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Faster breathing patterns linked to Alzheimer's disease
In a bid to revolutionize Alzheimer’s detection, scientists have examined the brain’s neurovascular unit. The research revealed not only how this system is altered by the disease, but also found distinctive breathing patterns in affected individuals.
“With disappointing results from protein-focused drug trials, the vasculature and neurovascular unit are promising targets for future treatments of Alzheimer’s disease” said study co-author Bernard Meglič. This triple approach allowed them to see how all of the systems were working in concert, and observe how cycles of oxygenation and blood flow (oscillations) were disrupted in Alzheimer's patients. “Quite unexpectedly, we also detected that the respiratory frequency at rest is significantly higher in subjects with Alzheimer's disease," said UL's Aneta Stefanovska, the study's lead author.
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