A novel quantitative PET- and MRI-based imaging approach can objectively identify a recently recognized type of dementia--limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy, or LATE--that is often mistaken as Alzheimer's disease. This research, published online in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, may enable earlier differentiation of LATE and Alzheimer's disease, or their co-existence in the clinic, guiding targeted diagnostic work-up and personalized care for dementia patients.

Brains of older adults with super healthy cognition grow more new neurons than those of their peers, according to a study from UIC, Northwestern University and the University of Washington. Researchers found that the brains of superagers — octogenarians with uncommonly nimble minds — were the most neuronally fertile, while those with Alzheimer’s disease had negligible new growth.

The Greenwood Genetic Center (GGC) has received $1,106,000 through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to support advanced research equipment for the Carroll A. Campbell Jr. Alzheimer’s Initiative. This collaborative effort between GGC, MitoSense, and the US Veteran’s Administration aims to develop innovative treatments using Mitochondria Organelle Transplantation (MOT^TM) for Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders.