Researchers exploring dementia-related proteins in the brain identified Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) as a key misfolded protein. About 25% of individuals, and 50% of individuals with…
Experiences of people with dementia and their family members show researchers how a progressive illness affects the realization of the fundamental rights, and how the…
The COVID-19 pandemic still poses enormous social challenges. People with cognitive impairments (problems with, for example, memory and concentration) and dementia are doubly affected by…
New research published today in Alzheimer’s & Dementia, the journal of the Alzheimer’s Association could explain why neurons fail to communicate effectively in people with…
In December 2021 scientists from South Korea used a technology called transcranial ultrasound stimulation to excite specific areas of mice brain. They found mice with…
People with dementia who see the same GP each time have lower rates of health complications and fewer emergency hospital admissions, according to a new…
When we think of dementia, we often fear a loss of control. But the reassuring news is up to 40% of dementias can be prevented…
In her latest research paper, published in the Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, Anne Robinson, Head of Carnegie Mellon’s Department of Chemical Engineering, explains why understanding…
“We’ve learned a lot during the course of the COVID-19 pandemic … how a virus can affect our behavior,” Dartmouth University MD and Ph.D. candidate…
Utilizing cutting-edge proteomics, researchers at the Buck Institute and elsewhere have mapped the “tau interactome” uncovering new findings about the role of tau in neurodegenerative…