Researchers at North Carolina State University (NCSU) have discovered that senior dogs with cognitive decline experience disruptions similar to those found in people with Alzheimer’s disease. This study suggests that dogs could provide a good model for research on Alzheimer’s. The Study The researchers recorded the brain waves of 28 senior dogs, some with cognitive
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An international team of researchers conducted a five-year study of 647 Danish babies to learn more about the viral makeup of the human gut. Astonishingly, nappy samples contained approximately 10,000 species of virus, which is ten times the number of bacterial species found in the same children. Most of the viruses had never been described
A team of surgeons from two US hospitals have successfully repaired a major malformation in a fetal brain. The surgery, which was guided by ultrasound and involved embolization, treated a rare prenatal condition known as vein of Galen malformation. This condition allows blood to flow dangerously fast through the brain after birth. The successful procedure
Alzheimer’s treatments have experienced a revival, with pharma giant Eli Lilly announcing that its experimental drug donanemab has successfully slowed cognitive and functional decline in patients with early-stage Alzheimer’s. Although neither donanemab nor a similar drug called Leqembi amount to a cure for Alzheimer’s, which affects around 6.5 million Americans, Wall Street analysts estimate that
Dementia is a brain disease that affects approximately 55 million people worldwide, leading to the loss of cognitive functions. While early signs of dementia may be subtle, researchers have identified other noticeable changes to the body that can indicate dementia risk. A recent study suggests that hearing difficulties may be a warning sign of dementia
New research has shown that significant changes in gut microbiota happen in the early stages of Parkinson’s disease and can begin before the onset of symptoms. Scientists from China and Germany studied the bacteria in the guts of individuals with early Parkinson’s disease, REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD), their close relatives, and healthy people. The
