New small molecule to treat Alzheimer’s disease and Dravet syndrome
New study shows potentiating a subset of NMDA receptors may be beneficial in Alzheimer's disease and Dravet syndrome.Credit: Lauren Bayless, ...
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Researchers develop tool to identify molecular receptors in worms
Findings published in Royal Society of Chemistry journal could speed up neuroscience researchCredit: Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, Mass. - January ...
Long-term memory performance depends upon gating system, study finds
Suppression of genetic switch boosts hardwired memory in DrosophilaCredit: Scott Wiseman for Scripps Research JUPITER, Fla.--Jan. 13, 2020--Storing and retrieving ...
Protein associated with ovarian cancer exacerbates neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s
Credit: Houston Methodist Houston Methodist scientists identified a protein found in ovarian cancer that may contribute to declining brain function ...
Neurons’ energy organelle protected from damage linked to ALS, Alzheimer’s
Potential medications to protect mitochondria found with novel screening strategyCredit: Ronald Davis Lab at Scripps Research JUPITER, FL -- Jan. ...
URI, BayCare, Butler Hospital launch trial for early detection of Alzheimer’s disease
Study seeks 330 volunteers for clinical trialsCredit: URI photo by Michael Salerno. KINGSTON, R.I. - January 6, 2020 -- The ...
Engrams emerging as the basic unit of memory
Credit: Takashi Kitamura/MIT Picower Institute Though scientist Richard Semon introduced the concept of the "engram" 115 years ago to posit ...
Objective subtle cognitive difficulties predict amyloid accumulation and neurodegeneration
Credit: National Institute of Aging Writing in the December 30, 2019 online issue of Neurology, researchers at University of California ...
Possible dementia vaccine closer after mice studies
Human trials tipped within two yearsCredit: Flinders University A preventive treatment for dementia may proceed to clinical trials after successful ...
Home for the holidays — But will grandpa remember me?
Now there's hope; Hebrew University team finds TB vaccine lowers rates of Alzheimer's disease in cancer patientsCredit: Lior Mizrahi Holidays ...
Brain biomarkers for detecting Alzheimer’s disease are located
Credit: Gerd Altman From the detection of functional brain changes that occur during Alzheimer's Disease (AD), a research team from ...
Your DNA is not your destiny — or a good predictor of your health
New study from the University of Alberta suggests that diseases such as many cancers, diabetes, and Alzheimer's have a genetic ...
HIV/AIDS, diabetes, organ transplant drugs possible Alzheimer’s treatment approaches
Alzheimer's Association part the cloud program takes the field a step closer to effective therapy with 5 new grantsCredit: Alzheimer's ...
Changes in the immune system explain why belly fat is bad for thinking
Credit: Auriel Willette, Iowa State University Iowa State researchers have found for the first time that less muscle and more ...
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