Blast-related concussions linked to higher Alzheimer’s risk
U.S. veterans of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq who suffered mild traumatic brain injury from exposure to explosive blasts were found to have changes in cerebrospinal fluid proteins that…
Immune genes are altered in Alzheimer’s patients’ blood
A new Northwestern Medicine study has found the immune system in the blood of Alzheimer’s patients is epigenetically altered. That means the patients’ behavior or environment has caused changes that…
New tool helps predict progression of Alzheimer’s
About 55 million people worldwide are living with dementia, according to the World Health Organization. The most common form is Alzheimer’s disease, an incurable condition that causes brain function to…
Clues to preventing Alzheimer’s come from patient who, despite genetics, evaded disease
Alzheimer’s disease has plagued one large Colombian family for generations, striking down half of its members in the prime of life. But one member of that family evaded what had…
This wireless, handheld, non-invasive device detects Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s biomarkers
An international team of researchers has developed a handheld, non-invasive device that can detect biomarkers for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases. The biosensor can also transmit the results wirelessly to a…