Researchers Uncover Potential Treatment for Apathy in Frontotemporal Dementia
A major trial in frontotemporal dementia patients has found that oxytocin can help improve symptoms of apathy. A new study led by Western researchers suggests that frequent treatment with intranasal o ...
Intranasal oxytocin shows promise for treating core symptom of frontotemporal dementia
A new study led by Western researchers found frequent treatment with intranasal oxytocin—a hormone in the brain ... dementia ...
USC Study Exposes Hidden Culprit of Dementia in Brain’s Blood Vessels
A new USC-led study suggests that assessing blood vessel health should be included in dementia diagnostics. A new USC-led ...
I was given shock dementia diagnosis at 49 - a subtle change in my work was the first little-known sign
Peter Alexander, now 56 and living in Northern Ireland, never expected to be diagnosed with the memory robbing disorder when ...
I got dementia at 49 - here's the first sign my brain was in decline
Peter Alexander, now 56 and living in Northern Ireland, never expected to be diagnosed with the memory robbing disorder when ...
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The three key ages your brain declines dramatically – and what you can do about it
Recent research also suggests high cholesterol can increase the risk of dementia ... there is shrinkage in the frontal lobes and hippocampus, the areas of the brain responsible for higher ...
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Wendy Williams Details 'Prison'-Like Facility She's in Amid Dementia Battle
The iconic TV and radio personality, who is battling aphasia and frontotemporal lobe dementia ... term for a group of brain diseases that mainly affect the frontal and temporal lobes of the ...
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New diagnostic guidelines aim to distinguish common memory disorder from Alzheimer’s
LATE-NC diagnostic criteria improve differentiation from Alzheimer's, addressing challenges in memory-loss syndromes and ...
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Chronic kidney disease tied to brain atrophy, potential Alzheimer's risk
The study was conducted by Shady Rahayel, a neuropsychologist and professor in the Department of Medicine at Université de Montréal specializing in brain imaging and computational neuroscience.
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Wendy Williams denies she’s ‘cognitively impaired’ and says she’s ‘trapped in a conservatorship’
“Wendy Williams suffers from frontal lobe dementia, a degenerative brain disease that has no cure. As a result, a state court found her to be legally incapacitated, meaning that she is not ...
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Plaques Spur Spread of Tangles by Sending Synapses into Overdrive
The Amyloid—Tangle Connection. Aβ aggregates (green) hyper-excite neurons in tau epicenters and connected regions, strengthening that connectivity. This pushes tau propagation from one region to ...