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Improving Sleep in Mouse Models of Alzheimer’s Enhances Memory Performance

In a new study entitled “Rescue of long-range circuit dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease models,” researchers discovered why Alzheimer’s disease patients experience sleep disturbances and discovered potential therapeutics to counteract this effect. The team observed that improving sleep in mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease also benefits their memory performance. The…

Early Alzheimer’s Biomarker May Exist in Young at High Genetic Risk of Disease

A research team attempting to identify new biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease has found that young subjects at high genetic risk of Alzheimer’s development — while moving through a virtual maze — showed lower brain cell activity involved in spatial navigation than a control group, revealing differences in the brain decades before possible disease onset. The…

Blood Test for Alzheimer’s Diagnostic Continues to Advance

Researchers from the Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine have reported the ongoing development of a blood test for early Alzheimer’s’ disease diagnostic. The preliminary data was presented during the recent Osteopathic Medical Conference & Exposition (OMED 15) in Orlando, Florida. The innovative blood test relies on the detection of autoantibodies as blood biomarkers of…

Fungal Infection as a Risk Factor in Alzheimer’s Disease

A new study reports the finding of fungal cells and hyphae in tissue from different regions of the central nervous system (CNS) in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patients. The research article, entitled “Different Brain Regions are Infected with Fungi in Alzheimer’s Disease”, was published in Scientific Reports. AD…