Search Tag: Alzheimer’s disease

Executive Health Management

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2023 08 Aug

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IT Management

Ai-detects-early-alzheimers-disease-with-nearly-100-accuracy

2021 04 Oct

Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) often precedes Alzheimer’s disease. Functional MRI (fMRI) can capture subtle signs of MCI, but interpretation is difficult. KTU researchers developed an AI that identified MCI in a small study (25 subjects). Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is one of the first signs of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Researchers...Read more

IMAGING Management

Rsna20-anxiety-associated-with-faster-onset-of-alzheimers-disease

2020 30 Nov

Anxiety is associated with an increased rate of progression from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer's disease, according to a study being presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). Alzheimer's disease represents a major public health crisis worldwide. The number of deaths from the disease has more than...Read more

IMAGING Management

Ecr2020-the-invisible-in-alzheimers

2020 17 Jul

Scientists, researchers and clinicians have spent decades trying to find a cure for Alzheimer's disease (AD). In a session at #ECR2020 Digital Congress, imaging experts talked about Alzheimer's disease and neurodegeneration: visualising the invisible.   Lydiane Hirschler and Meike Venooij of the Netherlands and Javier Arbizu of Spain showed how...Read more

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Rsna-2019-focused-ultrasound-may-open-door-to-alzheimer-s-treatment

2019 03 Dec

The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a network of blood vessels and tissues that protects the brain from foreign substances. BBB poses a challenge to scientists working on new treatments because it also blocks potentially therapeutic drugs from reaching targets inside the brain.     You might also like: PET Imaging Tool Measures Synaptic...Read more

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Retinal-imaging-biomarker-for-early-alzheimer-s-detection

2019 19 Nov

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is difficult to detect primarily because of the lack of measurable indicators – or biomarkers – before patients exhibit symptoms of this form of dementia. However, damage to the brain occurs years before AD is already symptomatic and advanced. New research from the University of Minnesota has looked into a promising...Read more

Executive Health Management

Top-target-treatments-infographic

2019 22 May

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IMAGING Management

New-mri-technique-for-detecting-alzheimer-s-disease

2018 18 Jul

Researchers in Spain have developed a new contrast agent for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) based on functionalised magnetic nanoparticles that could work as a biomarker for early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. Their work could pave the way for new studies that develop methods of early and noninvasive diagnosis of this neurodegenerative disease. ...Read more

Cardiology Management

Heart-failure-the-alzheimer-s-disease-of-the-heart

2018 15 May

Desmin is a protein found in the cell’s “skeleton,” or supporting structure, and is known as intermediate filaments. New Johns Hopkins-led research shows desmin protein clumps appear to accumulate in the diseased hearts of mice and people with heart failure. The mechanism is similar to how protein clumps build up in the brain in people with some...Read more

IMAGING Management

See-through-brains-ready-for-study

2015 18 Sep

A new technique for creating transparent tissue has enabled Japanese researchers to visualise brain anatomy in 3D, giving them new insights into Alzheimer's disease plaques. "While Superman's x-ray vision is only the stuff of comics, our method, called Sca/eS, is a real and practical way to see through brain and body tissue," says lead scientist Atsushi...Read more

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Cardiovascular-risk-factors-may-predict-alzheimer-s-disease

2015 28 Jul

An imaging study shows that specific cardiovascular risk factors, such as alcohol use, smoking, obesity and diabetes, correlate with smaller regional brain volumes that may be early indicators of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. The findings are reported in the journal Radiology . Previous studies have linked cardiovascular risk factors and cognitive...Read more

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Insulin-resistance-increases-risk-for-alzheimer-s-disease

2015 28 Jul

An imaging study finds a strong association between insulin resistance and lower brain glucose metabolism in a group of late middle-age adults at risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD). The findings are published online in JAMA Neurology. Insulin resistance, broadly defined as reduced tissue responsiveness to the action of insulin, is common in people who...Read more

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Cell-density-unchanged-as-brain-shrinks-with-age

2015 16 Jun

Using a powerful 9.4-Tesla MRI — the first of its kind for human imaging — researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have obtained the most detailed MRI images of the brain so far to show that while the brain shrinks with age, brain cell density remains constant. The findings are reported in the journal NMR in Biomedicine . The 9.4-Tesla...Read more

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Brain-imaging-boosts-efforts-to-lower-alzheimer-s-risk

2015 08 Jun

A report published in American Journal of Neuroradiology (AJNR) discusses how cognitive decline can be identified early and prevented by applying quantitative brain imaging techniques. Amidst growing evidence that neurodegenerative diseases alter brain structures, use of quantitative brain imaging is gaining popularity among clinicians as this helps...Read more

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Imaging-test-may-identify-biomarker-of-alzheimer-s-disease

2015 27 May

A new study published in Radiology reveals that degeneration of the brain's white matter may be an early marker of specific types of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), including early-onset AD. Researchers used diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) to assess the white matter tracts in 53 patients with three types of AD: early-onset AD and two atypical types of AD...Read more

Cardiology Management

Healthy-heart-could-prevent-alzheimer-s-disease

2015 05 Mar

A healthier heart could prevent Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study associating heart function with the development of dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Participants with decreased heart function, measured by cardiac index, were two to three times more likely to develop significant memory loss over the follow-up period. "Heart function could...Read more

IMAGING Management

Rsna-2014-an-imaging-biomarker-of-alzheimer-s-disease

2014 01 Dec

Based on findings of a new study, changes in brain connections visible on MRI could represent an imaging biomarker of Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia. For this study, researchers examined the brain's structural connectome, a map of white matter tracts that carry signals between different areas of the brain. "The structural connectome...Read more

Health Management

Focused-ultrasound-and-the-brain

2014 08 Nov

Why is high-intensity focused ultrasound being explored to treat the brain? For a number of brain disorders focused ultrasound (FUS) will represent a treatment that is either superior to best current therapy, or fulfils an unmet clinical need. The driving factor is a validation of the technology. It doesn’t take an enormous leap of faith to appreciate...Read more