Genetics

A protein link between brain diseases and leaky blood vessels

Reduced levels of a critical protein are linked to devastating brain diseases like Alzheimer's, frontotemporal dementia, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Surprisingly, the protein shortage primarily affects the brain's ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Billions for dementia research will be on the November ballot in Texas

A proposal for billions of dollars for the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas will go before the state's voters in November as a proposed constitutional amendment authorizing its funding heads to the Secretary ...

Neuroscience

How resilient nerve cells fight back against dementia

A UCL research team has found clues as to why some nerve cells die in dementia and not others, through a new study in fruit flies. The study, published in Cell Reports, is helping to answer one of the biggest questions in ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

US dementia costs to exceed $780 billion this year

The total economic burden of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in the United States will reach $781 billion this year, according to new USC-led research.

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Five reasons why young-onset dementia is often missed

Around 57 million people worldwide have dementia. While most cases of dementia are diagnosed in older adults, about 7% of cases occur in people under 65. This number may be even higher as young-onset dementia continues to ...

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