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Pennington Biomedical researchers partner on award-winning long COVID study

Dr. John Kirwan, Executive Director of Pennington Biomedical Research Center, is serving as a co-principal investigator on the Pathobiology in RECOVER of Metabolic and Immune Systems, or PROMIS, study.

21 Jun 2024

Research finds causal evidence tying cerebral small-vessel disease to Alzheimer’s, dementia

Research led by in part by The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) finds that the most common cerebral small-vessel disease feature seen in brain magnetic resonance imaging is a primary vascular factor associated with dementia risk.

21 Jun 2024

UCF researcher further explores nanotech to improve cancer and disease detection

Early discovery of debilitating diseases such as cancer or dementia is critical in determining treatment and saving lives.

21 Jun 2024

Anakinra shows promise in reducing symptoms in patients with Sanfilippo syndrome

As a neurodegenerative disease characterized by childhood onset dementia, Sanfilippo syndrome causes immense suffering in many ways, including pain, loss of speech, extreme agitation, and distress, gastrointestinal symptoms, and profound sleep disturbance.

21 Jun 2024

GLP-1 agonists linked to reduced dementia risk in type 2 diabetes patients

People with type 2 diabetes who are treated with GLP-1 agonists have a decreased risk of developing dementia, according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden published in the journal eClinicalMedicine.

20 Jun 2024

Achieving healthy weight: The power of small changes and mindful eating

Once a person decides it's time to lose some weight, it may be difficult to determine what's the best option for them. With all the diet noise out there, what's the best way to take off those unwanted pounds - and keep them off?

20 Jun 2024

WEHI spinout aims to revolutionize the development of cancer drugs

Australia has cemented its role in becoming a major player in the next generation of medicines with the launch of Ternarx – a globally competitive biotechnology company dedicated to finding new treatments for hard-to-treat cancers.

20 Jun 2024

Premenopausal oophorectomy reduces white matter integrity in the brain later in life

Women who have their ovaries removed before menopause, particularly before the age of 40, have reduced white matter integrity in multiple regions of the brain later in life.

20 Jun 2024

One copy of the Christchurch variant may confer protection against familial Alzheimer's disease

A scientific story that began with a discovery in just one extraordinary patient is now panning out. In 2019, an international team that included researchers from two Mass General Brigham hospitals - Mass Eye and Ear and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) - reported on the case of a patient who did not develop cognitive impairment until her late 70s, despite being part of a family at extremely high genetic risk for developing early-onset Alzheimer's disease.

20 Jun 2024

Proteins in blood may help to predict Parkinson’s disease up to seven years before the onset of motor symptoms

Researchers combined mass spectrometry-based proteomic phenotyping with machine learning to identify blood biomarkers in early Parkinson's disease.

20 Jun 2024

Enlarged prostate medications may also decrease the risk for dementia with Lewy bodies

A new study suggests that certain drugs commonly used to treat enlarged prostate may also decrease the risk for dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB).

19 Jun 2024

AI-driven blood test offers hope for early Parkinson's diagnosis

A team of researchers, led by scientists at UCL and University Medical Center Goettingen, Germany, have developed a simple blood test that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to predict Parkinson's up to seven years before the onset of symptoms.

19 Jun 2024

Researchers propose a 'protein aggregation clock' to measure aging and health

Could measuring protein clumps in our cells be a new way to find out our risk of getting age-related diseases? Professor Dorothee Dormann and Professor Edward Lemke of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU), who are also adjunct directors at the Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) in Mainz, propose the concept of a "protein aggregation clock" to measure ageing and health in a new perspective article published in Nature Cell Biology.

19 Jun 2024

Sound stimulation targets alpha rhythms to improve sleep in dementia patients

Using sound to stimulate certain brain waves has the potential to help those with dementia or cognitive decline sleep better, reveals a new study.

18 Jun 2024

Blood test identifies specific pathologies in frontotemporal dementia, ALS, and PSP

In a study with 991 adults, scientists at DZNE show that the most common forms of frontotemporal dementia (FTD) as well as the neurological diseases amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) can be recognized by blood testing.

18 Jun 2024

Existing cancer drug shows promise in blocking alpha-synuclein spread in Parkinson's mice

In studies with genetically engineered mice, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have identified a potentially new biological target involving Aplp1, a cell surface protein that drives the spread of Parkinson's disease-causing alpha-synuclein.

18 Jun 2024

Older women are different than older men. Their health is woefully understudied.

Medical research has shortchanged women for decades. This is particularly true of older women, leaving physicians without critically important information about how to best manage their health.

18 Jun 2024

New research explores maternal influence on brain biomarkers

A new study by investigators from Mass General Brigham suggests that whether a person inherits risk of Alzheimer's disease from their mother or father influences risk of biological changes in the brain that lead to disease. By evaluating 4,400 cognitively unimpaired adults ages 65-85, the team found those with a history of Alzheimer's disease (AD) on either their mother's side or both parents' sides had increased amyloid in their brains. Their results are published in JAMA Neurology.

18 Jun 2024

9/11 first responders face increased midlife dementia risk from severe dust exposure

Severe dust exposure among World Trade Center responders is linked to higher rates of dementia before age 65, highlighting long-term cognitive risks from 9/11.

17 Jun 2024

Protein aggregation: A new frontier in age-related disease detection

Could measuring protein clumps in our cells be a new way to find out our risk of getting age-related diseases? Professor Dorothee Dormann and Professor Edward Lemke of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU), who are also adjunct directors at the Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) in Mainz, propose the concept of a "protein aggregation clock" to measure aging and health in a new perspective article published in Nature Cell Biology.

17 Jun 2024

Alzheimer's & Dementia News and Research

Latest Alzheimer's & Dementia News and Research

Pennington Biomedical researchers partner on award-winning long COVID study

Research finds causal evidence tying cerebral small-vessel disease to Alzheimer’s, dementia

UCF researcher further explores nanotech to improve cancer and disease detection

Anakinra shows promise in reducing symptoms in patients with Sanfilippo syndrome

GLP-1 agonists linked to reduced dementia risk in type 2 diabetes patients

Achieving healthy weight: The power of small changes and mindful eating

WEHI spinout aims to revolutionize the development of cancer drugs

Premenopausal oophorectomy reduces white matter integrity in the brain later in life

One copy of the Christchurch variant may confer protection against familial Alzheimer's disease

Proteins in blood may help to predict Parkinson’s disease up to seven years before the onset of motor symptoms

Enlarged prostate medications may also decrease the risk for dementia with Lewy bodies

AI-driven blood test offers hope for early Parkinson's diagnosis

Researchers propose a 'protein aggregation clock' to measure aging and health

Sound stimulation targets alpha rhythms to improve sleep in dementia patients

Blood test identifies specific pathologies in frontotemporal dementia, ALS, and PSP

Existing cancer drug shows promise in blocking alpha-synuclein spread in Parkinson's mice

Older women are different than older men. Their health is woefully understudied.

New research explores maternal influence on brain biomarkers

9/11 first responders face increased midlife dementia risk from severe dust exposure

Protein aggregation: A new frontier in age-related disease detection

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