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Australian scientists make breakthrough in Alzheimer's research

Feb 01, 2023, at 09:55 pm

Canberra: A team from Australia's national science agency has used artificial intelligence to make a breakthrough in Alzheimer's disease research.

Alzheimer's drug hailed as breakthrough

Nov 30, 2022, at 07:40 pm

London: The first drug to slow the destruction of the brain in Alzheimer's has been heralded as momentous.

USC study connects air pollution, memory problems and Alzheimer’s-like brain changes

Nov 22, 2019, at 05:26 pm

Washington/IBNS: Women in their 70s and 80s who were exposed to higher levels of air pollution experienced greater declines in memory and more Alzheimer’s-like brain atrophy than their counterparts who breathed cleaner air, according to USC researchers.

When your memory takes its last breath – How is India dealing with dementia?

Apr 25, 2019, at 01:22 pm

At the Delhi, New Friends Colony, there was a Gupta family where there was someone battling with dementia. The entire family initially did not pay heed to it when the patriarch of the family, who was a bright, talkative and joyous Virendra Gupta, had all of a sudden stopped speaking. He started showing his short-tempered and irritable behavior and his family members thought that old age was responsible for this change. After a few days, Mr. Gupta failed to button his own shirt and lost his abilities to get dressed on his own. Though he was mostly dressed scarcely, one fine day he left his house almost naked. Then there was a time when he totally forgot how he should use his hands while eating his food and all this took place within a time period of 20 days!

Scientists find a link between diabetes and risk of Alzheimer’s disease: Study

Mar 29, 2019, at 09:31 am

New York, Mar 29 (IBNS): Patients on medication for type 2 diabetes may be keeping Alzheimer’s disease at bay.

Researchers identify novel molecular mechanism involved in Alzheimer's

Feb 12, 2019, at 07:43 pm

New York, Feb 12 (IBNS): Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Health have identified a novel mechanism and potential new therapeutic target for Alzheimer’s disease (AD).

Sleep deprivation accelerates Alzheimer’s brain damage: Study

Jan 28, 2019, at 10:44 am

New York, Jan 28 (IBNS): Poor sleep has long been linked with Alzheimer’s disease, but researchers have understood little about how sleep disruptions drive the disease.

Alzheimer’s disease: It may be possible to restore memory function, preclinical study finds

Jan 26, 2019, at 07:20 pm

New York, Jan 26 (IBNS): Research published has in the journal Brain reveals a new approach to Alzheimer’s disease (AD) that may eventually make it possible to reverse memory loss, a hallmark of the disease in its late stages.

Researchers discover drug that could combat brain cell death in those with Alzheimer’s disease

Oct 28, 2018, at 06:18 pm

New York, Oct 28 (IBNS): One of the hallmark traits of Alzheimer’s disease, a debilitating disorder marked by memory deficits and general cognitive decline, is the accumulation in the brain of a protein called b-amyloid. These proteins form “plaques” and bind to unique proteins on the surface of brain cells called receptors, causing widespread cell death.

More daytime sleepiness may trigger Alzheimer’s disease: Study

Sep 07, 2018, at 03:44 pm

New York, Sept 7 (IBNS): Analysis of data captured during a long-term study of aging adults shows that those who report being very sleepy during the day were nearly three times more likely than those who didn’t to have brain deposits of beta amyloid, a protein that’s a hallmark for Alzheimer’s disease, years later.

A gene linked to job-related exhaustion in shift workers also increases the risk of Alzheimer's disease: Study

Jul 08, 2018, at 04:24 pm

London, July 8 (IBNS): A recent Finnish study shows that a variation in the melatonin receptor 1A gene is linked to the risk of Alzheimer's disease in the elderly.

Antiepileptic drugs increase risk of Alzheimer’s and dementia, says study

Apr 10, 2018, at 08:56 pm

New York, Apr 10 (IBNS): The use of antiepileptic drugs is associated with an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland and the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, DZNE. 

Compound prevents neurological damage, shows cognitive benefits in mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease

Feb 07, 2018, at 10:41 pm

New York, Feb 7 (IBNS): The supplement nicotinamide riboside (NR) – a form of vitamin B3 – prevented neurological damage and improved cognitive and physical function in a new mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease. 

Delayed word processing could predict patients' potential to develop Alzheimer's disease

Oct 20, 2017, at 09:33 pm

London, Oct 20 (IBNS): A delayed neurological response to processing the written word could be an indicator that a patient with mild memory problems is at an increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, research led by the University of Birmingham has discovered.

Alzheimer’s risk linked to energy shortage in brain’s immune cells

Aug 13, 2017, at 01:26 am

Washington, Aug 12 (IBNS): People with specific mutations in the gene TREM2 are three times more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease than those who carry more common variants of the gene.

Understanding how chemical changes in the brain affect Alzheimer’s disease

Jun 26, 2016, at 02:09 am

Toronto, June 25 (IBNS) A new study from Western University is helping to explain why the long-term use of common anticholinergic drugs used to treat conditions like allergies and overactive bladder lead to an increased risk of developing dementia later in life.