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2019-01-06 – An ultrasensitive test has been developed that detects a corrupted protein associated with Alzheimer’s disease and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a condition found in athletes, military veterans, and others with a history of repetitive brain trauma. This advance could lead to early…
2019-01-06 – Six months of regular aerobic exercise led to improved executive functioning in adults at risk for cognitive decline, researchers for the ENLIGHTEN trial reported. In a randomized clinical trial of exercise and diet in sedentary adults with cognitive impairment but no dementia (CIND) and…
2018-12-28 – Incorporating genetic diversity into a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease resulted in greater overlap with the genetic, molecular and clinical features of this pervasive human disease, according to a study funded by the National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health.…
2018-12-21 – An ultrasensitive test has been developed that detects a corrupted protein associated with Alzheimer’s disease and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a condition found in athletes, military veterans, and others with a history of repetitive brain trauma. This advance could lead to early…
2018-12-20 – Submit your abstract to the 3rd Annual Neuroscience in Intensive Care International Symposium America (NICIS-America), to be held March 8-9, 2019 in Washington DC and is titled “Neurologic Biomarkers in Critical Care: Physiology, Treatment and Recovery." Neurologic biomarkers are quantifiable…
2018-12-17 – Yes, our cognition slows as we grow older, but some activities and even attitudes can help. Learn more from the Boston Globe: Why you shouldn’t be afraid of your aging brain
ANA President Dr. David Holtzman comments on exciting neurodegeneration study in Nature News & Views
2018-12-13 – Read ANA President Dr. David Holtzman's take on a fascinating study demonstrating that Aβ seeds retain their pathological ability for a long time, and that they can potentially be transmitted through medical procedures in Nature News & Views: Amyloid-β ‘seeds’ in old vials of growth hormone
2018-12-13 – Researchers at Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, have created a noninvasive technology that detects when nerve cells fire based on changes in shape. The method could be used to observe nerve activity in light-accessible parts of the body, such as the eye, which would allow physicians to…
2018-12-12 – MRI with diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) has shown promise for predicting dementia risk, researchers report. About half the people in the study who had abnormalities in fractional anisotropy -- one of the metrics of white matter integrity in the brain -- went on to develop Alzheimer's dementia, and…
2018-12-10 – The National Institutes of Health announced that enrollment for the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study is now complete and, in early 2019, scientists will have access to baseline data from all ABCD Study participants. There are 11,874 youth, ages 9-10, participating in the study,…