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Prof. Naomi Habib, Hebrew University in Jerusalem, with Ph.D. student Gilad Green. (Yonit Schiller)
September 6, 2024, 12:23 pm
In game-changer, Israeli researchers find Alzheimer’s markers 20 years before onset
Hebrew University-led team maps 1.65 million brain cells from 437 aging brains; innovative algorithms predict brain cells’ trajectories, bringing ‘much more hope of a cure’
By Diana Bletter
Lihi Lapid (Vardi Kahana)
April 7, 2024, 6:43 pm
Author Lihi Lapid asks what happens when a mourning mother can’t remember her son
Novel ‘On Her Own’ marks a major milestone in the writer’s career, and paints a poignant portrait of Israel that provides much-needed insight to international readers at this time
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Animation: Alzheimer's disease brain shrinkage. (National Institute on Aging, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)
May 11, 2023, 11:00 am
Israeli study reveals molecular basis for female Alzheimer’s patients’ rapid decline
Research done at Hebrew University could lead to better understanding of genetic origins of the disease, as well as treatments to prevent or slow cognitive deterioration
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Israel Prize recipient Prof. Michal Schwartz blazes a trail toward anti-aging treatment through immune therapy (Courtesy of Weizmann Institute of Science)
April 26, 2023, 6:38 am
For scientist Michal Schwartz, Israel Prize is rewarding milestone in ongoing journey
Weizmann Institute neuroimmunologist bucked convention to prove that brain is not isolated from immune system, leading to possible therapies to treat Alzheimer’s and other diseases
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Israelis attend a Passover seder in Mishmar David, April 15, 2022. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
April 3, 2023, 4:32 pm
New Passover guide aims to help families with loved ones living with dementia
Tzohar and Emda organizations team up to provide practical guidance on how to follow Jewish law while including the ill in holiday traditions as best as possible
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Illustrative image: A human brain with degeneration, which is denoted in green. (Naeblys via iStock by Getty Images)
February 21, 2023, 10:14 pm
Israeli scientists say they cured mice of Alzheimer’s using newly developed molecule
Effectiveness shown via behavior tests and brain analysis, say authors of research; they stress it’s a small sample and progress to human drug, if successful, will take time
By Nathan Jeffay
A 3D render of a brain (Kirsty Pargeter. via iStock by Getty Images)
December 8, 2021, 1:03 pm
Israeli drug candidate slows Alzheimer’s-causing protein in mouse brains
Scientists say their lab results could make their compound a promising drug for combating dementia, possibly also autism
By Nathan Jeffay
Joshua Henkin's new novel, 'Morningside Heights,' is set in the Manhattan neighborhood of the same name. (Author photo: Michael Lionstar/ via JTA)
July 13, 2021, 11:43 pm
Novel portrays how no one is too young, or too smart, for early onset dementia
Joshua Henkin’s ‘Morningside Heights’ examines devastating emotional and physical ripple effects after a person loses ability to think, communicate and function before age of 65
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Illustrative image of a doctor comforting a patient with Alzheimer's Disease. (Chinnapong, iStock by Getty Images)
December 1, 2020, 10:16 am
In potential ‘gamechanger,’ blood test may accurately predict Alzheimer’s
Research could launch revolution in treating degenerative disease, experts say, since current challenge is diagnosing it early enough
By AFP
Illustrative image of a doctor comforting a patient with Alzheimer's Disease. (Chinnapong, iStock by Getty Images)
October 12, 2020, 2:17 pm
In bid to whip Alzheimer’s, Israeli scientists use immune system to repair brain
ImmunoBrain Checkpoint’s antibody that boosts immune cells’ communication with brain seen effective in lab animals; clinical trials in humans to start next year
By Shoshanna Solomon
In this image from video provided by Washington University, researcher Nicolas Barthelemy works on a p-tau217 test for Alzheimer's disease at a laboratory in St. Louis, Missouri on July 27, 2020. (Huy Mach/Washington University, St. Louis via AP)
July 30, 2020, 9:09 am
Scientists get closer to blood test for Alzheimer’s disease
Testing identifies people with disease with accuracy ranging from 89% to 98%, but scientists warn new approach still needs more validation
By MARILYNN MARCHIONE
Illustrative: A researcher points to PET scan results that are part of a study on Alzheimer's disease at Georgetown University Hospital, May 19, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
September 12, 2019, 4:19 am
Health group tied to Boston Jewish community gets $53 million to study dementia
Hebrew Senior Life to take part in 5-year nationwide initiative to research Alzheimer’s and related conditions
By Penny Schwartz
Illustrative image of an elderly patient with Parkinson's disease. (Highwaystarz-Photography; iStock by Getty Images)
June 12, 2019, 11:04 am
Antidepressants in old age may increase risk of dementia, Israeli study finds
Researchers followed 71,000 Israelis, found 3 times as many dementia diagnoses among depressed; some experts argue depression may be an early sign, not a cause
By ToI Staff
Judy Klitsner
August 11, 2017, 12:16 am
Judy Klitsner
My mother is not ‘uncooperative’
A plea to health care professionals to learn to speak a language that patients with dementia can understand
Sobel's mother, Manya, reading his first book for adults with memory loss, 'Blue Sky, White Clouds.' (Courtesy of Eliezer Sobel/via JTA)
February 23, 2017, 3:27 am
Finally, a book for Jews with Alzheimer’s
While caring for his 93-year-old mother, author Eliezer Sobel came up with the idea for a Jewish-themed text created explicitly for memory-challenged adults
By Lisa Keys
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