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Basil May Protect Against Alzheimer’s

July 10, 2023 No Comments

A preclinical study finds that a natural component in basil reduces neurotoxicity in the Alzheimer’s brain. Learn more.

Taking a Walk Improves Brain Health

July 9, 2023 No Comments

Getting out into the fresh air and taking a walk does good things for your brain and well-being, researchers say.

Why Does Alzheimer’s First Attack the Neurons That Hold Our Memories?

July 5, 2023 No Comments

Scientists say the neurons responsible for transforming experiences into memories are always the first to go in Alzheimer’s. Now they’re taking a closer look to try to figure out why, and what to do about it.

How Insulin Gets into the Alzheimer’s Brain and Where It Goes

July 5, 2023 2 Comments

In an Alzheimer’s study, insulin delivered high up in the nasal cavity achieved lasting results in improving memory. Find out why Dr. W. Banks calls this “one of those studies where everything is coming together.”

A Good Night’s Sleep Clears Alzheimer’s Tau

July 3, 2023 No Comments

A research study finds when young healthy men had a full, uninterrupted night of rest, their blood levels showed a reduced level of tau, the biomarker for Alzheimer’s disease. The level was higher when they lost just one night of sleep. Learn more.

Boosting Magnesium Keeps Dementia at Bay

June 30, 2023 No Comments

More magnesium in our daily diet leads to better brain health as we age, according to scientists from the Neuroimaging and Brain Lab at The Australian National University (ANU).

Washing Away Alzheimer’s via the Glymphatic System

June 28, 2023 No Comments

The “glymphatic system” removes brain waste. It may be a powerful new target to treat Alzheimer’s. Learn why scientists believe Alzheimer’s may arise when the system is not doing its cleaning properly.

This is an image, magnified a million times, of amyloid fibril, the type of protein structures that are formed in Alzheimer's. (Credit: Dr. Tuomas Knowles)

7 Steps to Alzheimer’s

June 26, 2023 5 Comments

Plaques are the best-known Alzheimer’s culprit. Cambridge scientists have figured out the 7 steps to forming these plaques. Find out how targeting the formation of these “oligomers” may hold the key to a cure.

Lund Blood Test Enables Early Alzheimer’s Diagnosis & Treatment

June 23, 2023 1 Comment

A large study led by Lund University in Sweden has shown that people with Alzheimer’s disease can now be identified before they experience any symptoms.

Alzheimer’s Scans Cost $3000. Can $3 of Peanut Butter Do the Job?

June 22, 2023 8 Comments

To get a definite diagnosis of Alzheimer’s requires an F18 brain scan, costing $3,000. Can the olfactory nerves’ ability to sense peanut butter offer an alternative Alzheimer’s test? It certainly seems accurate enough, at 1/1000th the cost!

Brain-Healthy Curry Chickpea Wraps

November 17, 2023

Turmeric, a main ingredient in curry, is the spice of choice in fighting and preventing dementia. It’s popular in India, which has one of the world’s lowest rates of dementia. Try this delicious curry-filled wrap.

Leqembi: An Alzheimer’s Drug Worth Rooting For?

November 16, 2023

At long last, we finally have a disease-modifying drug for Alzheimer’s. The FDA recently approved a new drug that promises to slow the progression of the disease. Only five Alzheimer’s treatments have been approved by the FDA up until a decade ago, and this is only the second to address the progression of the disease.

Bioengineering senior Armando Ramil holds the biosensor.

Handheld Wireless Biosensor Accurately Detects Alzheimer’s

November 15, 2023

The Biosensor is as accurate as state-of-the-art testing methods and will allow testing at home. Next step: test saliva and urine samples.

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Guns & Dementia

November 15, 2023

Elderly Americans are the most likely citizens to own a gun AND the most likely patients to have dementia. How great is the danger? What should be done?

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Red Plates for Eating with Dementia

If you couldn’t see your mashed potatoes, you probably wouldn’t eat them. That’s why what “The Red Plate Study” found was astonishing! Alzheimer’s patients eating from red plates consumed 25 percent more food than those eating from white plates. Find out why.