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Aging adults who report being very sleepy during the day were nearly three times more likely to have brain deposits of beta amyloid, a protein that's a hallmark for Alzheimer's disease, according to a recent report.
Researching the Brain, Seeking Cures | Alzheimers | The Johns Hopkins UniversityNew research from USC has uncovered a previously unknown genetic risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. The study provides insights on how these conditions, and other diseases of aging, might one day be treated and prevented.
University Research | Researching the Brain, Seeking Cures | Alzheimers | University of Southern CaliforniaFindings from a study conducted by researchers at the USC Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work suggest that higher dementia prevalence among racial and ethnic minorities—particularly among Latinos—is connected to lower educational attainment.
University Research | Researching the Brain, Seeking Cures | Alzheimers | Community Impact | University of Southern CaliforniaPatients in their late teens and 20s had the highest risk of persistent use if they received opioids around the time of their extraction, a new study finds.
AAU Universities Battle the Opioid Crisis | The Crisis | University of MichiganA national opioid epidemic is driving people from pills to heroin, filling emergency rooms with overdose cases, and killing tens of thousands of Americans every year. What are we doing about it?
University Research | AAU Universities Battle the Opioid Crisis | The Crisis | Emory University"Healing Spaces" is a video game that was created to help adults suffering from neurodegenerative diseases to relax and connect with their caregiver.
Researching the Brain, Seeking Cures | Alzheimers | University of Southern CaliforniaUsing technology similar to what is found in many eye doctors’ offices, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have detected evidence suggesting Alzheimer’s in older patients who had no symptoms of the disease.
Researching the Brain, Seeking Cures | Alzheimers | University Research | Washington University in St. LouisA study of 3,877 randomly selected patients found a significant link between three degenerative eye diseases – age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma – and Alzheimer’s disease.
Researching the Brain, Seeking Cures | Alzheimers | University Research | University of WashingtonStiff arteries could lead to “silent” brain damage and therefore dementia risk, a 15-year study led by researchers at Pitt Public Health found. And that risk factor could be preventable.
Researching the Brain, Seeking Cures | Alzheimers | University of PittsburghIn a study of pregnancy-associated deaths of women from 2007 to 2016, researchers found that mortality involving opioids either during pregnancy or up to one year post-pregnancy more than doubled during that time.
AAU Universities Battle the Opioid Crisis | The Crisis | Stony Brook University - The State University of New York