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Alzheimer’s

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Health

ADHD and Dementia: New study finds unexpected neurological link

Pranjal Malewar

How ADHD may increase the risk of dementia in later years?

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Neuroscience

An experimental drug shows promise in lowering the risk of Alzheimer’s dementia

Pranjal Malewar

Clinical trial of people destined to develop early-onset Alzheimer’s disease shows eliminating amyloid from brain.

Neuroscience

Increasing the power of the brain’s gamma rhythms could help fight Alzheimer’s

Amit Malewar

Evidence that 40Hz gamma stimulation promotes brain health is expanding.

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Biology

Sugars in the Brain: A hidden key to aging and memory loss

Pranjal Malewar

Scientists uncovered striking age-related changes in the sugary coating.

Researchers discover 16 new Alzheimer’s disease susceptibility genes
Neuroscience

16 susceptibility genes linked to Alzheimer’s disease found

Pranjal Malewar

Unveiling the genetic mysteries of Alzheimer's.

Neuroscience

This newly discovered brain cell helps you remember objects

Amit Malewar

Discovery of these cells reshapes our understanding of how memory work.

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Neuroscience

Antibiotics and vaccines may reduce dementia risk

Pranjal Malewar

We urgently need new treatments to slow the progress of dementia, if not to prevent it.

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Neuroscience

Blood vessel dysfunction in temporal lobes linked to mild cognitive impairment

Amit Malewar

Researchers suggest adding blood vessel health to dementia diagnostics.

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Health

The key cellular mechanism driving Alzheimer’s disease unraveled

Pranjal Malewar

Microglia are the primary immunological cells in the brain. They control injury repair, neural network maintenance, and brain development. In Alzheimer's dementia (AD), they...

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Neuroscience

Uncovering the genetic basis of rare mutations in Alzheimer’s disease

Pranjal Malewar

New insights into the mechanisms driving this genetic form of the disease.

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Neuroscience

Predicting Alzheimer’s 20 years before the symptoms appear

Amit Malewar

Hidden fat predicts Alzheimer’s 20 years ahead of symptoms.

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Health

A significant step forward in scientists’ understanding of Alzheimer’s disease

Amit Malewar

New discovery could offer significant answers on Alzheimer’s disease.

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Health

Females sleep less and awaken more frequently than males

Pranjal Malewar

What may underlie sleep differences in men and women?

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Neuroscience

Study suggests middle age as a pivotal period for brain health

Amit Malewar

Defects in this recycling process have been linked to neurodegenerative disorders.

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Neuroscience

Scientists successfully reactivated a specific memory circuit in mice

Pranjal Malewar

Findings could spur new ways to study and treat human memory loss, including Alzheimer’s disease.

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Neuroscience

Astrocytes raise the possibility of Alzheimer’s disease treatment

Pranjal Malewar

New brain cell cleaner.

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Neuroscience

How proteins impact brain activity and contribute to Alzheimer’s?

Pranjal Malewar

Understanding changes in pre-clinical Alzheimer’s disease.

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Neuroscience

Outdoor light at night could be a significant risk factor in Alzheimer’s

Pranjal Malewar

Light pollution a new Alzheimer’s risk factor.

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Health

Potential biomarker for early Alzheimer’s diagnosis identified

Dr. Prajakta Banik

New research has found a way to diagnose Alzheimer's disease (AD) earlier by analyzing biomarkers in blood.

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Chemistry

Boosting drug and material solutions with peptide clumping

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Peptides, short amino acid chains, are not just building blocks and are crucial for building structures, speeding up reactions.

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Neuroscience

Brain-protective molecules by IOCB Prague

Dr. Prajakta Banik

The modified CART neuropeptide is more stable, reduces appetite, and protects the brain from harmful tau proteins linked to Alzheimer's.

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Health

Sleep prepares neurons for new memories

Dr. Prajakta Banik

During sleep, these neurons replay the same activity, helping to store memories in the brain's cortex, allows us to keep learning new things.

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Health

Emory’s research uncovers new paths for Alzheimer’s treatment

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Alzheimer's patients, amyloid proteins build up into sticky plaques that disrupt brain function and lead to cognitive decline.

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Health

Caregiver stress: Cell damage linked to poor health

Dr. Prajakta Banik

The study “Mitochondrial health, physical functioning, and daily affect: Bioenergetic mechanisms of dementia caregiver well-being,” published in Psychosomatic Medicine, is one of the first...

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Health

Exploring the Alzheimer’s brain

Dr. Prajakta Banik

CryoET imaging of β-amyloid and tau in deceased Alzheimer's brains.

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Health

Hydrogel matrix study provides new insights into Alzheimer’s disease

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Neuronal cell changes induced by a-β-mimicking hydrogel.

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Technology

AI Outperforms Clinical Tests in Predicting Alzheimer’s Disease

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Robust, interpretable AI marker aids early dementia prediction in clinical settings.

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Health

Understanding how the brain interprets other’s gazes

Dr. Prajakta Banik

ERP analysis and task impact on the perception timing of gaze direction.

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Health

Poor health and stress in 20s harm cognition in 40s

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Early adulthood CRP changes linked to midlife cognition.

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Health

New potential target for early Alzheimer’s treatment identified

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Modifying heparan sulfate alleviates cell defects and neuron decline in the Drosophila model of Alzheimer's.

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