Tag Archives: Alzheimers

Researchers have pinpointed a specific region of the brain that may explain why older adults often feel less familiar with their surroundings as they age.  Experts from Stanford University analyzed over a dozen mice similar in age to humans, ranging from 20 to 90 years old.  As the mice ran through virtual reality simulations, their brains’ medial entorhinal cortex fired …

Ten million people are diagnosed with dementia worldwide each year – that’s more than ever. According to the Alzheimer’s Society approximately one million people in the UK are currently living with the disease. Studies predict this figure will rise to 1.6 million people by 2050. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia and leads to a decline in …

Axsome Therapeutics has three drugs on the market and five in the pipeline, with the potential to help some 150 million Americans suffering from brain disorders. When Herriot Tabuteau started a drug development company in 2012, he decided to do so differently. First, he’d focus on brain disorders, treatments for which are notoriously difficult to develop and whose efficacy can …

A new study suggests fat deposits in the brain may play a larger role in Alzheimer’s disease than previously thought. This could open a new avenue for potential treatment. Research has long focused on proteins found abnormally clumping in brains with neurodegeneration, but targeting these clumps has so far produced mixed results. So some researchers continue to search for missing …

A drug used to slow Alzheimer’s disease may help improve social behaviors in some children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The results of a small clinical trial are promising, although not yet conclusive. They suggest that a specific subset of young people with ASD may experience positive outcomes from taking memantine, despite previous studies finding no clear benefits. Memantine (sometimes …

Summary: A new study suggests that the blood-brain barrier (BBB) remains intact in a widely used mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease. Using a tracer molecule and advanced analysis, scientists found no significant leakage across brain regions, even near amyloid plaques. This challenges the belief that Alzheimer’s weakens the BBB and underscores the difficulty of delivering drugs to the brain. The …

Diana Dawson, a 74-year-old suffering from Alzheimer’s, fell off her bed while under the care of a health aide at her Southwest Philadelphia home on the morning of Feb. 16, 2021. The fall marked the beginning of a 29-day decline in Dawson’s health that culminated with her death. Earlier this month, a Philadelphia jury awarded Dawson’s children $14 million following …

Susie ForrestBBC Scotland and Morag KinniburghBBC Scotland BBC Roy Mitchell is one of just four people who have started an Alzheimer’s drug trial in Scotland Although he struggles with his memory, Roy Mitchell knows he is glad to be among the first patients in the world to try a new medicine for Alzheimer’s disease. The first four people have been …

There’s no cure for Alzheimer’s, but here are some steps you can take now to prevent it  WKBN.com Healthy habits can make your brain age more slowly, study finds  University of Florida Preventing Alzheimer’s: Lifestyle changes in 4 areas may help  Medical News Today What should you do to reduce your risk of dementia? Ask Richard Sima.  The Washington Post Learning One Word Could …

In 2023, neurologists at a memory clinic in China diagnosed a 19-year-old with what they believed to be Alzheimer’s disease – making him the youngest person ever to be diagnosed with the condition. The teen first began experiencing memory decline around age 17, with symptoms worsening over time. Brain scans revealed shrinkage in the hippocampus, a region involved in memory, …