People with PTSD were more than twice as likely to develop dementia than the general population.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Higher Dementia Risk in Women With Prolonged Fertility
Women who experience reproductive periods for more than 38 years are at increased risk of developing dementia later in life. The study found dementia and Alzheimer’s risk increased successively for every additional year a woman remains fertile.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Heroin-Addicted Individuals Have Unique Brain Disturbances Resembling Those of Alzheimer’s
Altered expression of FYN, a gene associated with the production of Tau, was identified in the brains of people addicted to heroin. Findings suggest opioid use can affect the brain in a way that might cause vulnerability in neural systems that can trig…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Risk Gene for Alzheimer’s Has Early Effects on the Brain
Young adults with the Alzheimer’s associated ApoE gene had differences in brain activity when presented with memory tasks.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Vitamin B1 Deficiency a Key Factor in the Development of Alcohol-Related Dementia
Researchers hypothesize vitamin B1 (thiamine) deficiency may play a significant role in dementia associated with alcohol use disorder. It is known iron deposits in the brain contribute to neurodegenerative diseases. Those with AUD have elevated levels …
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Study Targets Gene Associated With Alzheimer’s Disease
BIN1, a gene associated with Alzheimer’s disease, regulates hippocampal neural activity. Neurons with higher levels of BIN1 fired more often and were more prone to hyperexcitability. BIN1 is the first gene to be linked to hyperexcitability as a driving…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: How We Sleep Today May Forecast When Alzheimer’s Disease Begins
Current sleep patterns could help determine your risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease as you age. People who experience more fragmented sleep and less non-REM slow-wave sleep are more likely to have increased levels of amyloid-beta.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Common Drugs Tied to Increased Risk of Cognitive Decline
Anticholinergic medications, commonly used for conditions including allergies, high blood pressure, Parkinson’s disease, and motion sickness, have been linked to an increased risk of cognitive decline and memory problems, especially in those with genet…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Inflammation Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease Development
IFITM3, a protein that plays a role in the immune response to pathogens, also plays a key role in the accumulation of amyloid-beta plaques. As IFITM3 directly affects plaque formation, researchers suggest both viral and bacterial infections could incre…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Understanding the Link Between Hearing Loss and Dementia
Researchers propose an alternative mechanism to explain the link between hearing loss and dementia. The study sheds light on the role of the medial temporal lobe in auditory cognition.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Fungi in Gut Linked to Higher Alzheimer’s Risk Can Be Reduced Through Ketogenic Diet
Following the Mediterranean ketogenic diet can help modulate unique fungi found in the gut of those with mild cognitive impairment.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: People With Increased Risk of Alzheimer’s Have Deficits in Navigating
Grid cell dysfunction in the entorhinal cortex may explain why people with a genetic risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease have problems with navigation.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Risk of Dementia Has Been Rising for Years – Instead of Falling
The risk of men and women being diagnosed with cognitive decline and dementia has increased in the U.S over the past 20 years.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Insights Into New Form of Dementia
Study reveals new criteria that could differentiate between FTD and LATE.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Dementia Kills Nearly Three Times More People Than Previously Thought
An estimated 13.6% of deaths in the U.S could be attributed to dementia. The number is 2.7 times higher than the official reported dementia-related deaths. The underestimation varies greatly by race, with 7.1 times more older Black adults, and 4.1 time…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Is Risk of Alzheimer’s Linked to Specific Sleep Patterns?
Sleep disturbances may be an outcome of Alzheimer’s in those with a genetic predisposition, but not a cause of dementia. Those with genetic risk factors for Alzheimer’s tend to have shorter sleep durations and are more likely to be early risers but are…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Potential Link for Alzheimer’s Disease and Common Brain Disease That Mimics Its Symptoms
Researchers identified a group of closely related genes that capture molecular links between Alzheimer’s and LATE, a common brain disorder that mimics Alzheimer’s symptoms.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Links Found Between Diabetes Blood Markers and Alzheimer’s Pathology
Study reveals a link between amyloid-beta accumulation in the brain and lower levels of insulin and insulin resistance.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Right Under Your Nose: A More Convenient Way to Diagnose Alzheimer’s
Analyzing nasal discharge could be a new tool in diagnosing and monitoring the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers found certain Alzheimer’s related proteins can be detected in nasal discharge.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Cannabidiol Improves Blood Flow to Brain’s Hippocampus
Cannabidiol (CBD) increases cerebral blood flow to areas of the brain associated with memory processing, specifically the hippocampus. The findings identify a potential mechanism for the use of CBD to treat disorders associated with altered memory proc…
