CLR01, a “molecular tweezer”, keeps brain proteins from the clumping, or aggregating, that causes Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Huntington’s dementia. Find out why CLR01 has strong potential as a new treatment.
“The night after we found that out, I couldn’t sleep,” said Senior Researcher Dr. Emmanuel Mignot. 1 in 5 people have DR4.
It looks like a sneeze cannot give anyone Alzheimer’s. While Alzheimer’s abnormal disease proteins do spread from cell-to-cell, they are not “infectious”. Check out the facts.
Talk therapy may improve symptoms of depression for people with dementia, providing hope for those who typically do not benefit from antidepressant medication.
Studies have found an association between hearing loss and the development of dementia in older adults. Research also suggests that using hearing aids to treat hearing loss may help slow the development of cognitive problems.
Is keeping seated and sedentary, while intellectually stimulated, part of the best way to care for your brain?
A massive study of medical and genetic data shows that people with a particular version of a gene involved in immune response had a lower risk of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.
The tendency of Alzheimer’s patients to sleep throughout the day is not due to nighttime insomnia — it has to do with the degeneration of a type of neuron, according to a research study.
Researchers say it takes a dozen “intervention sessions” to improve cognition in those at risk for Alzheimer’s and other dementias.
Anemia (low level of red blood cells) can increase dementia risk 41%. You can do something about it. Learn what it takes.
See why Leqembi is even more effective in males than females, at fighting Alzheimer’s.
Stanford Medicine’s new analysis of a vaccination program found shingles vaccines appear to lower dementia diagnoses by 20% — more than any other known intervention.
The big Alzheimer’s culprits are Amyloid and Tau. Biogen made Leqembi to treat amyloid. Now, they are betting on BIIB080 to treat tau. Learn how this exciting new treatment just got FDA Fast Track Designation.
Three important dementia studies focus on HS-AGING, a type of dementia almost as common as Alzheimer’s in the 85+ group. Yet few people have heard of it. Why? What makes it different?
An intriguing study of 120 grandmothers might surprise you. Doctors know socially engaged people have better cognition and less dementia. But can a person get too much of a good thing? What’s the right balance?
Enjoy this great duet between a musician with dementia and his son. A triumph of spirit over Alzheimer’s! Sing-a-long if you like!
It looks like a sneeze cannot give anyone Alzheimer’s. While Alzheimer’s abnormal disease proteins do spread from cell-to-cell, they are not “infectious”. Check out the facts.
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