Alzheimer's Disease

Cycle of Decline: Neuron Aging in Alzheimer’s Unraveled

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Rachel Carter

Summary: Neurons in Alzheimer’s disease patients tend to re-enter the cell cycle and quickly progress to senescence. Using advanced snRNA-seq techniques, researchers ...

AI Links Gut Microbiome to Alzheimer’s

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Rachel Carter

Summary: Researchers are pioneering the use of artificial intelligence to explore how the gut microbiome influences Alzheimer’s disease. Their latest study employs ...

New Insights into Protein Accumulation in Alzheimer’s

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Rachel Carter

Summary: Researchers made a significant discovery in understanding the mechanisms behind protein accumulation in neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s. By studying fruit flies, ...

This Eating Habit Is One of the Earliest Signs of Alzheimer’s, According to a Neurologist

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Rachel Carter

Woman eating a bowl of food. When it comes to symptoms associated with Alzheimer’s disease, the big one that most people are ...

HIV Drugs May Reduce Alzheimer’s Risk

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Rachel Carter

Summary: Common HIV drugs could reduce the incidence of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Utilizing anonymized prescription data from over 225,000 individuals, the study ...

Lucid Episodes in Dementia Explored

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Rachel Carter

Summary: A new study explores lucid episodes in individuals with advanced dementia, revealing that these episodes are not confined to imminent death ...

Gene Variant Shields Against Alzheimer’s

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Rachel Carter

Summary: Researchers identified a genetic variant that significantly lowers the risk of Alzheimer’s disease by up to 70%, potentially benefiting hundreds of ...

Revolutionizing Neuron Observation for Disease Insight

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Rachel Carter

Summary: A new neuron labeling technology, NeuM, has been developed, offering unprecedented insights into the mechanisms of neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer’s and ...

Immunotherapy Shows Promise as Alzheimer’s Treatment

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Rachel Carter

Summary: Researchers unveiled a novel approach to combat Alzheimer’s disease by activating microglia, the brain’s immune cells, to devour amyloid beta plaques, ...

Stress and Trauma Risk Factors for Alzheimer’s

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Rachel Carter

Summary: Researchers linked midlife stress and childhood trauma to an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease and neuroinflammation. Analyzing 1,290 volunteers, researchers found ...