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Biomarker study detects onset of Alzheimer’s up to 30 years before symptoms appear

Rich Haridy May 15, 2019

New research from Johns Hopkins University has identified a variety of biomarkers that can be used to predict the onset of Alzheimer’s years before symptoms appear. The study presents nine measures that can signal the onset of the disease up to 30 years before cognitive decline becomes apparent.

A new study has outlined nine different measures that can be used to identify Alzheimer's years ...

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Promising new Alzheimer's drug passes first phase of human trials

Rich Haridy May 13, 2019

Scientists in Germany are reporting successful results from the first phase of human clinical testing of a new Alzheimer’s drug. Following promising animal experiments the drug has initially now proved safe in human subjects and will soon move into Phase II clinical trials testing efficacy.

A promising new Alzheimer's drug that works by breaking down toxic amyloid beta proteins has passed ...

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How a strange flickering light therapy may help battle Alzheimer’s

Rich Haridy May 7, 2019

Since 2016, a research team has been exploring the strange hypothesis that external exposure to light flickering at 40 Hz can reverse the neurodegeneration associated with Alzheimer's disease. A new study has now homed in on exactly how, on a cellular level, this light treatment could be working.

New research has revealed a 40 Hz flickering light can alter the expression of genes in ...

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Two-stage diagnostic process detects Alzheimer’s years before symptoms appear

Rich Haridy May 5, 2019

A new two-step diagnostic process is claiming to confidently detect Alzheimer's disease nearly a decade before clinical symptoms appear. It's hoped that the method will improve the results of clinical trials by helping better identify patients at the earliest stages of the disease.

Klaus Gerwert (left) and Andreas Nabers suggest this new two-step diagnostic process will help Alzheimer's clinical ...

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New form of dementia discovered, redefining mainstream Alzheimer’s science

Rich Haridy April 30, 2019

Dubbed by one scientist as, “the most important paper to be published in the field of dementia in the last five years,” a research team has described a newly defined neurodegenerative disease that closely mimics the symptoms of Alzheimer’s, but which has an entirely different pathological cause.

A newly defined neurodegenerative disease called LATE is characterized by entirely different protein aggregations in the ...

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Common blood pressure medication may be repurposed to treat dementia and Parkinson’s

Rich Haridy April 29, 2019

A new study has discovered a drug used to treat high blood pressure may also be beneficial for a variety of neurodegenerative diseases, including Parkinson’s and dementia. The research has only been verified in animals so far but the scientists are cautiously optimistic it will translate to humans.

Felodipine, a hypertension medicine, has been found to reduce signs of neurodegenerative disease in several animal ...

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Synthetic peptides offer new hope in battle against Alzheimer’s disease

Rich Haridy April 22, 2019

Innovative new research led by a team from the University of Washington is suggesting a novel strategy to battle Alzheimer's disease. Synthetic peptides have been developed to inhibit the aggregation of the toxic proteins commonly associated with early stages of the disease.

In early tests newly developed synthetic peptides are proving to be a promising new potential weapon ...

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Failed cancer drug may find second life targeting Alzheimer's and dementia

Rich Haridy March 27, 2019

A drug originally developed as a cancer treatment may be repurposed to treat a variety of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s. Despite proving ineffective in treating cancer, the drug is safe for humans and early mouse studies suggest it could have potential as a new dementia treatment.

An illustration showing how abnormal tau protein tangles (in orange) can accumulate and destroy neurons, resulting ...

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Unusual strobing light and sound treatment reverses Alzheimer's in mice

Rich Haridy March 14, 2019

Could exposure every day to a specifically calibrated flickering light and droning sound help clear your brain of the toxic proteins that cause Alzheimer’s disease? A new study raises this possibility after mouse experiments showed neurological improvements through visual and auditory stimulation.

A new study suggests light and sound oscillating at 40 Hertz may help the brain clear ...

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Eating plenty of mushrooms may protect seniors' brains

Ben Coxworth March 12, 2019

We've already heard how the psilocybin from so-called "magic" mushrooms may help to alleviate depression. Well, a new study now suggests that a compound found in all mushrooms could also assist in warding off mild cognitive impairment.

The study was led by Asst. Prof. Feng Lei (left) and Dr. Irwin Cheah