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Surprising gene mutation in brain's immune cells linked to increased Alzheimer's risk
In a study published in Neuron, a research team at the Department of Neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital, aimed to understand how immune cells of the brain, called microglia, contribute to Alzheimer's disease (AD) ...
Oct 17, 2025
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Men experience more brain atrophy with age despite women's higher Alzheimer's risk
Women are far more likely than men to end up with Alzheimer's disease (AD). This may, at least partially, be due to women's longer average lifespans, but many scientists think there is probably more to the story. It would ...
Oct 16, 2025
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New trial finds diabetes drug and nasal insulin improve brain health in early Alzheimer's disease
A clinical trial from Wake Forest University School of Medicine shows that two widely available medications, the diabetes drug empagliflozin (Jardiance) and intranasal insulin, safely improve brain health in people with mild ...
Oct 16, 2025
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ALS risk tied to ATXN2 protein disrupting neuron growth in fruit fly study
A Northwestern Medicine study has revealed a key mechanism underlying the development of motor neuron diseases, offering new insights into potential treatment options, according to a study published in the Journal of Neuroscience.
Oct 16, 2025
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New brain imaging technique can detect early frontotemporal dementia
A new international study led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet demonstrates that it is possible to detect subtle changes in the brain and identify early signs of hereditary frontotemporal dementia using advanced brain ...
Oct 15, 2025
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Cellular railroad switches: How the brain routes supplies to build memories
When we form a memory, brain cells need to deliver supplies to strengthen specific neural connections. A new study from MPFI and Weill Cornell Medicine has revealed how two cellular switches, Rab4 and Rab10, direct supplies ...
Oct 15, 2025
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Where you live may affect your brain health, new study finds
The conditions where you live may influence your brain health and risk for dementia, according to a new study from Wake Forest University School of Medicine.
Oct 15, 2025
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Eye-tracking offers measure of change in pre-clinical Alzheimer's disease
The effectiveness of eye-tracking technology in identifying people who have a genetic tendency to Alzheimer's disease, years before their symptoms show, has been highlighted in new research.
Oct 15, 2025
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FDA clears new blood test to help rule out Alzheimer's disease
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared another blood test that could help doctors identify whether a patient's memory problems are likely caused by Alzheimer's disease.
Oct 15, 2025
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People with dementia less likely to be referred to allied health services by GPs
Researchers from Monash University's Rehabilitation, Aging and Independent Living (RAIL) Research Center and the National Center for Healthy Aging (a partnership between Monash University and Peninsula Health) found that ...
Oct 15, 2025
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Common hospice medications linked to higher risk of death in people with dementia
Hospice care aims to bring comfort, peace, and dignity to patients at the end of life. Yet for the growing number of Americans with dementia who enter hospice, their course is often long and unpredictable—making it especially ...
Oct 14, 2025
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Why time could be as critical as diet and exercise for brain health
Time—or the lack of it—could be a missing link in dementia prevention, according to a new paper from UNSW Sydney's Center for Healthy Brain Aging (CHeBA).
Oct 14, 2025
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Early menopause associated with increased risk of dementia
A new international study led by University of Galway has found that entering menopause at an earlier age is associated with an increased risk of dementia.
Oct 14, 2025
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Faster MRI scans offer new hope for dementia diagnosis
The time to carry out diagnostic MRI scans for dementia can be cut to one-third of their standard length, according to a new study led by UCL researchers.
Oct 14, 2025
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Cholesterol-lowering drugs could reduce risk of dementia, study finds
Low cholesterol can reduce the risk of dementia, a new University of Bristol-led study with more than a million participants has shown.
Oct 13, 2025
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Dementia drug raises stroke risk—even in 'low-risk' patients, study shows
A major U.K. study of more than 165,000 dementia patients has found that risperidone raises stroke risk without exception, challenging safety assumptions by leaving no "safe group."
Oct 10, 2025
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Portable device could help scientists track Alzheimer's disease as it unfolds in real time
A team of researchers from Concordia University and McGill University has developed a "lab-on-a-chip" device that models how Alzheimer's disease advances in the brain.
Oct 9, 2025
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Researchers uncover key brain cell communication breakdown in Alzheimer's disease
A team of researchers at the University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging now have a better understanding of how the brain's support cells communicate with blood vessels—a process that goes awry in Alzheimer's disease.
Oct 9, 2025
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Brain health could be improved with high-fat, low-carb diet, study finds
There may be a way to protect brain energy to preserve cognition—and the secret could lie on your plate. Think fish and seafood, meat, non-starchy vegetables, berries, nuts, seeds, eggs and even high-fat dairy products.
Oct 9, 2025
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Research highlights solutions to critical gaps in dementia and childhood cancer care
In the United States, significant numbers of adults with dementia require long-term care services. For example, around 750,000 people who live in nursing homes have a diagnosis of dementia. However, transportation insecurity ...
Oct 9, 2025
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Alzheimer's disease research in brain tissue from African American donors points to roles for many novel genes
The prevalence of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is approximately two times higher in African Americans (AA) compared to white/European-ancestry (EA) individuals living in the U.S. Some of this is due to social determinants of ...
Oct 8, 2025
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Rethinking Alzheimer's: Why this common gene variant is bad for your brain
The suspected causes of Alzheimer's disease are diverse, and its cures are, today, nonexistent.
Oct 8, 2025
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How non-neuronal brain cells communicate to coordinate rewiring of the brain
A study by Dorothy P. Schafer, Ph.D., and Travis E. Faust, Ph.D., at UMass Chan Medical School, explains how two different cell types in the brain—astrocytes and microglia—communicate in response to changes in sensory ...
Oct 7, 2025
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Debunking the link between calcium supplements and dementia
New research from Edith Cowan University (ECU), Curtin University and the University of Western Australia has found no evidence that calcium monotherapy increases the long-term risk for dementia, helping to dispel previous ...
Oct 7, 2025
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Scientists reverse Alzheimer's in mice using nanoparticles
A research team co-led by the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) and West China Hospital Sichuan University (WCHSU), working with partners in the UK, has demonstrated a nanotechnology strategy that reverses ...
Oct 6, 2025
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