The Importance of Blood Tests for Alzheimer's Disease Patients: 2 Neuroscientists Explain Recent Findings

Medicine & Technology Aug 14, 2020

A blood test to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease moved closer to reality this week after new findings were announced at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference on July 29, 2020. The test showed extremely high accuracy—around 90%—for detecting chemicals in the blood that are specific for Alzheimer’s.

Walking May Help Identify The Type of Dementia On Patients

Sep 21, 2019

A new study suggests that if only people looked closer on a patient’s walking patterns, it will reveal the type of dementia that they have.

Alzheimer’s Disease May Be Caused by Copper In The Brain

Sep 18, 2019

A study is looking into the link between Alzheimer’s Disease to copper and whether or not it causes people to suffer from such degenerative disease.

Eyes Are Windows To The Genetic Risk for Alzheimers

Sep 13, 2019

The measure of how fast a person’s pupils dilate during a cognitive test may be a low cost method to check for a genetic risk of developing the Alzheimer’s Disease.

Lego-like Therapeutic Brain Implants That Can Be Controlled by a Smartphone

Aug 12, 2019

Compact therapeutic brain implants would potentially solve current issue on complex, bulky, and short-term drug and light delivery systems.

Extra-Virgin Olive Oil Discovered To Preserve Memory & Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease, Study Says

Jun 25, 2017

Researchers discover that consuming a diet with extra virgin olive oil may prevent Alzheimer's disease and boost cognitive performance.

Western Diet Increases Risks Of Developing Alzheimer’s Disease & Other Chronic Illnesses, Studies Reveal

Jun 13, 2017

Studies found out that consuming meat that Western diet involves increases the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.

Soon Alzheimer's May Have A New Line Of Treatment

Mar 01, 2017

Researchers find a new way of treating Alzheimer's disease by isolating a particular protein. Protein Amyloid-B or AB is the contributing factor that needs to be cut-off

Alzheimer's Disease Potential Cure Fails

Feb 16, 2017

Another Alzheimer's disease potential medicine has failed.

Molecular Mechanism Discovery Boosts Progress In Search For Alzheimer’s Disease Cure

Nov 29, 2015

The University of New South Wales School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences discovered the new molecular mechanism of Alzheimer's disease.

Women are more at risk of Alzheimer’s

Jul 28, 2015

Women are more vulnerable to suffer Alzheimer's disease faster than men.

Saliva seen as possible diagnostic tool for Alzheimer’s disease

Jul 27, 2015

A person’s spit might be the next thing that could tell whether one is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease or not.

British boy may have found the way to detect Alzheimer’s disease

Jul 14, 2015

A 15-year-old British boy has seemed to found the ideal test that would help detect the possibility of Alzheimer's disease, enabling early diagnosis of the condition by 10 years before the onset of the symptoms, the Daily Telegraph breaks the news.

Mayo Clinic Breakthrough With ALS Treatment In Mice

May 15, 2015

Researchers at the Jacksonville, Florida Mayo Clinic have gained a mouse model for testing potential amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) treatments. ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease is associated with various behavioral features and neuropathological symptoms as is frontotemporal dementia (FTD); both are caused by a mutation in the C9ORF72 gene. Both result in the death of neurons in the spinal cord and brain, which leads to inability to control muscles, paralysis, and death.

Over-the-Counter Drugs Linked to Increased Chance of “Dementia”

Jan 27, 2015

A new study has linked the use of common medications, including many over-the-counter treatments for conditions such as insomnia or even hay fever, to dementia.