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New avenues developed by Mayo Clinic research

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Alzheimer’s disease relentlessly targets large-scale brain networks that support the formation of new memories. However, it remains a mystery as to why the disease selectively targets memory-related brain networks and how this relates to misfolded proteins seen by pathologists at autopsy. In an effort to bridge the divide between the targeted memory systems and the misfolded proteins and dying cells underneath, Mayo Clinic researchers have turned to the field of complex systems — an emerging field of science that studies how parts of systems give rise to collective behaviors and how the system interacts with its environment.

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Alzheimer’s caused by your overactive immune system?

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A new study conducted by researchers from the University of Southampton in England found that reducing brain inflammation could be the key to treat and prevent Alzheimer’s disease. Lead author of the study, Dr. Diego Gomez-Nicola, confirmed they have found a way “into tackling the disease” and have to move the learnings to a clinical setup as soon as possible. Contrary to the belief that Alzheimer’s caused brain inflammation, the study found that it is an overactive immune system, which inflames the brain, potentially leading to the disease.

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Testing for Alzheimer’s with urine

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While the work is still in the early “proof-of-concept” stage, the researchers say it’s possible that identifying a distinctive odour signature of early Alzheimer’s could one day lead to a test that would spot the disease in humans.

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Alzheimer’s breakthrough?

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Could it be true this time?

Researchers in the U.K. have found that blocking a receptor in the brain that regulates immune cells could “protect against the memory and behavior changes seen in the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.”

According to a news release from the University of Southampton, the research by scientists looking into how Alzheimer’s progresses in the human brain has added to evidence that “inflammation in the brain can in fact drive the development of the disease.”

The study’s findings, published on Friday in the journal Brain, point to the disease potentially being halted if inflammation in the brain is reduced, with hopes of an effective new treatment being developed as a result.

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Lumosity in trouble with the FTC

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Remember that game on your phone that would help you prevent Alzheimer’s or Dementia? Well now they have had to settle with the FTC for a large amount because they could not substantiate with research the claims that the marketing department had made.

“Going forward, a key focus of our ongoing research is to build on these studies to better understand how training-driven improvements on tests of cognition translate to performance in participants’ everyday lives,” the company said.

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