Month: February 2023

Researchers at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin have discovered a brain network that, when stimulated, can improve Alzheimer’s symptoms. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a surgical procedure used to treat specific neurological diseases such as Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor, epilepsy, and dystonia. More than 160,000 individuals receive this therapy annually. Several psychiatric conditions, such as drug … Continue reading "Brain Stimulation May Help Improve Alzheimer’s Symptoms: Study"

Researchers from the University of Alberta have found that two crucial risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease have substantially different effects on men and women. Women are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease at a higher rate than men. One explanation for this is that women live longer than men, but other neurological and hormonal changes in midlife … Continue reading "Two Significant Alzheimer’s Risk Factors Affect Men More Than Women"

A new blood test can identify a hidden toxin that causes Alzheimer’s years before symptoms such as memory loss or confusion appear. It could considerably speed up the diagnosis if further tested and scaled up. To detect the onset of Alzheimer’s years before any signs of cognitive impairment manifest, researchers have created a novel laboratory … Continue reading "New Blood Test Can Accurately Predict Alzheimer’s Years Before First Symptoms Appear"