Neurologists Kathrin LaFaver and Indu Subramanian discuss how particulate matter from wildfires may affect the brain and tips to help protect patients during heatwaves and natural disasters. Medscape Neurology
Tag: Neural Diseases and Disorders
New probes offer insight into cholesterol’s role in Alzheimer’s disease
The search for answers to Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders remains one of the most pressing goals in brain research. Maciej J. Stawikowski, Ph.D., an assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry at Florida Atlantic University’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, believes the key may lie in understanding how cholesterol and other lipids move… Continue reading New probes offer insight into cholesterol’s role in Alzheimer’s disease
[ASAP] Discovery of (3-Phenylcarbamoyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrrol-2-yl)phosphonates as Imidazoline I2 Receptor Ligands with Anti-Alzheimer and Analgesic Properties
[ASAP] Novel Dual-Functional Half-Curcumin Analogues as a Fluorescent and PET Probe for β-Amyloid Imaging in the Alzheimer’s Disease APP/PS1 Model
Antibiotics Not Linked to Short-Term Dementia Risk
Antibiotic use was not associated with increased risk for dementia or cognitive impairment over the short term in healthy older adults. Medscape Medical News
[ASAP] Unusual Phospholipids from Morganella morganii Linked to Depression
Immune system changes may predict antipsychotic resistance in schizophrenia Scientis…
Researchers from the National Healthcare Group (NHG)’s Institute of Mental Health (IMH) and Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) have made strides in understanding the connection between the immune system and resistance to antipsychotic medications in schizophrenia, using changes in immune cell populations to predict potential treatment resistance and initiate the most appropriate treatment… Continue reading Immune system changes may predict antipsychotic resistance in schizophrenia Scientis…
Processed Red Meat Tied to Increased Dementia Risk
Consuming just two servings of processed red meat per week is associated with a 13% increased risk for dementia, a large, long-term study shows. Medscape Medical News
[ASAP] Network-Based Drug Optimization toward the Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease: NRF2, MAO-B, Oxidative Stress, and Chronic Neuroinflammation
Mexican Americans Often Unaware of Dementia Status
A striking 81% of participants with probable dementia were unaware of their diagnosis, with Mexican American participants showing significantly higher rates of lack of awareness. Medscape Medical News