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Early Alzheimer’s diagnosis: Progress and pitfalls
Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia, is characterised by brain lesions that can cause devastating memory loss and…
Alzheimer’s protein APP regulates learning and social behavior in the healthy brain
While the APP protein is well-known for its key role in Alzheimer’s disease, its contribution to healthy brain function, by…
Dementia care: Hallucinations are an early sign to look out for in Lewy body dementia
Dementia: Expert discusses the signs and symptoms Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) differs from other types of progressive dementia, and its…
Genetic differences important in Alzheimer’s diagnosis
The two used methods for detecting amyloid pathology in Alzheimer’s disease do not give unambiguous results, with the risk of…
Detecting Alzheimer’s disease before symptoms arise
Both of Andrew Kiselica’s grandfathers developed dementia when he was in graduate school. As Kiselica was going through neuropsychology training…
Alzheimer’s in adults with Down syndrome focus of multicenter NIH grant
Researchers from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are taking part in a multisite study to investigate the…
Alzheimer’s cure: Miracle protein could be key in reducing risk
The substance, called Lando, is thought to protect the brain against dementia and could be the key to a breakthrough…
Dementia warning: Have you self-diagnosed this problem recently? Early indicator
Dementia can refer to more than 100 forms of brain decline caused by disease. The leading cause is Alzheimer’s disease,…
Brain iron accumulation linked to cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s patients
Researchers using MRI have found that iron accumulation in the outer layer of the brain is associated with cognitive deterioration…