Category: Alzheimer’s disease

CUHK Develops New Technique to Deeply Visualize 3D Structure of Brain’s Biological Tissue

The technique of visualizing the 3D structure of the brain’s biological tissues is particularly important for understanding the pathological process of neurological diseases, such as, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. However, the current technology which can fully visualize the brain structure is not widely used and is costly. A team at the Margaret K.L. Cheung Research Centre…


Dementia Linked to a Substance That Can Exist Everywhere: Here’s What to Know

Amie Skilton, a nutritionist based in Australia, used to be very healthy. However, two months after moving into her new home, her brain began to malfunction. For instance, she would forget her own name and suddenly not know how to get dressed. She was later diagnosed with type 3 Alzheimer’s disease. Afterwards, she discovered that…


Alzheimer’s Might Not Be Primarily a Brain Disease. a New Theory Suggests It’s an Autoimmune Condition.

The pursuit of a cure for Alzheimer’s disease is becoming an increasingly competitive and contentious quest with recent years witnessing several important controversies. The pursuit of a cure for Alzheimer’s disease is becoming an increasingly competitive and contentious quest with recent years witnessing several important controversies. In July 2022, Science magazine reported that a key…


Researchers Discover Mutated Protein Linked to Increased Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease

A new mutated protein has been discovered that is connected to a significant increase in the risk of an individual developing Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study by the University of Southern California (USC). “The protein, called SHMOOSE, is a tiny ‘microprotein’ encoded by a newly discovered gene within the cell’s energy-producing mitochondria. A mutation…


Low Cholesterol May Raise Your Alzheimer’s Risk

Why would doctors recommend something that’s actually been shown to increase your risk of depression and suicide – while also raising your risk for Alzheimer’s and wreaking havoc on your memory? STORY AT-A-GLANCE Cholesterol is found in your bloodstream and cells, and is necessary for the production of cell membranes. Cholesterol also plays an important…


FDA Just Fast-Tracked a Vaccine for Alzheimer’s

A vaccine that targets amyloid beta in the brain to treat Alzheimer’s disease has been granted fast-track designation by the FDA. STORY AT-A-GLANCE The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted fast-track designation to UB-311, a vaccine for Alzheimer’s disease made by biotechnology company Vaxxinity Aside from the potential problems that can arise when a vaccine…


Music Therapy Can Help Heal Neurological Diseases

They say music soothes the soul. It also soothes the brain, according to recent scientific studies. People with all kinds of neurological disorders like dementia, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease are responding well to music therapy. In fact, some of the results doctors and music therapists are seeing are quite remarkable. What is music therapy? It is the simple…


Regular Consumption of This Helps Keep Alzheimer’s at Bay

The cause of Alzheimer’s disease may be related to gut microbiota disorders, and a regular consumption of one type of food helps people stay away from this disease. Lipopolysaccharide Is a Major Culprit of Alzheimer’s Disease American and Canadian scientists have recently published a study in the journal Frontiers in Neurology. They have discovered a…


Eat This Kind of Meat and You Could End Up With Alzheimer’s

Prions are detected in 25% to 50% of all Alzheimer’s patients. People are 10 times more likely to be cognitively impaired at death than those without them. STORY AT-A-GLANCE For a number of years now, researchers have theorized and found evidence suggesting Alzheimer’s disease may in fact be a type of prion-based disease, capable of…


HKBU Develops F-sloh to Treat Alzheimer’s Disease

The Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) has developed a multifunctional organic compound called F-SLOH, which has the potential to treat early Alzheimer’s disease. The research results were published in the international academic journal “Redox Biology.” Alzheimer’s disease is a neurodegenerative disease with common symptoms such as absent-mindedness, language impairment, being prone to losing direction, mood…