alzheimers

transgender
Healthcare, Research
Study reveals higher Alzheimer’s risk among transgender, non-binary people
Ritchelle Drilon Aug 3, 2023

New findings highlight potential elevated late-life Alzheimer’s disease risk among transgender and non-binary adults, shedding light on key risk factors that are more prevalent within

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donanemab
Healthcare News, Research
Breakthrough trial shows donanemab slows alzheimer’s progression
Ritchelle Drilon Jul 18, 2023

Dementia Australia has welcomed the publication of the results of a trial showing that a new drug, donanemab, has been able to slow the progression

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donanemab
Research
Risky but effective: New Alzheimer’s drug donanemab shows promising results
Ritchelle Drilon May 9, 2023

Eli Lilly and Company’s new drug, donanemab, has shown promising results in slowing cognitive decline by 35% in people with early symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease.

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peptide
Hospitals
Stalling the build-up of Alzheimer’s peptide
Healthcare Channel Jul 15, 2021

In lab tests, Imperial researchers have created a metal-based molecule that inhibits the build-up of a peptide associated with Alzheimer’s disease. A peptide is a

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detection
Hospitals
A simple blood test for early detection of Alzheimer’s disease
Lourdes Antenor Jun 29, 2021

An international research team led by HKUST has developed a simple but robust blood test from Chinese patient data for early detection and screening of

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proteins
Aged Care, Healthcare, Healthcare News, Hospitals
Proteins that predict future dementia, Alzheimer’s risk, identified
Lourdes Antenor May 27, 2021

The development of dementia, often from Alzheimer’s disease, late in life is associated with abnormal blood levels of dozens of proteins up to five years

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brain
Aged Care, Healthcare, Healthcare News
Brain changes following traumatic brain injury share similarities with Alzheimer’s disease
Healthcare Channel Apr 27, 2021

Brain changes in people with Alzheimer’s disease and in those with mild traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) have significant similarities, a new USC study shows, suggesting

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Alzheimer's
Aged Care
Experimental drug shows potential against Alzheimer’s disease
Healthcare Channel Apr 27, 2021

Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine have designed an experimental drug that reversed key symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease in mice. The drug works by

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Neighbourhoods
Hospitals
Neighbourhoods may affect people’s brain health as we age
Lourdes Antenor Apr 20, 2021

Middle-age and older people living in more disadvantaged neighbourhoods — areas with higher poverty levels and fewer educational and employment opportunities — had more brain

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language
Healthcare News, Medical Science and Technology
Could Artificial Intelligence crack the language of Alzheimer’s and Cancer?
Healthcare Channel Apr 9, 2021

Powerful algorithms used by Netflix, Amazon and Facebook can ‘predict’ the biological language of cancer and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s, scientists have found. Big data

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Alzheimer’s
Aged Care
Alzheimer’s Will Break Your Heart In Ways You Never Thought Possible
Lauren Dykovitz Mar 12, 2021

When my mom was a teenager, she over-plucked her eyebrows and they never really grew back. For as long as I can remember, she would

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Non-Invasive Method to Predict Dementia
Aged Care, Aged Care, Healthcare, Learning - Topics
Non-Invasive Method to Predict Dementia Developed by Scientists
Healthcare Channel May 25, 2020

Routine visits and data gathered by doctors will now be enough to accurately predict a person’s risk of devleoping Dementia and its related diseases. A

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