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10-Jun-2024 5:05 PM EDT
In Brief: Multi-omics Analysis Identifies molecularly defined Alzheimer’s disease subtypes
Beth Israel Lahey Health

Investigators used machine learning approaches to integrate high-throughput transcriptomic, proteomic, metabolomic, and lipidomic profiles to provide novel critical molecular insights into Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) that single-omic analyses cannot offer.

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Released: 10-Jun-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Reducing the Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease
Cedars-Sinai

Cedars-Sinai has launched a program to help people 40 and older who do not have Alzheimer’s disease but want to understand—and reduce—their risk for developing the illness.

Newswise: Super-Chilled Brain Cell Molecules Reveal How Epilepsy Drug Works
Released: 10-Jun-2024 11:00 AM EDT
Super-Chilled Brain Cell Molecules Reveal How Epilepsy Drug Works
Johns Hopkins Medicine

By super cooling a molecule on the surface of brain cells down to about minus 180 degrees Celsius — nearly twice as cold as the coldest places in Antarctica — scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have determined how a widely-used epilepsy drug works to dampen the excitability of brain cells and help to control, although not cure, seizures.

Released: 10-Jun-2024 9:00 AM EDT
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Awarded $21 Million NIH Grant to Advance Understanding of Aging-Related Hormone
Mount Sinai Health System

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have been awarded a $21 million grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to further advance understanding of an aging-related hormone known as follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), including its potential role in obesity, osteoporosis, and Alzheimer’s disease.

Newswise: Vigorous Exercise May Preserve Cognition in High-Risk Patients With Hypertension
4-Jun-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Vigorous Exercise May Preserve Cognition in High-Risk Patients With Hypertension
Wake Forest University School of Medicine

People with high blood pressure have a higher risk of cognitive impairment, including dementia, but a new study from researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine suggests that engaging in vigorous physical activity more than once a week can lower that risk.

Released: 4-Jun-2024 7:05 AM EDT
Rutgers Research Bridging Gaps in Alzheimer’s Risk Among South Asian Populations
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Researchers at the Krieger Klein Alzheimer’s Research Center at Rutgers Brain Health Institute are launching a pioneering study to better understand the characteristics that place South Asian populations at heightened risk for Alzheimer’s disease.

Newswise: 5-Minute Test Leads to Better Care for People with Dementia in the Primary Care Setting
3-Jun-2024 10:05 AM EDT
5-Minute Test Leads to Better Care for People with Dementia in the Primary Care Setting
Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System

The underdiagnosis of dementia, especially among Black and Hispanic patients, is a long-standing challenge in medicine.

Released: 31-May-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Cognitive Declines Preceding Alzheimer’s Diagnosis Lead to Credit Card, Mortgage Delinquency
Georgetown University Medical Center

Media Contact Karen Teber, [email protected] (May 31, 2024) — In the years prior to an Alzheimer’s disease or other memory disorder diagnosis, credit scores begin to weaken and payment delinquency begins to increase, concludes new research led by Georgetown University. The findings show consistent deterioration in these financial outcomes over the quarters leading up to diagnosis.

Released: 31-May-2024 8:15 AM EDT
Mount Sinai Experts Present Research at SLEEP 2024
Mount Sinai Health System

Sleep medicine experts available for interview on breaking and trending news about obstructive sleep apnea, CPAP, and more

Newswise: New AI tool may help detect early signs of dementia
Released: 30-May-2024 11:05 AM EDT
New AI tool may help detect early signs of dementia
UT Southwestern Medical Center

A novel speech analysis tool that uses artificial intelligence successfully detected mild cognitive impairment and dementia in a Spanish-speaking population, according to research led by UT Southwestern Medical Center. The study, published in Frontiers in Neurology, provides preliminary support for the algorithm as an early screening tool that may help identify patients at risk of developing dementia.

23-May-2024 4:05 PM EDT
First Hints of Memory Problems Associated with Changes in the Brain
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

People who report early memory problems and whose partners also suspect they have memory problems have higher levels of tau tangles in the brain, a biomarker associated with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study published in the May 29, 2024, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Newswise: Dementia fighter: Orienteering helps brain and body alike, with greater benefits for those who move quickest
Released: 29-May-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Dementia fighter: Orienteering helps brain and body alike, with greater benefits for those who move quickest
McMaster University

The sport of orienteering, which simultaneously combines exercise with challenging navigation, may be better for the brain than exercise alone, according to new research from kinesiologists at McMaster University.

Newswise: Innovative Techniques Open New Avenues in Drug Discovery for Brain Diseases
Released: 23-May-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Innovative Techniques Open New Avenues in Drug Discovery for Brain Diseases
SLAS

Volume 29, Issue 2 of SLAS Discovery features two review articles, six original research articles covering phenotypic screening perspectives, medulloblastoma therapies and interventions for neurodegenerative diseases.

22-May-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Subtle cognitive decline precedes end to driving for older adults
Washington University in St. Louis

Even slight cognitive changes can affect an older person’s decision to stop driving, according to a new study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The findings suggest that routine cognitive testing — in particular, the kind of screening designed to pick up the earliest, most subtle decline — could help older adults and their physicians make decisions about driving that maximizes safety while preserving independence as long as possible.

20-May-2024 1:05 PM EDT
What Factors Predict When Older Adults Will Stop Driving?
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

What factors lead older adults to stop driving? A new study followed older adults who had no memory or thinking problems to examine this question. The study is published in the May 22, 2024, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

20-May-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Eating More Ultra-processed Foods Tied to Cognitive Decline, Stroke
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

People who eat more ultra-processed foods like soft drinks, chips and cookies may have a higher risk of having memory and thinking problems and having a stroke than those who eat fewer processed foods, according to a new study published in the May 22, 2024, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The study does not prove that eating ultra-processed foods causes memory and thinking problems and stroke. It only shows an association.

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Released: 20-May-2024 8:05 PM EDT
Scientists aim to stop harmful gut bacteria triggering Alzheimer’s
University of South Australia

Australian scientists are exploring how harmful gut bacteria from a poor diet can access the brain and trigger early onset Alzheimer's disease.

Released: 14-May-2024 3:05 PM EDT
UC Irvine-led study links sleep apnea severity during REM stage to verbal memory decline
University of California, Irvine

A research team led by the University of California, Irvine has revealed the link between the frequency of sleep apnea events during the rapid-eye-movement stage and the severity of verbal memory impairment in older adults at risk for Alzheimer’s disease. Verbal memory refers to the cognitive ability to retain and recall information presented through spoken words or written text and is particularly vulnerable to Alzheimer’s.



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