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Brain Infection with Herpes Virus May Accelerate Progression of Alzheimer's Disease
Laboratory studies at Mass General suggest that active herpes infections in the brain may accelerate amyloid deposition and the progression of Alzheimer's disease.
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Scientists Identify Steps Needed to Address Disparities in Dementia Research and Care
According to a white paper sponsored by the Alzheimer's Association, dementia scientists must stop neglecting the need for research on underrepresented ethnic and racial groups.
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Tau PET Imaging May Help Identify People with Pre-symptomatic Alzheimer’s Disease
Brain changes associated with Alzheimer’s disease can now be studied in living people. Mass General researchers imaged cognitively normal people who are destined to develop AD due to a rare genetic mutation. Their goal: to discover how soon brain changes are present before symptoms begin and how soon preventive treatments could be initiated.
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Black People Have Faster Cognitive Decline Than Whites Irrespective of Socioeconomic Status, Vascular Risk and Brain Pathology
Meaningful progress toward early detection, diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease must include better understanding of race-based differences in cognitive decline.
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Inability to Self-Monitor Memory May Be Preclinical Sign of Alzheimer's Disease
In cognitively intact older adults, impaired metamemory—the ability to monitor one's memory accurately and engage in compensatory strategies when necessary—was linked to greater deposition of tau in brain regions that are vulnerable to pathologic changes in early Alzheimer's disease.
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Patterns of Neural Network Degradation Differ in Alzheimer's Disease and Normal Aging
Functional MRI may someday be able to distinguish the neurodegenerative changes related to early Alzheimer's disease from those of normal aging.
Alzheimers Disease contributors
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Keith A. Johnson, MD
Radiologist
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Tau PET Imaging May Help Identify People with Pre-symptomatic Alzheimer’s Disease
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Robert Moir, PhD
Assistant Professor in Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital
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The Innate Immune Protection Hypothesis of Alzheimer's Disease -
Rudolph E. Tanzi, PhD
Joseph P. and Rose F. Kennedy Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Vice-Chair, Massachusetts General Hospital Neurology Department, Co-Director of the McCance Center for Brain Health, Massachusetts General Hospital
Recent Article
The Innate Immune Protection Hypothesis of Alzheimer's Disease
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Se Hoon Choi, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital
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New Model Allows Screening of Drugs to Improve Blood–Brain Barrier Integrity in Alzheimer's Disease -
Yakeel T. Quiroz-Gaviria, PhD
Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School, Director, Familial Dementia Neuroimaging Lab, Massachusetts General Hospital, Director, Multicultural Alzheimer's Prevention Program-MAPP
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Case of Resistance to Autosomal Dominant Alzheimer's Disease Suggests New Direction for Treatment
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