Scientists Stunned: Woman Defies Alzheimer’s Despite Clear Pathology
MRI findings uncover an unexpected mismatch between Alzheimer’s pathology and cognitive function in a unique case study.
What is hantavirus pulmonary syndrome? Gene Hackman’s wife Betsy Arakawa’s cause of death explained
Betsy Arakawa — the classical pianist married to Gene Hackman — died last month of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a rare ...
Doctors Shocked After Woman with Alzheimer’s Disease Stays Cognitively 'Intact’: ‘Remarkable'
Researchers analyzed the brain of a woman with down syndrome and Alzheimer’s disease, and were shocked to discover that ...
Alzheimer’s without symptoms? Unbelievable case of US woman leaves doctors stumped
A US woman with Down syndrome exhibited no symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease despite her brain showing advanced pathology.
US woman with Alzheimer’s — but no dementia symptoms — stumps doctors
The brain of an American woman with Down syndrome showed all the classic signs of Alzheimer’s disease, yet she remained ...
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TGA doubles down on rejection of Alzheimer’s drug
Lecanemab is an antibody infusion therapy, developed by pharmaceutical company Eisai, which has been shown to slow cognitive ...
Woman Donated Her Brain to Science—Alzheimer's Experts Shocked by Discovery
After she passed away, her brain was examined at the University of Pittsburgh's 7T Bioengineering Research Program, where ...
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Woman With Down Syndrome Had Alzheimer's Without Dementia in Surprise Case
Decades of tests had shown that she had both Down syndrome and an intermediate level of Alzheimer's. Physical examinations ...
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‘Down’ to dementia, explained!
Despite her brain’s pathology indicating Alzheimer’s, we think that her cognitive stability could have been attributed to her ...
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Non-invasive 40Hz gamma stimulation could help fight Alzheimer’s
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 ...
Genetics Or Lifestyle? What Leads To Dementia Risk In People With Down Syndrome
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 ...