Blood Test Identifies Those at Risk for Cognitive Decline and Alzheimer’s Within 3 Years Researchers have created and validated a blood test which can, with 90 percent accuracy, predict if a healthy person will develop AD within 3 years.
Inherited Alzheimer’s Damage Greater Decades Before Symptoms Appear Neuronal damage can begin up to twenty years before Alzheimer's symptoms appear, researchers report.
Scientists Wake Up to Causes of Sleep Disruption in Alzheimer’s Disease The biological clock doesn't stop working for those with Alzheimer's disease, but it does detach from sleep wake cycles, a new report claims.
Chaperone Binds Protein Responsible for Alzheimers Disease The molecular recognition mechanisms which play a role in the binding of tau to Hsp90 have been revealed in a new study.
After Death, Twin Brains Show Similar Patterns of Neuropathologic Changes Researchers compared the brains of twins where one, or both, died with Alzheimer's disease. They discovered many of the twins not only had similar progressions of the disease before death, but also similar combinations of pathologies.
Brain Cell Activity Regulates Alzheimer’s Protein A new study reports that increased neural activity boosts tau levels in the brain.
New Risk Gene Illuminates Alzheimer’s Disease Researchers have isolated a gene believed to play a casual role in the development of Alzheimer's disease.
Geneticists Show How Molecular Switches Coordinate the Nervous System Geneticists discover the same molecular switches which induce non-descript cells to specialize also makes nerve cells respond differently to the environment.
Study in Fruitflies Strengthens Connection Among Protein Misfolding, Sleep Loss, and Age Researchers investigate the molecular mechanisms underpinning sleep.
Researchers Hone in on Alzheimer’s Disease With the help of the Gordon supercomputer, researchers discover new ways to elucidate the creation of oligomers associated with Alzheimer's.
Study Offers Hope to Caregivers of Alzheimer’s Patients A common antidepressant proves effective in easing agitation associated with Alzheimer's disease, a new study reports.
Environmentally Sensitive Cells with a Hulk Like Rage Exposure to air pollution in urban areas could trigger a toxic response in neurons and impact pathways associated with neurodegenerative diseases, researchers report.
Will Virtual Brain Replace Lab Rats? Researchers develop a simulated brain which they hope can be used to test new treatments for neurodegenerative diseases.
New Insight into Neuron Changes Brought About by Aging A new study offers insight into how aging affects neural circuitry, in some cases significantly altering gene expression in single neurons.
Research into Axon Degeneration Hits a Nerve Researchers identify a gene which protects against spontaneous, adult onset progressive neurodegeneration.
