A Molecular Scissor Related to Alzheimer’s Disease
An international research team revealed the atomic‐level structure of the human peptidase enzyme meprin β (beta).
Gene May Link Diabetes and Alzheimer’s
Gene involved in dementia affects the insulin pathway, reports biology professor Chris Li and colleagues. In recent years it became clear that people with diabetes face an ominous prospect – a far greater risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. Now researchers at The City College of New York (CCNY) have shed light on one reason why. [...]
Alzheimer’s Vaccine Trial a Success
A study led by Karolinska Institutet reports for the first time the positive effects of an active vaccine against Alzheimer’s disease. The new vaccine, CAD106, can prove a breakthrough in the search for a cure for this seriously debilitating dementia disease. The study is published in the distinguished scientific journal Lancet Neurology. Alzheimer’s disease is [...]
