Posts Tagged ‘Alzheimer’s disease’
Scientists Boost Memory by Stimulating Key Site in Brain
Mechanism holds potential for improving recall in dementia patients. Have you ever gone to the movies and forgotten where you parked the car? New UCLA research may one day help you improve your memory. UCLA neuroscientists have demonstrated that they can strengthen memory [Read More]
Increased Clumsiness in Former Welders
Welders who are exposed to manganese from welding fumes, risk developing increased clumsiness – and the result may remain decades after exposure has ceased. This is the finding of a study of former shipyard workers in Gothenburg. It is estimated that 35,000 people in [Read More]
Same Genes Linked to Early- and Late-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease
The same gene mutations linked to inherited, early-onset Alzheimer’s disease have been found in people with the more common late-onset form of the illness. The discovery by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis may lead doctors and [Read More]
Making Memories Last
Stowers researchers discovered that a prion-like protein plays a key role in storing long-term memories. Memories in our brains are maintained by connections between neurons called “synapses”. But how do these synapses stay strong and keep memories alive for decades? [Read More]
Researchers Induce Alzheimer’s Neurons from Pluripotent Stem Cells
First-ever feat provides new method to understand cause of disease, develop drugs Led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, scientists have, for the first time, created stem cell-derived, in vitro models of sporadic and hereditary [Read More]
Brain Region Can Signal Early Stage Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias
Early changes to the inferior frontal junction observed in early dementias A key misplaced yet again? Unable to recall a name? Forgetfulness frequently leads to anxiety: is it just a sign of age, or are these the first symptoms of the onset of Alzheimer’s disease? It has [Read More]
Scientists Provide Potential Explanation for Mechanisms of Associative Memory
Researchers from the University of Bristol have discovered that a chemical compound in the brain can weaken the synaptic connections between neurons in a region of the brain important for the formation of long-term memories. The findings, published today in the Journal of [Read More]
Researchers Design Alzheimer’s Antibodies
A Surprisingly Simple Method To Target Harmful Proteins Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a new method to design antibodies aimed at combating disease. The surprisingly simple process was used to make antibodies that neutralize the harmful [Read More]
Parkinsonian Worms May Hold the Key to Identifying Drugs for Parkinson’s Disease
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have devised a simple test, using dopamine-deficient worms, for identifying drugs that may help people with Parkinson’s disease. The worms are able to evaluate as many as 1,000 potential drugs a year. The researchers [Read More]
Major ALS Breakthrough – Common Cause of All Forms of ALS Discovered
Researchers discover common cause of all forms of ALS. The underlying disease process of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS and Lou Gehrig’s disease), a fatal neurodegenerative disease that paralyzes its victims, has long eluded scientists and prevented development of [Read More]
