Depression May be a Risk for Later Dementia
Razi Berry While research has shown that poor cardiovascular health can damage blood flow to the brain increasing the risk for dementia, a new study led by UC San Francisco indicates that poor mental health may also take its toll on cognition. The research adds to a body of evidence that links depression with dementia, […]
Alzheimer’s Disease Linked to Certain Personality Traits
Razi Berry New research from the Florida State University College of Medicine found that changes in the brain associated with Alzheimer’s disease are often visible early on in individuals with personality traits associated with the condition. The study focused on two traits previously linked to the risk of dementia: neuroticism, which measures a predisposition for […]
The Future of Predicting Alzheimer’s Disease – 99% Accuracy
Razi Berry Researchers from Kaunas universities, Lithuania developed a deep learning-based method that can predict the possible onset of Alzheimer’s disease from brain images with an accuracy of over 99 per cent. The method was developed while analyzing functional MRI images obtained from 138 subjects and performed better in terms of accuracy, sensitivity and specificity […]
Cholesterol in Brain Regulates Alzheimer’s Plaquing
Razi Berry A team co-led by scientists at Scripps Research has used advanced imaging methods to reveal how the production of the Alzheimer’s-associated protein amyloid beta (Aβ) in the brain is tightly regulated by cholesterol. Appearing in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), the scientists’ work advances understanding of how Alzheimer’s disease develops […]
More to Alzheimer’s Than Genetics
Razi Berry The color of our eyes or the straightness of our hair is linked to our DNA, but the development of Alzheimer’s disease isn’t exclusively linked to genetics, suggest recently published findings from Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care. First study published about Alzheimer’s disease among identical triplets In the first study published about Alzheimer’s […]