Scientists identify genetic pathway that suppresses Lou Gehrig’s Disease
Credit: UNIST Professor Chunghun Lim and his research team in the Department of Biological Sciences unveiled a neuroprotective pathway that ...
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Animal model opens way to test Alzheimer’s disease therapies
Credit: Danielle Beckman, UC Davis/CNPRC Our knowledge of Alzheimer's disease has grown rapidly in the past few decades but it ...
Identifying cells to better understand healthy and diseased behavior
Graphical model an advance in common neuroscience bottleneckCredit: Christopher Moore, Georgia Tech In researching the causes and potential treatments for ...
Brain disease research reveals differences between sexes
Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease impact men and women differently, affecting cure, treatmentCredit: Callie Weber WASHINGTON, March 16, 2021 -- Men ...
Crucial step in formation of deadly brain diseases discovered
For the first time, researchers have pinpointed what causes normal proteins to convert to a diseased form, causing conditions like ...
Study finds brain’s ‘wiring insulation’ as major factor of age-related brain deterioration
Credit: Dr Andrea Rivera A new study led by the University of Portsmouth has identified that one of the major ...
Amyloid plaque mutation map opens new avenues for early detection of Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: The Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia, IBEC A study published in the journal eLife made all the possible mutations ...
CBD reduces plaque, improves cognition in model of familial Alzheimer’s
Credit: Kim Ratliff, Augusta University photographer A two-week course of high doses of CBD helps restore the function of two ...
New brain sensor offers Alzheimer’s answers
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications Scientists at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have developed a tool to ...
Alzheimer Europe identifies key recommendations on legal capacity and decision making
Credit: Alzheimer Europe Luxembourg, 9 March 2021 - Today, Alzheimer Europe launches a new report, "Legal capacity and decision making: ...
New test enables rapid detection of mild cognitive impairment as well as dementia
Researchers from Kanazawa University develop a new efficient way to screen for mild cognitive impairment and dementiaCredit: Kanazawa University Kanazawa, ...
March science snapshots
COVID genetic mystery, power outage costs, Alzheimer pathology, optical antennasCredit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases-Rocky Mountain Laboratories, NIH ...
Drug target could fight Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: The University of Queensland Neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease are in the firing line after researchers ...
Novel drug prevents amyloid plaques, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease
In animal models, the new compound modulated a key enzyme, reducing or eliminating production of problematic protein fragments; human clinical ...
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