A consensus has emerged among many investigators that cerebral accumulation of the amyloid β-protein ... may be coupled with functional magnetic resonance imaging of the brain.

Study suggests belly fat is a midlife indicator of Alzheimer’s disease Learn about the research on belly fat’s impact on brain health and strategies to reduce risk through lifestyle changes ...

Figure 1: Imaging of amyloid-β deposits in the live mouse. Figure 3: In vivo imaging of amyloid-β deposits in 20-month-old homozygous PDAPP mice. Immunostaining with biotinylated or ...

The Amyloid—Tangle Connection. Aβ aggregates (green) hyper-excite neurons in tau epicenters and connected regions, strengthening that connectivity. This pushes tau propagation from one region to ...

Regular aerobic exercise was linked to a reduction in markers in the brains of in rats that associated with the onset of Alzheimer's, including amyloid plaques, according to a new paper in the ...

MRI scans of the abdomen were performed to ... pathology was measured using PET scans with tracers that bind to amyloid plaques and tau tangles that accumulate in the brains of people with ...

Higher levels of visceral fat were correlated with more amyloid plaque in the brains of ... The participants underwent PET, body MRI, and metabolic assessment as well as lipid panel blood testing.

LATE is a prevalent condition in late life and can contribute to memory loss and cognitive decline, according to report co-author Rebecca M. Edelmayer, Ph.D., Alzheimer’s Association vice president of ...

Immune cells in the brain called microglia can partially break down large amyloid plaques characteristic of Alzheimer's disease by latching on to them, forming a sort of external stomach and ...

A monthly 10 mg/mL maintenance dose of Leqembi had the same effects on mild Alzheimer’s symptoms as biweekly dose, research ...