Alzheimer's Archives - Page 5 of 10

01/24/2019

In life and death, Alzheimer’s disease looks different among Hispanic patients

Researchers at Shiley-Marcos Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC), part of University of California San Diego School of Medicine, report that

01/23/2019

New blood test detects early Alzheimer’s

The blood test shows the course of Alzheimer’s disease long before the first clinical signs of The number of people

01/18/2019

Stress may raise the risk of Alzheimer’s disease

Many factors may increase Alzheimer’s risk, including age, family history, and genetic makeup. Certain health issues, such as cardiovascular disease

01/14/2019

Researchers answer decades-old question about protein found in Alzheimer’s brain plaques

Alzheimer’s-affected brains are riddled with amyloid plaques, protein aggregates consisting mainly of amyloid-β. However, amyloid-β is a fragment produced from

01/04/2019

Artificial intelligence can detect Alzheimer’s disease in brain scans six years before a diagnosis

Using a common type of brain scan, researchers programmed a machine-learning algorithm to diagnose early-stage Alzheimer’s disease about six years

12/06/2018

Researchers find biomarkers for identifying Alzheimer’s and mild cognitive impairment in saliva samples

The discovery of three biomarkers that detect mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s has the potential to lead to the development

11/11/2018

Alzheimer’s and cardiovascular disease share common genetics in some patients

Genetics may predispose some people to both Alzheimer’s disease and high levels of blood lipids such as cholesterol, a common

11/02/2018

Appendix identified as a potential starting point for Parkinson’s disease: Appendix acts as a reservoir for disease-associated proteins; appendectomy lowers the risk of developing Parkinson’s

Removing the appendix early in life reduces the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease by 19 to 25 percent, according to

10/26/2018

Normal function of ALS and dementia linked gene determined for the first time

The normal function of a gene associated with the neurodegenerative diseases amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) has

10/23/2018

Rethinking Alzheimer’s disease therapeutic targets using gene-based tests

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a devastating condition with no known cure. Existing drugs only alleviate symptoms. Given repeated and costly