MRI findings uncover an unexpected mismatch between Alzheimer’s pathology and cognitive function in a unique case study.
Researchers analyzed the brain of a woman with down syndrome and Alzheimer’s disease, and were shocked to discover that ...
A US woman with Down syndrome exhibited no symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease despite her brain showing advanced pathology.
The brain of a US woman with Down syndrome showed the classic signs of Alzheimer’s disease upon her death, yet she remained ...
Lecanemab is an antibody infusion therapy, developed by pharmaceutical company Eisai, which has been shown to slow cognitive ...
After she passed away, her brain was examined at the University of Pittsburgh's 7T Bioengineering Research Program, where ...
Cognitive decline is a too-common feature of old age among those born with Down syndrome. Though the reasons aren't well ...
Despite her brain’s pathology indicating Alzheimer’s, we think that her cognitive stability could have been attributed to her ...
A decade after scientists in The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT first began testing whether sensory stimulation of the brain's 40Hz "gamma" frequency rhythms could treat Alzheimer's ...
A new study by US researchers suggests that both genetic and lifestyle factors may influence why some people with Down syndrome develop dementia. While Down syndrome patients have a high risk of ...
That sense of helplessness and loss of control reminded me of Alzheimer’s disease. It’s a condition where people ... The ...