A diet that is high in salt can cause dementia in mice by promoting a buildup of plaques of the protein tau, which is also associated with Alzheimer’s disease, a new study shows. The study, titled “Dietary salt promotes cognitive impairment through tau phosphorylation,” was published in …
Treatment with INmune Bio‘s lead candidate XPro1595 can help decrease neuroinflammation and amyloid beta accumulation triggered by a diet high in sugar and fats, according to results from a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Malú Tansey, PhD, professor of neuroscience and director of the Center for…
Landline-style phone service provider teleCalm will use a $100,000 award to advance its new phone service for dementia patients, which helps keep people with Alzheimer’s and related conditions safely connected with family and friends. The Diamond Award was presented by the Austin, Texas offices of MassChallenge, a…
Scientists have developed a simple blood test that may help clinicians identify whether a person has accumulations of abnormal amyloid protein deposits in the brain — an event linked to an Alzheimer’s diagnosis. This new laboratory test may represent an alternate diagnostic tool to other expensive brain…
An eminent Alzheimer’s disease (AD) scientist, Michel Goedert, and an early career genomic engineering investigator, Patrick Hsu, are inaugural winners of the Rainwater Prize Program that acknowledges leading work in brain research. Such work includes groundbreaking efforts to advance new treatments for neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer’s, that are associated with…
CareBand’s tracking bracelet, which pairs GPS technology to track movement and activity in real time, has been granted the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Phase 1 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Award to test whether it may help detect and predict agitation in patients with Alzheimer’s…
Biogen is planning to seek approval for aducanumab, an injectable treatment under investigation for patients with early Alzheimer’s disease, following a new analysis of Phase 3 studies supporting meaningful benefits for patients’ cognition and daily life abilities. After meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration…
Targeting a single enzyme called PI3K-delta prevented neuroinflammation, reduced the accumulation of toxic amyloid-beta plaques in the brain, and prevented memory deficits in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease, a new study shows. This approach, which also increased the animals’ life span, may represent a potential new strategy to…
The writing style of a woman’s diary entries over 31 years has given researchers a glimpse into the progression of her cognitive decline from Alzheimer’s disease, revealing a relationship between language use and the transition from healthy to severe dementia. University of Toronto (UT) researchers specializing in language…
Oral treatment over one year with an approved blood thinner called dabigatran prevented memory loss, preserved blood circulation in the brain and reduced the amount of senile plaques in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease. The study with that finding, “Long-Term Dabigatran Treatment Delays Alzheimer’s Disease Pathogenesis…
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