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Alzheimer’s Disease: What’s in the Research Pipeline?

Dr Maria Carrillo Although controversial, the approval of the first anti-amyloid drug aducanumab (Biogen/Eisai) by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has energized the dementia field, with growing excitement surrounding other promising treatments for Alzheimer’s disease (AD), experts say. “We know that with an approval, there’s significant infusion and investment into a field,” Maria […]

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Coffee and the Brain: Concerning New Data

Drinking six or more cups of coffee a day is associated with smaller brain volume and a 53% increased risk for dementia, results of a large study suggest. “With coffee intake, moderation is the key, and especially high levels of consumption may have adverse long-term effects on the brain,” study investigator Elina Hypponen, PhD, professor […]

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UTHSC researchers awarded $1.9 million to study white matter mechanisms underlying dementia

The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke has awarded two UTHSC researchers over $1.9 million to study the pathogenesis of white matter damage, a main contributing factor to dementia. Francesca-Fang Liao, PhD, and Fu-Ming Zhou, PhD, both professors in the Department of Pharmacology, Addiction Science, and Toxicology, are co-investigators on the project titled "Blood-brain-barrier […]

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‘Novel drug may protect against Alzheimer disease’

Recent studies have found that Alzheimer's may develop without dementia in nearly 25 per cent of healthy 80-year-old patients, suggesting the body may turn to compensatory mechanisms to maintain the nervous system, said researchers from the University at Buffalo in the US. Scientists have discovered a new drug that may protect against memory loss, nerve […]