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ADDF’s new initiative aims to advance digital tools for Alzheimer's and dementias

As part of its Diagnostics Accelerator research program, the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation announced today a new initiative that aims to fast-track the development of digital tools for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.

4 Apr 2019

Simplifying Gene Expression Analysis in Neuroscience Research

In this interview, Kevin Gamber introduces the Neuroscience panel of the NanoString service for gene expression analysis from Canopy Biosciences.

From Canopy Biosciences 3 Apr 2019

PET scans could be used to develop best practices for dementia

The application of positron emission tomography (PET) for amyloid plaques could aid clinical decision making for patients with dementia or mild cognitive impairment (MCI).

3 Apr 2019

New study debunks link between depression risk and 18 genes

Over the past quarter-century, researchers have published hundreds of studies suggesting a small set of particular genes or gene-variants plays a substantial role in boosting susceptibility to depression.

3 Apr 2019

Amyloid PET associated with changes in clinical management of patients with dementia

Amyloid (abnormal protein) plaques in the brain are a feature of Alzheimer disease and imaging the brain with positron emission tomography can detect them.

3 Apr 2019

Researchers explore rate of billed ACP conversations with hospitalized, older patients

As the U.S. population ages, hospitals and health systems around the country have been grappling with how to integrate advance care planning into routine practice.

2 Apr 2019

UCL scientists discover key brain region for navigating familiar places

UCL scientists have discovered the key brain region for navigating well-known places, helping explain why brain damage seen in early stages of Alzheimer's disease can cause such severe disorientation.

1 Apr 2019

Scientists identify two, extremely rare genetic variants linked to Alzheimer disease

Researchers have identified two, extremely rare genetic variants linked to Alzheimer disease (AD) for the first time.

29 Mar 2019

Michigan State University receives $1.8 million NIH grant to improve brain implants

Michigan State University has landed a $1.8 million National Institutes for Health R01 grant to improve brain implants - "electroceuticals" used to treat Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, depression and traumatic injuries.

29 Mar 2019

Portable mini microscope could improve scientists' ability to study brain disease in living mice

Working with mice, a team of Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers has developed a relatively inexpensive, portable mini microscope that could improve scientists' ability to image the effects of cancer, stroke, Alzheimer's disease and other conditions in the brains of living and active mice over time.

28 Mar 2019

Researchers develop new technology to mass produce cerebral cortex neurons

Korea Brain Research Institute (KBRI, President Pann Ghill Suh) announced on Mar. 4 that its research team led by principal researcher Yoichi Kosodo developed a technology to mass produce cerebral cortex neurons utilizing Induced pluripotent Stem Cells.

28 Mar 2019

Scientists untangle the brain's life-support network

The portion of the brain known as the hypothalamus is small but mighty -- it controls fundamental behaviors and physiology that are essential for survival.

27 Mar 2019

Brain can produce new cells even at the age of 90

For the first time, researchers have proven that the brain is capable of producing new nerve cells even at the age of 90 and above.

26 Mar 2019

New short-pulse ultrasound technique enhances drug delivery to brains of mice

Scientists currently use long-wave pulses of ultrasound to deliver drugs, which can cause side effects. These new findings from Imperial on shorter-wave pulses could have implications for how drugs are used to help patients of Alzheimer's and other neurological diseases.

26 Mar 2019

Symptomatic pharmacotherapy of elderly people should be regularly monitored

The prevalence of using antidepressants and proton pump inhibitors increases after the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a doctoral dissertation from the University of Eastern Finland.

26 Mar 2019

People with untreated diabetes develop signs of Alzheimer's disease at a faster rate

Patients on medication for type 2 diabetes may be keeping Alzheimer's disease away.

26 Mar 2019

Researchers develop new augmented reality app to assess spatial memory

Researchers of the Polytechnic University of Valencia and the University of Zaragoza have developed an augmented reality app to assess spatial memory.

25 Mar 2019

States push for caregiver tax credits

Gloria Brown didn't get a good night's sleep. Her husband, Arthur Brown, 79, has Alzheimer's disease and had spent most of the night pacing their bedroom, opening and closing drawers, and putting on and taking off his jacket.

25 Mar 2019

New guideline focuses on strategies to improve health of older adults with diabetes

Simplifying medication regimens and tailoring glycemic targets in older adults with diabetes improves adherence and avoids treatment-related complications, according to a Clinical Practice Guideline issued today by the Endocrine Society.

25 Mar 2019

Cerveau announces research collaboration agreement with Eisai for novel tau imaging agent

Cerveau Technologies, Inc. today announced a research collaboration agreement with Eisai Inc., which will enable Eisai to use Cerveau's [F-18]MK-6240, an investigational imaging agent, in Positron Emission Tomography scans to assess the status and progression of neurofibrillary tangles in the brain.

25 Mar 2019

Alzheimer's & Dementia News and Research

Latest Alzheimer's & Dementia News and Research

ADDF’s new initiative aims to advance digital tools for Alzheimer's and dementias

Simplifying Gene Expression Analysis in Neuroscience Research

PET scans could be used to develop best practices for dementia

New study debunks link between depression risk and 18 genes

Amyloid PET associated with changes in clinical management of patients with dementia

Researchers explore rate of billed ACP conversations with hospitalized, older patients

UCL scientists discover key brain region for navigating familiar places

Scientists identify two, extremely rare genetic variants linked to Alzheimer disease

Michigan State University receives $1.8 million NIH grant to improve brain implants

Portable mini microscope could improve scientists' ability to study brain disease in living mice

Researchers develop new technology to mass produce cerebral cortex neurons

Scientists untangle the brain's life-support network

Brain can produce new cells even at the age of 90

New short-pulse ultrasound technique enhances drug delivery to brains of mice

Symptomatic pharmacotherapy of elderly people should be regularly monitored

People with untreated diabetes develop signs of Alzheimer's disease at a faster rate

Researchers develop new augmented reality app to assess spatial memory

States push for caregiver tax credits

New guideline focuses on strategies to improve health of older adults with diabetes

Cerveau announces research collaboration agreement with Eisai for novel tau imaging agent

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