Seizure action plans: Management and educational tools in epilepsy care

Updated on: May 30,2025

Seizure action plans: Management and educational tools in epilepsy care

Updated on:May 30,2025

Alzheimer's disease biomarkers can predict postoperative delirium

by Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainClinical studies have demonstrated a strong association between Alzheimer's disease (AD) and delirium. A change to the Tau p

Updated on: April 07,2024

Alzheimer's disease biomarkers can predict postoperative delirium

by Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainClinical studies have demonstrated a strong association between Alzheimer's disease (AD) and delirium. A change to the Tau p

Updated on:April 07,2024

African-Americans more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease than Caucasians

by Robin Reese,Emory UniversityEmory University researchers have conducted the only known meta-analysis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) incidence by race and found that African-Americans are 64

Updated on: February 27,2024

African-Americans more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease than Caucasians

by Robin Reese,Emory UniversityEmory University researchers have conducted the only known meta-analysis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) incidence by race and found that African-Americans are 64

Updated on:February 27,2024

More hospital days seen with antipsychotic use in Alzheimer disease

(HealthDay)—Alzheimer disease patients who initiate treatment with antipsychotic medications spend more days hospitalized than those who do not initiate antipsychotics, according to a study recently p

Updated on: April 10,2024

More hospital days seen with antipsychotic use in Alzheimer disease

(HealthDay)—Alzheimer disease patients who initiate treatment with antipsychotic medications spend more days hospitalized than those who do not initiate antipsychotics, according to a study recently p

Updated on:April 10,2024

Potassium-enriched salt shows promise for cutting recurrent stroke risk in clinical trial

Updated on: April 09,2025

Potassium-enriched salt shows promise for cutting recurrent stroke risk in clinical trial

Updated on:April 09,2025

Alzheimer-linked enzyme complex 'buckles up' for safe trip through the cell

by VIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology)Credit: Opabinia regalis, CC BY-SA 4.0A research team led by Wim Annaert (VIB-KU Leuven) uncovered the early assembly of gamma-secretase, a protei

Updated on: April 10,2024

Alzheimer-linked enzyme complex 'buckles up' for safe trip through the cell

by VIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology)Credit: Opabinia regalis, CC BY-SA 4.0A research team led by Wim Annaert (VIB-KU Leuven) uncovered the early assembly of gamma-secretase, a protei

Updated on:April 10,2024

Alzheimer's blood test found to perform as well as FDA-approved spinal fluid tests

by Washington University School of MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA simple blood test to diagnose Alzheimer's disease soon may replace more invasive and expensive screening methods

Updated on: March 08,2024

Alzheimer's blood test found to perform as well as FDA-approved spinal fluid tests

by Washington University School of MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA simple blood test to diagnose Alzheimer's disease soon may replace more invasive and expensive screening methods

Updated on:March 08,2024

Alzheimer's risk gene disrupts endocytosis, but another disease-linked gene could help

by Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyAPOE4 Astrocytes showed an increase in endocytosis after overexpression of PICALM. In the bottom row, astrocytes (labeled blue), have taken up more of a pr

Updated on: April 07,2024

Alzheimer's risk gene disrupts endocytosis, but another disease-linked gene could help

by Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyAPOE4 Astrocytes showed an increase in endocytosis after overexpression of PICALM. In the bottom row, astrocytes (labeled blue), have taken up more of a pr

Updated on:April 07,2024

A newly characterized form of tau may be involved in initiating Alzheimer's disease

JANUARY 22, 2024by Brandon Chase,Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe tau protein accumulates in abnormal shapes in the brains of individuals with Alzheimer's d

Updated on: March 29,2024

A newly characterized form of tau may be involved in initiating Alzheimer's disease

JANUARY 22, 2024by Brandon Chase,Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe tau protein accumulates in abnormal shapes in the brains of individuals with Alzheimer's d

Updated on:March 29,2024

PET scans for Alzheimer's could bring benefit to more patients

by Ryan O'hare,Imperial College LondonPET scans can spot amyloid in the brain (pictured). Credit: Imperial College LondonAn imaging tool honed to spot rogue proteins in the brain could benef

Updated on: April 01,2024

PET scans for Alzheimer's could bring benefit to more patients

by Ryan O'hare,Imperial College LondonPET scans can spot amyloid in the brain (pictured). Credit: Imperial College LondonAn imaging tool honed to spot rogue proteins in the brain could benef

Updated on:April 01,2024

Social determinants of health linked to brain MRI outcomes in pediatric MS

by Elana GotkineFor patients with pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis (POMS), social determinants of health (SDOH) are associated with worse brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) outcomes, according t

Updated on: December 17,2024

Social determinants of health linked to brain MRI outcomes in pediatric MS

by Elana GotkineFor patients with pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis (POMS), social determinants of health (SDOH) are associated with worse brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) outcomes, according t

Updated on:December 17,2024

New study finds cell donor's socioeconomic status shapes cancer treatment outcomes

by Alex Smith,University of Minnesota Medical SchoolCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA research team led by the University of Minnesota Medical School demonstrated that the socioeconomic status

Updated on: August 01,2024

New study finds cell donor's socioeconomic status shapes cancer treatment outcomes

by Alex Smith,University of Minnesota Medical SchoolCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA research team led by the University of Minnesota Medical School demonstrated that the socioeconomic status

Updated on:August 01,2024