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A key protein in the brain could reveal if someone is likely to develop Alzheimer’s later in life, a study has revealed.  Researchers from Florida International University investigated the role of TSPO, a protein that serves as a biomarker of brain inflammation, to see when in life it increases and where it rises in the brain. For the study, advanced imaging software was …

The great revolution against Alzheimer’s: ‘It’s the first time in human history that we’ve managed to slow the disease’  EL PAÍS English 5 surprisingly hopeful things we learned about Alzheimer’s this year  The Washington Post See How Alzheimer’s Disease Works—And How the Newest Treatments Fight It  Scientific American The Lancet Series on Alzheimer’s disease  The Lancet World Alzheimer’s Day: Here’s How Far We’ve Come …

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is on track to become one of the defining public health challenges of our time. Every three seconds, somewhere in the world, someone is diagnosed with dementia, and it’s usually Alzheimer’s disease. Currently, approximately 50 million people worldwide have AD. By 2050, this number will exceed 130 million. The human health and socioeconomic consequences of this are …

Ethan Gudge, South of England David Ensor/GFM David Ensor’s wife, Susan, battled Alzheimer’s for four years “Every day of my life I think about Susan, and I also think of all the people like her that are affected by Alzheimer’s.” David Ensor, from Shipton-under-Wychwood, Oxfordshire, first met his wife when they were children growing up on Merseyside, with the pair …

World Alzheimer’s Day 2025: September 21 is observed as World Alzheimer’s Day, aimed at spreading awareness about Alzheimer’s disease; from debunking myths, alerting about warning signs, to highlighting who may be predisposed for better prevention. On this day, let’s take a look at who’s most at risk of developing Alzheimer’s. Alarmingly, women are at a greater risk than men. Women …

5 surprisingly hopeful things we learned about Alzheimer’s this year  The Washington Post See How Alzheimer’s Disease Works—And How the Newest Treatments Fight It  Scientific American New insights on how to prevent and diagnose dementia  Psychology Today Making real gains in war on Alzheimer’s  Harvard Gazette How much progress has been made against Alzheimer’s disease?  Iosco County News Herald Source link

Once a year, World Alzheimer’s Day helps to remind us how crucial brain health is, both to avoid memory-associated diseases but to lead a happy, independent life into old age. Though neurodegeneration is a factor, more and more science demonstrate that lifestyle decisions greatly impact how better or badly our brains age. And here’s the good part—nowhere is too early …

For years, ways to prevent or slow Alzheimer’s disease has been a concern among scientists. AD is the most common form of dementia, which affects 60 to 70% of the 57 million dementia patients globally, as per WHO. Medications for this disease have had limited success. Families of Alzheimer patients often went hopeless. But now a fascinating study has offered …

Smartwatches can already alert users to heart conditions and other potential health risks, but what about Alzheimer’s disease? Well, Samsung has announced technological advancements that could eventually make this a reality on your wearable and phone. Samsung announced in a blog post that its researchers have developed a way to track changes in cognitive function via your phone and watch. …

If you’re already genetically predisposed to Alzheimer’s disease, consuming microplastics could trigger cognitive decline, according to a new study in mice from researchers at the University of Rhode Island. The researchers wanted to see how microplastics might interact with genetic Alzheimer’s risk to make brain dysfunction more likely – a combination of both the genes we’re born with and the …