Drug first developed to treat Alzheimer’s disease reduces obesity and improves heart function
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine have developed a drug to treat Alzheimer’s disease, schizophrenia and sickle cell disease.
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Joseph Shavit
Jan 19, 2023
Alzheimer's disease is genetically connected to gut health
A world-first Edith Cowan University study has confirmed the link between Alzheimers and gut health, which could lead to new treatments.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 16, 2023
Alzheimer’s disease effects can be reduced by 80%, study finds
A disease-modifying therapy for Alzheimer’s disease may involve the whole exchange of blood to decrease the formation of amyloid plaque.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 16, 2023
Groundbreaking treatment for Parkinsons and Alzheimers uses ‘lab grown’ neurons
Researchers believe these neurons could be transplanted into patients as a therapy for spinal cord injuries, Parkinsons and Alzheimers.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 15, 2023
Researchers find connection between diabetes, heart disease, Alzheimers and dementia
A new twin study suggests that the same genes may be behind the risk of both cardiometabolic diseases and dementia.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 14, 2023
Remarkable protein identifies Alzheimer's disease before symptoms emerge
A large study from Lund University has shown that people with Alzheimer's disease can now be identified before they experience any symptoms.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 13, 2023
Researchers discover the true cause of Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers have found that the disease’s debilitating symptoms may be the result of swelling caused by amyloid plaques in the brain.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 12, 2023
Researchers discover vital new contributor to Alzheimer's disease
Many laboratories, including our own, have detected different forms of LPS within neurons of the Alzheimer’s disease-affected human brain.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 8, 2023
Groundbreaking study challenges previous ideas regarding Alzheimer’s disease
New study challenges existing ideas of how buildup of a protein called amyloid beta (Aβ) in the brain is related to Alzheimer’s disease.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 7, 2023
Breakthrough study reveals how exercise protects against Alzheimer's and Parkinson's
Exercise can improve brain function and delay or prevent the onset of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease
Joseph Shavit
Jan 3, 2023
40 Hz sensory stimulation significantly benefits Alzheimer's patients
By increasing the power and synchrony of the 40Hz brain rhythm, he lab has shown profoundly affects on several types of brain cells.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 1, 2023
Novel blood test provides early detection for Alzheimers Disease
Researchers from UPitt developed a test to detect a novel marker of Alzheimer’s disease neurodegeneration in a blood sample.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 27, 2022
ChatGPT can detect early signs of Alzheimer's disease with 80% accuracy
OpenAI’s GPT-3 program can identify clues from spontaneous speech that are 80% accurate in predicting the early stages of dementia.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 24, 2022
Eating more fruits and vegetables can slow memory decline, study finds
People who eat or drink more foods with antioxidant flavonols may have a slower rate of memory decline, according to a new study.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 23, 2022
Sugar molecules found critical to the prevention and cure of Alzheimer's Disease
Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they discovered that a special sugar molecule could play a key role in the development of Alzheimer’s
Joseph Shavit
Dec 19, 2022
Researchers identify the link between Alzheimers and gut health
A world-first study has confirmed the link between the two, which could lead to earlier detection and new potential treatments.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 16, 2022
Groundbreaking therapy shown to reduce Alzheimer's effects by 80%
Compelling evidence suggests that the misfolding, aggregation, and cerebral deposition of amyloid-beta plays a central role in the disease.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 14, 2022
Game-changing obesity drug reduces Type 2 diabetes risk by over half
A drug first developed to treat Alzheimer’s disease, schizophrenia and sickle cell disease reduces obesity and improves heart function.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 13, 2022
Researchers discover the true culprit in Alzheimer’s disease
Yale researchers have found that the disease’s debilitating symptoms may be the result of swelling caused by amyloid plaques in the brain.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 12, 2022
Alzheimer's disease can be identified before symptoms emerge, study finds
A large study in Sweden has shown that people with Alzheimer's disease can now be identified before they experience any symptoms.
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