New Alzheimer’s Mutation Weakens Brain’s Immune Defense
Summary: A new study has identified a mutation in the TREM2 gene that disrupts the brain’s ability to…
Genetic testing of common and rare variants in dementia patients from a memory clinic | Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy
2023 Alzheimer’s disease facts and figures. Alzheimers Dement 19, 1598–1695 (2023). Campion D, et al. Early-onset autosomal dominant…
Calcium Supplements Do Not Raise Dementia Risk
Summary: A long-term study of more than 1,400 older women found no evidence that calcium supplements increase dementia…
NLRP3 inflammasome and hearing loss: from mechanisms to therapies | Journal of Neuroinflammation
Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) affects approximately 1.5 billion people globally. Approximately 430 million of these patients require rehabilitation…
Sleep Disorders Predict Parkinson’s or Dementia Years Ahead
Summary: Two landmark international studies show that brain biomarkers can predict whether people with REM sleep behaviour disorder…
Infant Brain Gene Regulator May Predispose Adults to Dementia
Summary: A new study reveals that the brain’s vulnerability to disorders like multiple sclerosis and dementia may begin…
Scientists Uncover Overlooked Contributor to Dementia
Vascular dementia—damage from the brain’s smallest vessels—may be more varied, and more entangled with Alzheimer’s, than assumed. Credit:…
Defective Exosome Production Linked to Alzheimer’s Gene Mutation
Summary: New research reveals that a gene mutation tied to Alzheimer’s disease disrupts the production of exosomes, tiny…
New Diet Slows Growth of Deadliest Brain Tumors in Mice
Scientists have uncovered how deadly brain tumors hijack the body’s energy sources, and found that tweaking diet may…
Alzheimer’s Linked to Epigenomic Breakdown, Not Just Plaques
Summary: A new large-scale study shows that Alzheimer’s disease is marked by the erosion of epigenomic control, where…