Alzheimer's & Dementia News and Research

Latest Alzheimer's & Dementia News and Research

Neuroscientist wins NIH grant to find whether pear- or apple-shape physique is best for our brains

With the new year still ringing, many of us have fat on our minds, but Dr. Alexis M. Stranahan is more interested in what fat does to our minds.

29 Jan 2018

Circadian rhythm disruptions occur much earlier in people at risk of Alzheimer's

People with Alzheimer's disease are known to have disturbances in their internal body clocks that affect the sleep/wake cycle and may increase risk of developing the disorder.

29 Jan 2018

Rockefeller scientists develop system to model Huntington’s in human embryonic stem cells

With new findings, scientists may be poised to break a long impasse in research on Huntington's disease, a fatal hereditary disorder for which there is currently no treatment.

29 Jan 2018

Enhanced lifestyle counselling could protect against Alzheimer’s disease, finds new study

Enhanced lifestyle counselling could prevent cognitive decline in people who are genetically predisposed to develop Alzheimer’s disease, finds new study.

29 Jan 2018

Study sheds light on key protein involved in memory formation and brain growth

Ask a nonscientist what memories are made of and you'll likely conjure images of childhood birthday parties or wedding days. Charles Hoeffer thinks about proteins.

27 Jan 2018

Aerobic exercise may improve cognitive symptoms in older adults at risk for AD

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a brain disorder that destroys memory and thinking skills over time. It is the most common form of dementia in older adults.

27 Jan 2018

Virtual reality provides new insight into how different brain areas assemble memories

Virtual reality is helping neuroscientists at the University of California, Davis, get new insight into how different brain areas assemble memories in context.

27 Jan 2018

Scientists discover promising new target to fight a class of viruses

Scientists at the Morgridge Institute for Research have discovered a promising new target to fight a class of viruses responsible for health threats such as Zika, polio, dengue, SARS and hepatitis C.

25 Jan 2018

MIND diet shows potential to slow cognitive decline in stroke survivors

A diet created by researchers at Rush University Medical Center may help substantially slow cognitive decline in stroke survivors, according to preliminary research presented on Jan. 25, at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2018 in Los Angeles.

25 Jan 2018

Enhanced lifestyle counseling prevents cognitive decline even in genetically susceptible people

Enhanced lifestyle counseling prevents cognitive decline even in people who are carriers of the APOE4 gene, a common risk factor of Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study published in JAMA Neurology.

25 Jan 2018

Discovery may advance stem cell therapies, gene-targeting treatments for neurological diseases

New research from Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute is among the first to describe how an mRNA modification impacts the life of neural stem cells.

24 Jan 2018

Number of older people with multi-morbidity likely to expand over next 20 years, study finds

A study published today in Age and Ageing, the scientific journal of the British Geriatrics Society, reports that the number of older people diagnosed with four or more diseases will double between 2015 and 2035. A third of these people will be diagnosed with dementia, depression or a cognitive impairment.

24 Jan 2018

Personality changes occur early on during development of Alzheimer's disease, research finds

A key feature of Alzheimer's disease is memory loss and losing one's ability to think and make decisions (also called "cognitive ability"). Those changes can begin slowly, during a phase called "mild cognitive impairment" (or MCI). A variety of diseases can cause MCI, but the most common is Alzheimer's disease.

23 Jan 2018

Curcumin could provide meaningful cognitive benefits, study suggests

Lovers of Indian food, give yourselves a second helping: Daily consumption of a certain form of curcumin -- the substance that gives Indian curry its bright color -- improved memory and mood in people with mild, age-related memory loss, according to the results of a study conducted by UCLA researchers.

23 Jan 2018

Researchers describe atom-by-atom changes in ALS-linked protein

For the first time, researchers have described atom-by-atom changes in a family of proteins linked to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a group of brain disorders known as frontotemporal dementia and degenerative diseases of muscle and bone.

19 Jan 2018

New initiative seeks to transform the way people live with dementia

Challenge Dementia, supported by Nesta, launches today as the first national search for next generation products, technologies and services that could transform the way people live with dementia helping them to live enjoyable and fulfilling lives for as long as possible.

19 Jan 2018

Alzheimer's & Dementia News and Research

Latest Alzheimer's & Dementia News and Research

Neuroscientist wins NIH grant to find whether pear- or apple-shape physique is best for our brains

Circadian rhythm disruptions occur much earlier in people at risk of Alzheimer's

Rockefeller scientists develop system to model Huntington’s in human embryonic stem cells

Enhanced lifestyle counselling could protect against Alzheimer’s disease, finds new study

Study sheds light on key protein involved in memory formation and brain growth

Aerobic exercise may improve cognitive symptoms in older adults at risk for AD

Virtual reality provides new insight into how different brain areas assemble memories

Scientists discover promising new target to fight a class of viruses

MIND diet shows potential to slow cognitive decline in stroke survivors

Enhanced lifestyle counseling prevents cognitive decline even in genetically susceptible people

Discovery may advance stem cell therapies, gene-targeting treatments for neurological diseases

Number of older people with multi-morbidity likely to expand over next 20 years, study finds

Personality changes occur early on during development of Alzheimer's disease, research finds

Curcumin could provide meaningful cognitive benefits, study suggests

Researchers describe atom-by-atom changes in ALS-linked protein

New initiative seeks to transform the way people live with dementia

Signaling molecules likely involved in concussions, rodent studies show

Neuronal loss is very limited in Alzheimer’s disease, shows new study

Study shows high-salt diet causes dementia in mice

Postcard from Sacramento: Alzheimer’s ‘looks like me, it looks like you’

Innovation in neuroscience drug discovery - eBook eBook

Real-time Raman monitoring for pharmaceutical hot melt extrusion

Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging

Alzheimer's & Dementia News and Research

Latest Alzheimer's & Dementia News and Research

Innovation in neuroscience drug discovery - eBook eBook

Real-time Raman monitoring for pharmaceutical hot melt extrusion

Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging

Newsletters you may be interested in