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Experimental Therapy Eases Alzheimer's Signs, Symptoms in Mice
FRIDAY, Dec. 29, 2023 – A new cellular therapy improved learning and memory in mice with Alzheimer's disease, researchers report. The therapy – developed at the University of Nebraska Medical...
Early-Onset Dementia: Health, Lifestyle Factors May Boost Your Risk
FRIDAY, Dec. 29, 2023 — From alcohol use to social isolation, poor hearing and heart disease, researchers have identified more than a dozen non-genetic factors that up the risk of dementia for people ...
A Parkinson's Diagnosis Can Come With Some Hope, Experts Say
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 27, 2023 — Patients with Parkinson's disease call it "D-Day," the date they were told they had the incurable movement disorder. Now, a new study suggests they might be getting the w...
Raspberry Pi-Based System Accurate for Detecting Facial Palsy
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 27, 2023 – A Raspberry Pi device with a digital camera and a deep learning algorithm can detect facial palsy (FP) with high accuracy, according to a study recently published in...
Brain Plaques, Not Just Age, Point to Who'll Get Alzheimer's Disease
TUESDAY, Dec. 26, 2023 – Are you necessarily at higher risk of Alzheimer's disease just because you're 80, and not 75? New research shows it's more complex than that. The findings suggest that it's...
Brain Cell Insights Could Someday Lead to New Parkinson's Treatments
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 20, 2023 – Early research in mice could be getting closer to the roots of what causes Parkinson's disease. A "pathological" form of a common brain protein, alpha-synuclein, could...
A Sibling's Dementia May Mean Shorter Life Span for Brothers, Sisters
TUESDAY, Dec. 12, 2023 – A study involving twins suggests that if you have a sibling who develops dementia, that might not bode well for your life span. That's true even if you don't go on to...
Spotting Epilepsy in Kids Isn't Always Easy: Know the Signs
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 6, 2023 – Neurologist Dr. Deborah Holder says she often has parents come to her with kids who've experienced what they call "funny spells." “Sometimes I start talking to a parent an...
Newborns' Brains Aren't 'Undeveloped' Compared to Those of Infant Monkeys, Chimps
TUESDAY, Dec. 5, 2023 – New research challenges a long-held notion that human newborns enter the world with brains that are significantly less developed than those of other primates. Babies are born ...
Brain Inflammation May Trigger Alzheimer's-Linked Anger, Anxiety
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 29, 2023 – Alzheimer’s patients are notoriously irritable, agitated and anxious – and researchers now think they know why. Brain inflammation appears to influence the mood problems of...
Could a 'Brain Coach' Help Folks at Higher Risk for Alzheimer's?
TUESDAY, Nov. 28, 2023 – Personal trainers can help people increase their strength and their fitness. Could a “brain coach” be just as useful in preventing Alzheimer’s’ disease? A new study suggests ...
One Part of Your Brain Could Point to the Mind's Decline
THURSDAY, Nov. 16, 2023 – Shrinkage of one of the brain's key memory centers appears to herald thinking declines, a new study finds. The region in question is the hippocampus, a two-sided structure...
Scientists Create Device That Can Isolate Blood Flow to Brain
MONDAY, Nov. 13, 2023 – An experimental device that isolates blood flow to the brain has the potential to revolutionize brain research. The device redirects the brain’s blood supply through a pump t...
Blood Test Might Predict Worsening of MS
KEY TAKEAWAYS: The progression of multiple sclerosis is particularly difficult to predict, varying widely between patients A new blood test uses a biomarker of nerve cell damage to accurately...
Blood Test Measures ALS Risk From Environmental Toxins
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 1, 2023 – Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as ALS, is debilitating and has no cure. Now, researchers at the University of Michigan have developed an environmental risk...
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