by Rutgers University Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe impact of abdominal fat on brain health and cognition is generally more pronounced in middle-aged men at high risk of Alzheimer’s disease than in women, according to researchers at Rutgers Health. In middle-aged individuals with a family history of Alzheimer’s disease, the amount of fat in their abdominal organs...
by Lauran Neergaard A closeup of a human brain affected by Alzheimer’s disease, is displayed at the Museum of Neuroanatomy at the University at Buffalo in Buffalo, N.Y., on Oct. 7, 2003. According to findings published Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024 in the New England Journal of Medicine, Alzheimer’s quietly ravages the brain long before symptoms...
by CU Anschutz Medical Campus Credit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have found that inhibiting a key protein can stop the destruction of synapses and dendritic spines commonly seen in Alzheimer’s disease. The study, whose first author is Tyler Martinez, a student in the Pharmacology and Molecular Medicine Ph.D. program...
by Hong Kong University of Science and Technology The research team has developed a revolutionary blood test for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) that can measure the levels of 21 proteins in multiple crucial biological pathways. The test can also calculate an AD risk score, enabling the evaluation of an individual’s AD status. Credit: Hong Kong University of...
ByCLARE WATSON (Peter Dazeley/Getty Images)A new study of nearly 270,000 men suggests a pharmaceutical commonly used for erectile dysfunction sold commercially under brand names like Viagra may lower the risk of Alzheimer’s disease by some 18 percent. But more research in the form of clinical trials is needed to understand optimal dosage, treatment time, and...
by RAND Corporation Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThere is substantial geographic variation across the U.S. health care system to diagnose and treat early-stage Alzheimer’s disease with disease-modifying therapies, and engaging primary care providers in the effort may be a key to accelerating delivery of emerging new treatments, according to a new RAND report. Enabling primary care practitioners...
by Karolinska Institutet Golgi staining of mouse brain tissue. Credit: Silvia Maioli laboratoryA new study at the Karolinska Institute suggests that activation of a certain brain protein can protect women from developing neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease. “Cholesterol turnover and sex hormones are modifiable factors. Our results suggest that they may serve as potential treatment...
A study offers new clues on a potential cause of neuron death in Alzheimer’s disease. Jose A. Bernat Bacete/Getty ImagesAbout 32 million people globally have Alzheimer’s disease.While scientists are still unclear as to the true cause of Alzheimer’s disease, they do know a loss of neurons in the brain plays an important role.A new study...
by Brandon Chase, Massachusetts General Hospital Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe tau protein accumulates in abnormal shapes in the brains of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease (AD), but the early steps of tau misfolding and aggregation are unknown. A team led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Boston Children’s Hospital, recently used advanced proteomics methods to...
WSOCTV.com News Staff Earlier this month, UNC Health Pardee became the first Western North Carolina hospital to administer a dose of a promising new Alzheimer’s drug, according to our news partners at WLOS in Asheville. ALSO READ: Former WSOC anchor dies after battle with Alzheimer’s disease The new drug is called Lecanemab and works by...
