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Researchers have identified special immune cells in the brain that help slow Alzheimer’s disease. These microglia work to reduce inflammation and block the spread of harmful proteins. They appear to protect memory and brain health, offering a promising new direction for therapy. In a study published November 5 in Nature, the team found that microglia…
A new study led by investigators from Mass General Brigham, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard suggests that a Mediterranean-style diet may help reduce dementia risk. The study, published in Nature Medicine, found that people at the highest genetic risk for Alzheimer’s disease benefited more from…
New Delhi: A team of scientists at the Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST), an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), has found drugs with potential to treat neurodegenerative disorders — a major global health challenge. In the study, published in the Journal Drug Discovery Today, the team…
New Delhi: In a bid to overcome language limitations posed by Alzheimer’s disease, a team of Chinese researchers developed a new voice-based approach to enable early detection of the neurodegenerative disease. The team led by Prof. Li Hai and his team at the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences noted…
A team of US researchers has developed a novel Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based tool that can pick subtle signs of Alzheimer’s disease that emerge decades before a formal diagnosis is made. The signs are often in the form of irregular behaviors that reflect very early stages of brain dysfunction. The team from Gladstone Institutes in California…
New Delhi: Higher levels of good cholesterol (HDL-C) have been shown to correlate with heightened risk for Alzheimer’s disease and, a new study has revealed that it depends on the quality, rather than quantity, of the total cholesterol carried by HDL particles circulating in a woman’s blood. The study, published in the Journal of Clinical…
Washington: Cissy Houston, the Grammy-winning soul and gospel singer and mother of the late Whitney Houston passed away in her New Jersey home at the age of 91, reported Variety. The veteran artist who sang with Aretha Franklin, Elvis Presley and other stars was under hospice care for Alzheimer’s disease Her daughter-in-law Pat Houston shared a…