In a recent study, deficiency in Vitamin D was associated with an elevated risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. Yet there were no indications that it is the direct cause of…
After the death of six patients, the FDA has announced that it will require earlier and more frequent monitoring of the monoclonal antibody Leqembi, the brand name for the Alzheimer’s…
Researchers at UC Berkeley, DTU, and OptoCeutics in Denmark have created a non-medical light-based technology that improved cognitive function for Alzheimer’s patients who have participated in previous clinical trials. The…
A new study by MIT researchers reveals new potential targets such as cellular pathways and genes that have not been previously linked to Alzheimer’s. These results may provide answers to…
This week, the FDA approved the first blood-based diagnostic test for Alzheimer's disease (AD). The test, known as "Lumipulse G pTau 217/β-Amyloid 1-42 Plasma Ratio," is designed to detect amyloid…
Immune dysfunction and inflammation have been found to play significant roles in Alzheimer's disease. An analysis of brain tissue in an animal model reveals a potential for immune system dysfunction at…
Humans have been using tobacco as a drug for more than 12,000 years. It wasn't until the early-20th century that the link between tobacco and lung cancer (and other health problems)…
Scientists have earnestly delved into a new study to test a drug for individuals who have genetically inherited a type of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease known as “dominantly inherited Alzheimer’s disease”.…
Athletes experiencing multiple brain injuries now have more to worry about than ever. Excessive traumas to the brain common in sports like boxing and football, are now being linked to…
The Riken Center team, headed by Dr. Takaomi Saido and using mice with Alzheimer’s, discovered that dopamine may lessen the brain’s physical symptoms and improve memory. The study, featured in…
Written by Linda Shows Let me start with, I’m BLESSED even though I have Alzheimer’s disease (AD). I am a blessed wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend, dog mom, nurse and…
In 2023 a 19-year-old male teenager was suffering from memory decline that first began when he was 17 years of age. His cognitive losses continued during the next few years.…
This article was written by and shared with permission from Shannon Wieloch, MS. Shannon is a certified genetic counselor and patient advocate for the Aicardi-Goutiere Syndrome Advocacy Association and founder of Stork Genetics.…
It is estimated that over six million people in the U.S. have Alzheimer’s disease plus millions of other people throughout the world. Alzheimer’s is the most common type of dementia.…
Researchers at Washington University’s medical school have used a new technique to study brain neurons in a lab setting, allowing them to bypass the need to rely on a brain…
A team of scientists from Japan appear to have pioneered a method for reversing synapse damage in an Alzheimer's disease mouse model. Although encouraging, the theory must be tested in…
The idiom ‘third time’s a charm’ may have some significance in this instance. The panel that advises the FDA just voted unanimously in favor of Eli Lilly’s experimental drug, donanemab.…
BioSpace recently published a press release discussing the interim results highlighting a Coya Therapeutics’ study. The study evaluates the safety, tolerability, and biological activity of LD IL-2 in 38 patients…
Welcome to Study of the Week from Patient Worthy. In this segment, we select a study we posted about from the previous week that we think is of particular interest…
During the past three years two drugs (Aduhelm and Leqembi) that were designed to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease, have been approved. A verdict by the FDA on a…
Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disease and the most common form of dementia. People with Alzheimer’s disease may have difficulty remembering information, problems with learning, sleep disruptions, poor judgment,…
Researchers have demonstrated renewed interest in vaccines that treat Alzheimer’s. The treatments remove toxic proteins from the brain. The author of a recent article in Reuters interviewed ten researchers and…
Editor's Note: Chronic conditions and rare diseases don't discriminate, Patient Worthy and its partners are interested in amplifying the voices of those from all identities and backgrounds. If you have…
Neurogeneticist Michael Nalls of the US National Institute on Aging recently told Science Alert that a 2022 study, published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, completely changed their discovery approach.…
Ferroptosis, a form of cell death, destroys microglia cells, which are associated with the brain’s immune system in vascular dementia and Alzheimer’s. Dr. Stephen Back suggested that attention had not…
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