The rate of people dying of Alzheimer’s disease in the United States more than doubled between the years 2000 and 2019
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Scientists analyzed the brains of 31 donors, the average age of which was 75 years
This new research focused specifically on the olfactory system
A Phase 3 trial testing lecanemab recruited just under 2,000 participants in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease
A neuroscientist & a physician at Vanderbilt University stumbled upon the controversial study while investigating an experimental drug for Alzheimer’s.
The scientists are now working to develop therapies that target this form of lysosome dysfunction
A first-of-a-kind study has shown how Alzheimer's disease can cause brain cells to overheat
"It gets worse and worse, bits of the brain store less and less memory and then suddenly some bits completely vanish”
Alzheimer’s is caused by plaque deposits that develop in brain tissue that become toxic to brain cells
His early career was tied to Cassavetes and he made his movie debut in an uncredited role in Cassavetes’ first film, “Shadows,” in 1958