendulum in Alzheimer's disease progression

Novel assay for identifying individuals with synucleinopathies using serum samples

Two key physiological systems found to be involved in high-salt-induced hypertension and dementia

Simple, low-cost clip uses a smartphone's camera and flash to monitor blood pressure

Modest reduction in beta-amyloidogenic processing of APP may be a viable strategy to prevent Alzheimer's disease

Tracking changes in blood vessels may hold clues to early detection of neurodegenerative diseases

$4.5 million grant to fund research exploring link between exercise and slowing Alzheimer's progression

Study shows an association between type 2 diabetes and developing dementia in later life

Case study: Experimental lecanemab treatment causes adverse outcomes in 65-year-old woman with Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer’s development: Study reveals why apoE4 gene fails to protect the brain from inflammation

Superior cognition in individuals who are 90+ associated with resilience to neurodegenerative pathologies

People with Alzheimer's disease more likely to develop epilepsy and vice versa

Daily multivitamin supplementation holds promise to protect cognitive health in older adults

Examining first treatment for strokes linked to dementia

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Alzheimer's & Dementia News and Research

Latest Alzheimer's & Dementia News and Research

Human iPSCs: A Full Guide to Advanced in Vitro Models and Applications eBook

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Digital pathology and the PathoVerse: A conversation with Dr. Singh

Bioprocess Efficiency with Cell Density Monitoring

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