Ultrasound brain stimulation slows dementia-related brain degeneration: The Transcranial Pulse Stimulation with ultrasound (TPS) technique developed at MedUni Vienna under the lead of neuroscientist Roland Beisteiner from the Department of Neurology can be used in various neuropsychiatric brain diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. It improves brain function by externally activating still-functioning neurons. It has […]
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Non-invasive potential treatment for Alzheimer’s disease: Ultrasound can overcome some of the detrimental effects of ageing and dementia without the need to cross the blood-brain barrier, researchers at The University of Queensland have found. Professor Jürgen Götz from UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) led a multidisciplinary team who showed low-intensity ultrasound effectively restored cognition without opening the barrier in mice models. The […]
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Could naked mole rats hold the key to curing cancer and dementia? Researchers say rodent has unique DNA repair mechanism. Scientists say naked mole rats – a rodent native to West Africa – may hold the key to new treatments for degenerative diseases such as cancer and dementia. The reclusive animals have a lifespan far […]
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A protein modification of the gene expression regulator MECP2 can convey neuroprotection under inflammation. Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland have found a potential neuroprotective effect of a protein modification that could be a therapeutic target in early Alzheimer’s disease. The new study investigated the role of MECP2, a regulator of gene expression, in […]
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Dementia: Time to implement research findings: The last 20 years has seen significant advancements in our understanding of the human brain and the biology of dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases. However, despite this progress, there remains a lack of societal understanding of dementia and implementation of our knowledge about how to treat it effectively. Recent […]
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New algorithm for the diagnostics of dementia: A top-level international research team including researchers from the University of Eastern Finland has developed a new algorithm for the diagnostics of dementia. The algorithm is based on blood and cerebrospinal fluid biomarker measurements. These biomarkers can be used to aid setting of an exact diagnosis already in […]
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New research could help find ways to prevent dementia in people with type 2 diabetes New research, presented at DUKPC 2021, finds higher blood pressure and cholesterol levels in people with type 2 diabetes who developed dementia, compared with those who did not, up to 20 years before dementia diagnosis A decline in bodyweight, starting […]
Gene therapy research repairs nerve transport systems damaged by glaucoma and dementia: Results of the pre-clinical study, led by Professor Keith Martin from the Centre for Eye Research Australia and University of Melbourne and Dr Tasneem Khatib from the University of Cambridge, are published today in Science Advances. Researchers say the findings in experiments on mice show […]
New discovery for how the brain ‘tangles’ in Alzheimer’s Disease: University of Queensland researchers have discovered a new ‘seeding’ process in brain cells that could be a cause of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute dementia researcher Professor Jürgen Götz said the study revealed that tangled neurons, a hallmark sign of dementia, form in part by a […]
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New research from the University of Eastern Finland explores the role of diabetes in the cellular and molecular changes underlying Alzheimer’s disease (AD). In an AD mouse model, diabetes induced through a diet rich in fats and sugars weakened the accumulation of microglial cells around amyloid plaques and increased the formation of neuritic plaques with […]
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