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Although there is currently no known cure for Alzheimer's, there are treatments that can lessen its symptoms, including disorientation and memory loss, and some may even stop the disease's progression

New Alzheimer's treatment could reverse brain disease and restore memory, study finds

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New research found that a blood test is about 90% accurate in identifying Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia.

Blood test accurately diagnoses 90% of Alzheimer’s cases

Summary: Apollo Health has unveiled the BrainScan Alzheimer’s disease test through Neurocode, which uses three blood tests to detect Alzheimer’s pathology, offering a less invasive and more accessible alternative to traditional methods. Key Takeaways:. Innovative Testing Method: The BrainScan test includes the high-sensitivity p-tau217 test and other neurological...

New Alzheimer’s Blood Test Available to Consumers

Visual hallucinations are a significant issue for many patients with Parkinson’s disease. A recent study published in the journal Brain reveals that these hallucinations are associated with a marked deficiency of cholinergic activity in specific regions of the brain, particularly the left ventral visual stream and the left superior temporal lobe. This research highlights the importance of cholinergic denervation in visual hallucinations, offering new insights into the underlying mechanisms and potential treatment options.

Visual hallucinations in Parkinson’s disease linked to cholinergic deficiency

Levels of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), a marker of damage to specific neuron-supporting cells, in the fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord increase with the progression of Huntington’s disease, a study showed. Higher GFAP levels in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) were also significantly associated with more severe...

GFAP may be Huntington’s disease progression biomarker: Study

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New blood tests could help doctors diagnose Alzheimer's disease faster and more accurately, researchers reported Sunday - but some appear to work far better than others.

Blood tests for Alzheimer's may be coming to your doctor's office. Here are 4 things to know

Recent advancements in medical research have introduced a blood test that can diagnose Alzheimer's disease with a remarkable 90% accuracy rate, potentially transforming how the disease is detected and managed. This innovative diagnostic tool, highlighted in a recent study involving 1,213 patients in Sweden, has shown significantly higher accuracy compared...

Revolutionary Blood Tests for Alzheimer’s: A Breakthrough in Early Diagnosis

TIME

After a specialist visited the White House, speculation about Joe Biden's health swirled. Here's how Parkinson's is actually diagnosed.

How Is Parkinson’s Disease Diagnosed?

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A little-known form of dementia, easily mistaken for Alzheimer's disease, now has a brand new name and specific diagnostic criteria.
Researchers are calling it limbic-predominant amnestic neurodegenerative syndrome (LANS), and they hope that their work makes it easier for medical professionals to care for and counsel patients with various forms of memory loss.



					
			

LANS presents with a different set of brain changes to  Alzheimer's, and it tends to progress slower and with milder symptoms, mostly impacting those over the age of 80.
Similar to Alzheimer's, a definitive diagnosis is only available upon autopsy.
To help those living with memory loss, neurologist Nick Corriveau-Lecavalier...

Scientists Name New Type of Memory Loss Often Mistaken For Alzheimer's

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Summary: A new experimental cancer drug could ease cognitive difficulties for those with Rett syndrome, a rare autism-linked disorder, by enhancing brain cell functions. The drug, ADH-503, improves the activity of microglia, which are crucial for maintaining neural networks. Researchers found that healthy microglia restored synapse function in brain organoids...

Cancer Drug Shows Promise for Autism Cognitive Function

Researchers at Mayo Clinic have established new criteria for a memory-loss syndrome in older adults that speciﬁcally impacts the brain's limbic system. It can often be mistaken for Alzheimer disease. However, limbic-predominant Amnestic Neurodegenerative Syndrome, or LANS, progresses more slowly and has a better prognosis, and is now more clearly deﬁned for doctors working to ﬁnd answers for memory loss patients.

Mayo Clinic Researchers Define New Memory Loss Syndrome

Doctors can diagnose fatty liver disease, now called metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), using blood tests that measure serum liver enzyme levels. Elevated enzyme levels may indicate inflammation and disease in the liver. Instead of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), experts now call it metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease...

What Blood Tests Can Diagnose Fatty Liver Disease?

Patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) having a compromised blood supply, are at greater risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD). With an estimated incidence as high as 22% among these patients, current clinical guidelines recommend using implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) to help mitigate the risk of SCD. Although the application...

Kidney dysfunction may predict sudden cardiac death in patients with heart failure

Positive trial results show the specialized cell product achieved an overall slowing of disease worsening compared to placebo. Lomecel-B, a living cell product for the treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease, has met key primary and secondary endpoints in the Phase IIa CLEAR MIND clinical trial (NCT05233774). Among emerging, positive results from the study, Longeveron’s potential therapy showed an overall slowing of disease worsening compared to placebo.1.

Lomecel-B Meets Key Objectives in Phase IIa Alzheimer’s Study

T3D reveals a significant relationship between brain dysfunction and glucose levels, a critical factor in AD. Insufficient glucose levels can lead to an aggressive decline in insight, judgment, memory, and reasoning. Limited research reveals a link between Alzheimer’s disease and type 2 diabetes. Additional research is needed to understand...

What Is Type 3 Diabetes?

German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) Glioblastomas are highly aggressive, usually incurable brain tumors. If all therapeutic options are exhausted, patients have an average life expectancy of less than two years. Now researchers from the German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) at the West German Tumor Center Essen have made a surprising discovery: in the vicinity of glioblastomas, they found islands of highly potent immune cells in the neighboring bone marrow of the skull, which play a central role in defending against cancer. The new data may open up prospects for innovative therapies. On the other hand, they cast a shadow over conventional strategies.

Surprising finding in glioblastomas:

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In North Carolina, the divorce process can be challenging, particularly due to the mandatory one-year separation requirement. This law mandates that couples must live separately for at least a year before filing for divorce, a rule that can be frustrating for many.

You might be granted a divorce in North Carolina if your spouse is ‘incurably insane.’ Here’s how

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Conservatives have done the United States a huge favor by explaining in detail what they’ll try to do if Donald Trump is reelected. Project 2025 , a “presidential transition project” of the Heritage Foundation, helpfully lays out how a group of former Trump officials would like to transform the country into a right-wing dystopia where the rich thrive and the rest of us die aspiring to be rich.

Project 2025’s Plan to Gut Medicare and Medicaid

There is no single test to diagnose Sjögren disease. Doctors will carry out a range of tests, such as blood, eye, and salivary gland tests, to look for signs of the disorder and rule out other conditions. Sjögren disease is an autoimmune disorder that causes dry eyes and mouth....

How do doctors diagnose Sjögren disease?

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Accuracy of diagnostic blood tests for Alzheimer’s disease varies

Neurologists diagnose cognitive impairment with a clinical exam of memory and thinking skills. To determine whether Alzheimer’s disease is the cause of the cognitive impairment, evidence...

Accuracy of diagnostic blood tests for Alzheimer’s disease varies

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