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Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's Disease: Alzheimer's is a type of dementia that causes problems with memory, thinking and behavior. Symptoms usually develop slowly and get worse over time, becoming severe enough to interfere with daily tasks. Alzheimer's is the most common form of dementia, a general term for memory loss and other cognitive abilities serious enough to interfere with daily life. Alzheimer's disease accounts for 60 to 80 percent of dementia cases.
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JUL 14, 2016Neuroscience
When doctors need to diagnose a brain injury or neurological disease, imaging is crucial to making an informed dec ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 07, 2016Neuroscience
Dementia is a huge problem both for those who suffer from it, their families and for medical professionals searching for ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 30, 2016Cardiology
Leaky blood vessels in the brain called cerebral microbleeds are associated with an increased risk of physical and cogni ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUN 29, 2016Neuroscience
To drink, or not to drink, that is the question for some. While almost every scientific study done on excessive drinking ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 28, 2016Neuroscience
In patients who suffer from any form of dementia, the loss of memory and other effects of the disease are devastating bo ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 24, 2016Health & Medicine
Countless studies have shown that exercise boosts cognitive function. Yet, the underlying mechanisms behind why this is ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetJUN 16, 2016Neuroscience
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) currently affects 5.5 million people in the U.S. over the age of 65, and that number will ...Written By: Cassidy ReichJUN 12, 2016Neuroscience
Parkinson’s disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease, currently affecting ~ 1 million people in ...Written By: Cassidy ReichJUN 08, 2016Neuroscience
It’s been known for a while that plaques of the protein amyloid beta are part of the pathology of Alzheimer’ ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 02, 2016Neuroscience
How dead do you have to be before you’re really dead? No, it’s not a scene from a science fiction movie, but ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 29, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
The amyloid-β peptide (Aβ) is a crucial protein in the development of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Thought ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 27, 2016Infographics
As we grow and develop, very specific chemical reactions activate and deactivate parts of our genome at strategic times ...Written By: Jennifer EllisMAY 24, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Men tend to lose the Y chromosome from blood cells as they age, called LOY, and that loss appears to be compounded by so ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 24, 2016Neuroscience
At the Max Planck Florida Institute of Neuroscience (MPFIN), researchers are looking at a a method used to repair DNA in ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 13, 2016Neuroscience
Alzheimer’s disease gets most of the press for neurodegeneration, but it is not the only devastating neurodegenera ...Written By: Cassidy ReichMAY 11, 2016Immunology
The brain’s immune system potentially could be harnessed to help clear amyloid plaques, which are a hallmark of Al ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAY 10, 2016Neuroscience
While most of the scientific and medical community is focused on research into the causes and treatments for dementia, t ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 09, 2016Neuroscience
Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. Currently 1 in 3 senior citizens (ov ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 26, 2016Neuroscience
While most people have used over the counter sleep aids or cold medications, some caution might be advisable for certain ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 22, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Parkinson’s disease affects nearly 10 million people worldwide, yet diagnosis of this devastating disease is often ...APR 20, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Injection of an immune signaling protein into mice seem to reverse the effects of Alzheimer’s disease progression, ...APR 14, 2016Neuroscience
Glutamate is the main excitatory neurotransmitter and is essential for many important processes in the brain. In accorda ...Written By: Cassidy ReichAPR 14, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Prion diseases are rare and deadly diseases of the brain. Once infected, the prion particles self-propagates and convert ...APR 12, 2016Neuroscience
Alzheimer’s Disease and other forms of dementia are devastating to patients and their families because when memori ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 14, 2016
Neuroscience
When doctors need to diagnose a brain injury or neurological disease, imaging is crucial to making an informed dec
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 07, 2016
Neuroscience
Dementia is a huge problem both for those who suffer from it, their families and for medical professionals searching for
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 30, 2016
Cardiology
Leaky blood vessels in the brain called cerebral microbleeds are associated with an increased risk of physical and cogni
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUN 29, 2016
Neuroscience
To drink, or not to drink, that is the question for some. While almost every scientific study done on excessive drinking
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 28, 2016
Neuroscience
In patients who suffer from any form of dementia, the loss of memory and other effects of the disease are devastating bo
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 24, 2016
Health & Medicine
Countless studies have shown that exercise boosts cognitive function. Yet, the underlying mechanisms behind why this is
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
JUN 16, 2016
Neuroscience
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) currently affects 5.5 million people in the U.S. over the age of 65, and that number will
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
JUN 12, 2016
Neuroscience
Parkinson’s disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease, currently affecting ~ 1 million people in
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
JUN 08, 2016
Neuroscience
It’s been known for a while that plaques of the protein amyloid beta are part of the pathology of Alzheimer’
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 02, 2016
Neuroscience
How dead do you have to be before you’re really dead? No, it’s not a scene from a science fiction movie, but
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 29, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
The amyloid-β peptide (Aβ) is a crucial protein in the development of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Thought
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 27, 2016
Infographics
As we grow and develop, very specific chemical reactions activate and deactivate parts of our genome at strategic times
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
MAY 24, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Men tend to lose the Y chromosome from blood cells as they age, called LOY, and that loss appears to be compounded by so
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 24, 2016
Neuroscience
At the Max Planck Florida Institute of Neuroscience (MPFIN), researchers are looking at a a method used to repair DNA in
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 13, 2016
Neuroscience
Alzheimer’s disease gets most of the press for neurodegeneration, but it is not the only devastating neurodegenera
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
MAY 11, 2016
Immunology
The brain’s immune system potentially could be harnessed to help clear amyloid plaques, which are a hallmark of Al
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAY 10, 2016
Neuroscience
While most of the scientific and medical community is focused on research into the causes and treatments for dementia, t
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 09, 2016
Neuroscience
Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. Currently 1 in 3 senior citizens (ov
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 26, 2016
Neuroscience
While most people have used over the counter sleep aids or cold medications, some caution might be advisable for certain
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 22, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Parkinson’s disease affects nearly 10 million people worldwide, yet diagnosis of this devastating disease is often
...
APR 20, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Injection of an immune signaling protein into mice seem to reverse the effects of Alzheimer’s disease progression,
...
APR 14, 2016
Neuroscience
Glutamate is the main excitatory neurotransmitter and is essential for many important processes in the brain. In accorda
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
APR 14, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Prion diseases are rare and deadly diseases of the brain. Once infected, the prion particles self-propagates and convert
...
APR 12, 2016
Neuroscience
Alzheimer’s Disease and other forms of dementia are devastating to patients and their families because when memori
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim