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Research may lead to improved treatments for mental health

The National Institutes of Health awarded Penn State researchers a $1.85 million grant to develop a new way to test if dysfunctions in certain areas of the brain lead to mental health complications and brain disorders. If proven, the research would lead to better mental health treatments.

25 Jul 2020

Elevated leptin levels may explain why COVID-19 is so dangerous for people with obesity

A hormone that connects the body's metabolism and immune response system may explain why COVID-19 is so dangerous for people with obesity.

24 Jul 2020

Study finds increasing rates of preventable hospitalizations among dementia patients

Older adults with dementia tend to be hospitalized more often than those without cognitive impairment.

24 Jul 2020

Neurotransmitter-derived lipidoids help carry drugs across the blood-brain barrier in mice

Biomedical engineers at the Tufts University School of Engineering have developed tiny lipid-based nanoparticles that incorporate neurotranmitters to help carry drugs, large molecules, and even gene editing proteins across the blood-brain barrier and into the brain in mice.

24 Jul 2020

UB study validates a novel pharmacological target for Alzheimer’s disease

A UB study published in the journal Neurotherapeutics has validated a new pharmacological target for Alzheimer's disease.

24 Jul 2020

Scientists discover how coronavirus enters cells without encountering immune system resistance

With an alarm code, we can enter a building without bells going off. It turns out that the SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has the same advantage entering cells. It possesses the code to waltz right in.

24 Jul 2020

Technology divide between senior ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’ roils pandemic response

Family gatherings on Zoom and FaceTime. Online orders from grocery stores and pharmacies. Telehealth appointments with physicians.

24 Jul 2020

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Trump twists on virus response

President Donald Trump — who has spent the past six months trying to play down the coronavirus pandemic — seems to have pivoted. In back-to-back briefings on July 21 and 22, Trump cautioned that the U.S. is in a dangerous place vis-a-vis the pandemic.

23 Jul 2020

Journal Of Parkinson's Disease announces recipients of first Parkinson Prize

The Journal of Parkinson's Disease and its publisher IOS Press are proud to announce the two articles that have won the first Parkinson Prize, recognizing these outstanding contributions to the advancement to Parkinson's disease research.

23 Jul 2020

Researchers assess the damage caused by microbubbles in brain injuries

Say there's a bomb attack on a military base. A few of the soldiers suffer concussions and other brain injuries. Could some of the injuries be caused by tiny bubbles that form and collapse within the skull during head trauma?

23 Jul 2020

Amyloid plaques may act as trigger for Alzheimer's disease

The brains of people living with Alzheimer's are riddled with plaques: protein aggregates consisting mainly of amyloid-beta.

23 Jul 2020

Occupational physical stress may be linked to faster brain aging, poorer memory

A new study out of Colorado State University has found that physical stress in one's job may be associated with faster brain aging and poorer memory.

22 Jul 2020

Erectile dysfunction drugs lower the accumulation of toxic proteins in zebrafish models

The aberrant buildup of misfolded proteins is a hallmark of a host of disorders, including neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

22 Jul 2020

Memory Lane Games introduces free digital health app for the elderly

Designed with elderly friends and families in mind, with support from Hospice Isle of Man and local Manx artists, the free app launched in app stores on 14th July.

22 Jul 2020

Genes and cardiovascular health can raise or lower dementia risk, study finds

Individuals with genetic risk factors for dementia can still reduce their risk by improving their cardiovascular health.

21 Jul 2020

Study reveals brain network mechanism causing spatial memory impairment

Patients with Alzheimer's disease frequently suffer from spatial memory loss, such as no recognition of where they are, and forgetting where they put their belongings.

21 Jul 2020

Research suggests a possible new approach to treating neurodegenerative diseases

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have shown for the first time that when one optic nerve in the eye is damaged, as in glaucoma, the opposite optic nerve comes to the rescue by sharing its metabolic energy.

21 Jul 2020

$65m investment increases British Patient Capital’s exposure to life sciences and health technology

British Patient Capital announces a cornerstone commitment of $65m to SV Health Investors’ latest fund, SV7 Impact Medicine Fund, to turn scientific breakthroughs into biotech companies producing high impact precision medicine drugs for poorly treated diseases.

21 Jul 2020

Chronic stress linked to racial discrimination may adversely impact cognition, Alzheimer's disease

Experiences of racism are associated with lower subjective cognitive function (SCF) among African-American women.

21 Jul 2020

Researchers receive $1.3 million grant to develop better treatments for Alzheimer's disease

Innovators at Purdue University have received new support as they work to develop solutions to what U.S. military officials call an alarming trend in dementia among wounded soldiers. The same researchers also seek solutions to better treat Alzheimer's disease.

21 Jul 2020

Alzheimer's & Dementia News and Research

Latest Alzheimer's & Dementia News and Research

Research may lead to improved treatments for mental health

Elevated leptin levels may explain why COVID-19 is so dangerous for people with obesity

Study finds increasing rates of preventable hospitalizations among dementia patients

Neurotransmitter-derived lipidoids help carry drugs across the blood-brain barrier in mice

UB study validates a novel pharmacological target for Alzheimer’s disease

Scientists discover how coronavirus enters cells without encountering immune system resistance

Technology divide between senior ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’ roils pandemic response

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Trump twists on virus response

Journal Of Parkinson's Disease announces recipients of first Parkinson Prize

Researchers assess the damage caused by microbubbles in brain injuries

Amyloid plaques may act as trigger for Alzheimer's disease

Occupational physical stress may be linked to faster brain aging, poorer memory

Erectile dysfunction drugs lower the accumulation of toxic proteins in zebrafish models

Memory Lane Games introduces free digital health app for the elderly

Genes and cardiovascular health can raise or lower dementia risk, study finds

Study reveals brain network mechanism causing spatial memory impairment

Research suggests a possible new approach to treating neurodegenerative diseases

$65m investment increases British Patient Capital’s exposure to life sciences and health technology

Chronic stress linked to racial discrimination may adversely impact cognition, Alzheimer's disease

Researchers receive $1.3 million grant to develop better treatments for Alzheimer's disease

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eBook: Advancing neurodegenerative research with iPSC-derived microglia models eBook

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Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging

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