Five-Minute Digital Clock Test May Speed Alzheimer's Diagnosis
A digital version of the classic clock-drawing test, which can be completed in under 5 minutes, accurately detects the beginnings of dementia. Results correlating with amyloid...
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Treating obstructive sleep apnea may lower risk for dementia
Positive airway pressure treatment was associated with a lower likelihood of incident Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia in older adults with obstructive sleep...
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UCSB professor receives 2021 Potamkin Prize for major contributions to Alzheimer's research
When UC Santa Barbara neurology professor Kenneth S. Kosik was a newly minted graduate in 1972, with bachelor's and master's degrees in English literature from Case Western...
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Living in highly disadvantaged areas increases brain degeneration, cognitive decline
Living in the most disadvantaged neighborhoodss correlated with increased degeneration in Alzheimer's disease “signature” regions of the brain and cognitive decline, according...
1 day ago - Healio
Profound loss of pleasure related to early-onset dementia
Loss of the ability to experience pleasure - or anhedonia - has been revealed as a key feature in frontotemporal dementia, in contrast to Alzheimer's disease. The findings from...
1 day ago - ScienceDaily
Pushing the boundaries of precision nutrition to tackle Alzheimer's disease: is there a role for DHA?
With an aging population, there is a parallel increase in the rates of chronic and degenerative diseases, including the neurodegenerative diseases Alzheimer's disease and...
2 days ago - American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Physical activity slows cognitive decline in APOE e4 carriers with Parkinson's disease
Patients with Parkinson's disease who increased their physical activity saw positive modification of the APOE e4 allele's impact on early cognitive decline, according to...
2 days ago - Healio
Alzheimer's and Oral Bacteria; COVID Brain Fog and Video Games; Three MS Subtypes
Subgingival periodontal dysbiosis was linked to markers of amyloid beta, but not tau, in cognitively normal older adults. (Alzheimer's and Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment, and...
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Imbalance in gum bacteria linked to Alzheimer's disease biomarker
Older adults with more harmful than healthy bacteria in their gums are more likely to have evidence for amyloid beta - a key biomarker for Alzheimer's disease - in their...
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Imbalanced bacterial community in the gums linked to Alzheimer's disease biomarker
Older adults with more harmful than healthy bacteria in their gums are more likely to have evidence for amyloid beta-a key biomarker for Alzheimer's disease-in their...
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Treating obstructive sleep apnea may lower risk for dementia
Positive airway pressure treatment was associated with a lower likelihood of incident Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia in older adults with obstructive sleep...
Prostate cancer specialist honored for translational, clinical research
American Association for Cancer Research presented the AACR-Waun Ki Hong Award for Outstanding Achievement in Translational and Clinical Cancer Research to Nima Sharifi...