A July 6, 2016 Medical Xpress article reported that researchers may have discovered a protective protein against Alzheimer’s. According to the article, “A joint study on the Lynx1 protein has revealed that the protein competes with human nicotinic acetylcholine receptors for binding to amyloids, which are the main cause of Alzheimer's development. In the future, the protein could be used in the development of new therapies or future combinations for the treatment of the disease.”

A July 6, 2016 Medical Xpress article reported that “researchers in The Netherlands have coupled machine learning methods with a special MRI technique that measures the perfusion, or tissue absorption rate, of blood throughout the brain to detect early forms of dementia, such as mild cognitive impairment (MCI), according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology.”

A July 5, 2016 The Tennessean article reported that “A Vanderbilt University neurosurgeon and two Vanderbilt engineers have launched a medical database that they hope will have a significant impact on addressing neurological diseases, including Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and epilepsy.”

A July 5, 2016 Medscape.com article reported that “A gradual increase in depressive symptoms, as opposed to more stable symptoms, is linked to an increased risk of developing dementia, new research shows.”

A July 3, 2016 NPR.org article and radio segment highlighted the weak pipeline of physicians into elder care specialities like geriatrics. According to the article, “The United States has 130 geriatric fellowship programs, with 383 positions. In 2016, only 192 of them were filled. With that kind of competition, Goldberg laments, why would a resident apply to a West Virginia School, when they could get into a program like Yale or Harvard?”

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