Midlife diet could help you eat your way to a healthy brain

by Deakin UniversityCredit: Wikipedia.People who eat a healthy diet during middle age have a larger brain volume than those with less healthy diets, new research reveals, suggesting food choices

Updated on: March 09,2024

Midlife diet could help you eat your way to a healthy brain

by Deakin UniversityCredit: Wikipedia.People who eat a healthy diet during middle age have a larger brain volume than those with less healthy diets, new research reveals, suggesting food choices

Updated on:March 09,2024

Snake venom may hold key to breaking down plaques that cause Alzheimer's disease

by Monash UniversityA toxic protein called amyloid beta is thought to play a key role in the onset of Alzheimer's disease. In healthy people, amyloid beta is degraded by enzymes as it forms.

Updated on: February 28,2024

Snake venom may hold key to breaking down plaques that cause Alzheimer's disease

by Monash UniversityA toxic protein called amyloid beta is thought to play a key role in the onset of Alzheimer's disease. In healthy people, amyloid beta is degraded by enzymes as it forms.

Updated on:February 28,2024

Children found to use the same brain network as adults for tough problems

by The Ohio State UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainChildren as young as 4 years old show evidence of a network in the brain found in adults that tackles difficult cognitive problems, a

Updated on: May 13,2024

Children found to use the same brain network as adults for tough problems

by The Ohio State UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainChildren as young as 4 years old show evidence of a network in the brain found in adults that tackles difficult cognitive problems, a

Updated on:May 13,2024

People with dementia face discrimination and social rejection

by Nicole Bodnar,University of Toronto“People with dementia face discrimination and social rejection,” says Professor Pia Kontos, who spent most of her career challenging perceptions of dementia

Updated on: February 27,2024

People with dementia face discrimination and social rejection

by Nicole Bodnar,University of Toronto“People with dementia face discrimination and social rejection,” says Professor Pia Kontos, who spent most of her career challenging perceptions of dementia

Updated on:February 27,2024

Schizophrenia may increase dementia risk by 2.5 times

by University College LondonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPeople with psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia are 2.5 times more likely than those without a psychotic disorder to eventually

Updated on: July 04,2024

Schizophrenia may increase dementia risk by 2.5 times

by University College LondonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPeople with psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia are 2.5 times more likely than those without a psychotic disorder to eventually

Updated on:July 04,2024

Control of the iRhom2 protein may hold the key to preventing Alzheimer's disease

by CORDISCredit: IRHOM2 in ADIt is known that the onset of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is associated with the accumulation of Amyloid beta (Aβ) peptides in small molecular clusters known as olig

Updated on: March 09,2024

Control of the iRhom2 protein may hold the key to preventing Alzheimer's disease

by CORDISCredit: IRHOM2 in ADIt is known that the onset of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is associated with the accumulation of Amyloid beta (Aβ) peptides in small molecular clusters known as olig

Updated on:March 09,2024

Researchers use MRI to predict Alzheimer's disease

by Radiological Society of North AmericaAreas of reduced fractional anisotropy -- a diffusion MR imaging marker of white matter damage -- in 20 persons who develop Alzheimer's dementia compar

Updated on: March 09,2024

Researchers use MRI to predict Alzheimer's disease

by Radiological Society of North AmericaAreas of reduced fractional anisotropy -- a diffusion MR imaging marker of white matter damage -- in 20 persons who develop Alzheimer's dementia compar

Updated on:March 09,2024

Alzheimer's researchers find clues to toxic forms of amyloid beta

by University of California - Santa CruzDiagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.Much of the research on Alzheimer's disease has focused

Updated on: April 16,2024

Alzheimer's researchers find clues to toxic forms of amyloid beta

by University of California - Santa CruzDiagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.Much of the research on Alzheimer's disease has focused

Updated on:April 16,2024

Blueberries, the well-known 'super fruit,' could help fight Alzheimer's

by American Chemical SocietyA maturing 'Polaris' blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) Credit: Public DomainThe blueberry, already labeled a 'super fruit' for its power to potentially

Updated on: February 28,2024

Blueberries, the well-known 'super fruit,' could help fight Alzheimer's

by American Chemical SocietyA maturing 'Polaris' blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) Credit: Public DomainThe blueberry, already labeled a 'super fruit' for its power to potentially

Updated on:February 28,2024

The search for early markers of Alzheimer's Disease

by Ríona Mc Ardle,Public Library of ScienceRegional MRI predictors of MCI-to-dementia progression. Figure courtesy Korolev et al. via PLOS One.This eloquent quote by V.S. Ramachandran expresses

Updated on: February 28,2024

The search for early markers of Alzheimer's Disease

by Ríona Mc Ardle,Public Library of ScienceRegional MRI predictors of MCI-to-dementia progression. Figure courtesy Korolev et al. via PLOS One.This eloquent quote by V.S. Ramachandran expresses

Updated on:February 28,2024

New approaches to understanding Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease

by Alzheimer's Research UKIn a study presented today at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference 2016, researchers at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute have explo

Updated on: March 07,2024

New approaches to understanding Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease

by Alzheimer's Research UKIn a study presented today at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference 2016, researchers at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute have explo

Updated on:March 07,2024

Cutting-edge treatment approach addresses neurobehavioral symptoms in neurofibromatosis type 1

Updated on: August 07,2025

Cutting-edge treatment approach addresses neurobehavioral symptoms in neurofibromatosis type 1

Updated on:August 07,2025