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In Early Alzheimer’s Disease, Impaired Blood-Brain Barrier May Lead to Cognitive Decline, Researchers Say

Researchers at the Maastricht University Medical Center have investigated how the permeability of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) is involved in early forms of Alzheimer disease. The findings suggest that a faulty BBB may be involved in the initial pathologic process that eventually results in neurodegeneration and dementia in these patients. Researchers…

Alzheimer Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment Need to Be Standardized, Scientist Says

Professor Gunhild Waldemar, director of the Danish Dementia Research Center (DDRC), was a guest speaker at the recent Second Congress of the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) in Copenhagen, and she encouraged researchers to work together to develop standardized guidelines for early diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). She reinforced the notion that…

Keeping Busy May Also Keep Dementia at Bay by Improving Cognitive Skills

A somewhat hectic schedule might protect a person from cognitive decline, a study from the University of Texas at Dallas reported. Busy people had better processing speed, working memory, episodic memory, and reasoning and language skills independent of age and education, indicating that a busy lifestyle might boost neuronal connections. Busy lifestyles — a…

Alzheimer’s Molecules Can Be Detected by Researcher-Developed Nanoscale Biosensor

Brazilian researchers have developed a nanoscale biosensor that can detect molecules linked to Alzheimer’s, as well as other neurodegenerative diseases, and certain cancers. The system marks a new era where highly sensitive, inexpensive, and portable devices might become accessible by healthcare professionals, and in settings without access to traditional resources. The sensor,…