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$35.1 million US grant focuses on investigating sleep disorder linked to neurodegeneration

People with rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder act out their dreams. While sleeping safely in bed, for example, they might throw up their arms to catch an imaginary ball, or try to run from an illusory assailant.

5 Oct 2021

Managing metabolic disease through time-restricted eating

In this interview, News-Medical speaks to Dr. Satchin Panda about his latest research into time-restricted eating and how it can be used to manage metabolic diseases.

5 Oct 2021

MR study finds no causal link between age at menarche or age at menopause and Alzheimer's risk

Aging-US published "The role of age at menarche and age at menopause in Alzheimer's disease: evidence from a bidirectional mendelian randomization study" which reported that the association between endogenous estrogen exposure and Alzheimer's disease remains inconclusive in previous observational studies, and few Mendelian randomization studies have focused on their causality thus far.

5 Oct 2021

Early intervention to delay the onset of hypertension may help prevent dementia

Individuals who are diagnosed with high blood pressure at ages 35-44 had smaller brain size and were more likely to develop dementia compared to people who had normal blood pressure, according to new research published today in Hypertension, an American Heart Association journal.

4 Oct 2021

Small social interactions can have a positive effect on brain health

We all know that exercising, eating clean, remaining mentally active, and sleeping well can contribute towards a healthy brain, but one thing we may overlook is the importance of social interaction.

4 Oct 2021

Ketone supplements may be a new therapeutic strategy for improving brain health in obese people

The New research published in The Journal of Physiology has shown that ketone supplements may be a novel therapeutic strategy for protecting and improving brain health in people with obesity.

4 Oct 2021

Early accumulation of tau proteins in the brain more effective at predicting memory impairment

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have compared how well different Alzheimer's biomarkers predict the progression of the disease and its effect on memory.

1 Oct 2021

Study finds no link between menopausal hormone therapy and increased risk of dementia

Use of menopausal hormone therapy (MHT, also known as hormone replacement therapy, HRT) is not associated with an increased risk of developing dementia, regardless of hormone type, dose, or duration, concludes a large UK study published by The BMJ.

30 Sep 2021

Hippocampus connects separate, distant events to form narrative memories, study shows

People love stories. We find it easier to remember events when they are part of an overarching narrative. But in real life, the chapters of a story don't follow smoothly one from another. Other things happen in between.

30 Sep 2021

Wiggling worms offer new clues into the potential impact of diet on Alzheimer's

Worms don't wiggle when they have Alzheimer's disease. Yet something helped worms with the disease hold onto their wiggle in Professor Jessica Tanis's lab at the University of Delaware.

29 Sep 2021

Offering patients a clinician team roster increases recognition and involvement

Offering patients a roster of clinicians on their care team increased recognition of each clinician's name and face during their treatment period, something patients also reported as highly significant to their care, according to research presented at American College of Cardiology Quality Summit Virtual, taking place Sept. 29 – Oct. 1, 2021.

29 Sep 2021

Buck Institute receives $14 million NIH grant to focus on one of the major drivers of aging

Buck Institute professors Judith Campisi, PhD and Lisa Ellerby PhD, have been awarded a $14.3 million grant from the NIH's National Institute of Aging to study cellular senescence, one of the major hallmarks of aging, as a driver of Alzheimer's disease and other age-related dementias.

29 Sep 2021

Alzheimer’s drug targets people with mild cognitive impairment. What does that mean?

The approval of a controversial new drug for Alzheimer's disease, Aduhelm, is shining a spotlight on mild cognitive impairment — problems with memory, attention, language or other cognitive tasks that exceed changes expected with normal aging.

29 Sep 2021

Low frequency rTMS can improve memory performance, study shows

Memories of past events and experiences are what define us as who we are, and yet the ability to form these episodic memories declines with age, certain dementias, and brain injury.

29 Sep 2021

Researchers develop new mouse model for studying non-Demented with Alzheimer’s disease

Alzheimer's is a neurodegenerative disease that features the accumulation of the beta-amyloid peptide and Tau protein in the brain, which are associated with deficits in the neuronal connections and with dementia.

28 Sep 2021

Seven symptoms can be used to maximize detection of COVID-19

A set of 7 symptoms, considered together, can be used to maximize detection of COVID-19 in the community, according to a new paper published this week in PLOS Medicine by Marc Chadeau-Hyam and Paul Elliott of Imperial College London, UK, and colleagues.

28 Sep 2021

Depression in early adulthood may lead to cognitive decline in old age

While research has shown that poor cardiovascular health can damage blood flow to the brain increasing the risk for dementia, a new study led by UC San Francisco indicates that poor mental health may also take its toll on cognition.

28 Sep 2021

UNLV neuroscientists bolster the connection between Type II diabetes and Alzheimer's disease

A team of UNLV neuroscientists has strengthened the link between Type II diabetes and Alzheimer's disease.

28 Sep 2021

Feeling happy about life reduces the odds of cognitive impairment in older adults

Feeling happy about life slowed the cognitive decline among older adults in China, a new 12-year study suggests.

28 Sep 2021

Study maps hotspots of low-value care use at individual health systems

Researchers estimate that up to $101 billion in health care spending is wasted each year due to over-treatment or the delivery of "low-value care." Low-value care includes a wide array of tests and treatments that are medically unnecessary and for which the potential for harm outweigh the potential for benefit. While researchers have charted the ongoing use of low-value care on national and regional levels, little research exists on how health systems across the country use low-value care and how they compare to each other.

28 Sep 2021

Alzheimer's & Dementia News and Research

Latest Alzheimer's & Dementia News and Research

$35.1 million US grant focuses on investigating sleep disorder linked to neurodegeneration

Managing metabolic disease through time-restricted eating

MR study finds no causal link between age at menarche or age at menopause and Alzheimer's risk

Early intervention to delay the onset of hypertension may help prevent dementia

Small social interactions can have a positive effect on brain health

Ketone supplements may be a new therapeutic strategy for improving brain health in obese people

Early accumulation of tau proteins in the brain more effective at predicting memory impairment

Study finds no link between menopausal hormone therapy and increased risk of dementia

Hippocampus connects separate, distant events to form narrative memories, study shows

Wiggling worms offer new clues into the potential impact of diet on Alzheimer's

Offering patients a clinician team roster increases recognition and involvement

Buck Institute receives $14 million NIH grant to focus on one of the major drivers of aging

Alzheimer’s drug targets people with mild cognitive impairment. What does that mean?

Low frequency rTMS can improve memory performance, study shows

Researchers develop new mouse model for studying non-Demented with Alzheimer’s disease

Seven symptoms can be used to maximize detection of COVID-19

Depression in early adulthood may lead to cognitive decline in old age

UNLV neuroscientists bolster the connection between Type II diabetes and Alzheimer's disease

Feeling happy about life reduces the odds of cognitive impairment in older adults

Study maps hotspots of low-value care use at individual health systems

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