Study shows how tau spreads to four distinct patterns leading to different Alzheimer’s symptoms
Etiology and progression of Alzheimer’s disease has remained a mystery. Imaging through PET scans has allowed researchers and clinicians to monitor toxic tau protein accumulates in the brain. Dr. Oskar Hansson, professor of neurology at Lund University led and...
Sleeping Six Hours or Less Linked to Higher Dementia Risk
Middle-age adults who sleep six or fewer hours a night may be at higher risk of developing dementia in later life. People age 50 or 60 who regularly slept six hours or less each night were more likely than those who slept seven hours to be diagnosed with dementia,...Oral microbiome desires a goldilocks balance for Alzheimer’s disease prevention
A study in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring linked an imbalanced bacterial community in the oral microbiome to a biomarker for Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers said the association between the oral microbiome and...Donanemab: The Newest Drug in the Artillery
Eli Lilly and Company’s experimental intravenous drug donanemab may slow the cognitive decline of patients with Alzheimer’s disease, according to early clinical trial results, published in The New England Journal of Medicine on March 6th, 2021. The study...Alzheimer’s May Start Sooner for People With Anxiety, Depression History
Questions currently remain whether the cognitive changes are leading to psychiatric conditions or the psychiatric conditions are contributing to the cognitive changes. Researchers at the University of California in San Francisco led by Dr. Zachary Miller, MD have...
