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Featured
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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MRI Feature Is Marker of Disease Progression in Preclinical Autosomal Dominant Alzheimer's Disease
Massachusetts General Hospital researchers found an MRI measure of locus coeruleus (LC) integrity starts declining about 12 years before symptom onset in autosomal dominant Alzheimer's disease. This and related findings suggest LC integrity is a promising prognostic indicator in the preclinical stage of the disease.
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Probing Links Between Post-Op Delirium, Sleep and Dementia
Massachusetts General Hospital Anesthetist-in-Chief probes associations between postoperative delirium, sleep, and Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.
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Resilience to Autosomal-Dominant Alzheimer's Disease Pathology May Be Greater in Women Than Men
Clara Vila-Castelar, PhD, Yakeel T. Quiroz, PhD, and colleagues found that among cognitively healthy individuals at genetic risk of autosomal-dominant AD, women had greater cognitive resilience to the spread of β-amyloid and neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease than men had.
Alzheimer's Disease Contributors
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Keith A. Johnson, MD
Radiologist
Recent Article
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
Recent Article
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
How Amyloid-beta Forms Suggests New Strategies for Preventing, Treating Alzheimer's Disease
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Se Hoon Choi, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital
Recent Article
New Model Allows Screening of Drugs to Improve Blood–Brain Barrier Integrity in Alzheimer's Disease -
Yakeel T. Quiroz-Gaviria, PhD
Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School, Director, Familial Dementia Neuroimaging Lab, Director, Multicultural Alzheimer's Prevention Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Paul B. and Sandra M. Edgerley MGH Research Scholar 2020-2025
Recent Article
MRI Feature Is Marker of Disease Progression in Preclinical Autosomal Dominant Alzheimer's Disease
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