FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 21, 2016·4 min readThree Alzheimer’s Genetic Risk Factors Linked to Immune Cell DysfunctionResearchers report the TREM2 mutation can derail the immune cell's plaque-clearing activity.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·July 19, 2016·4 min readAlzheimer’s Tau Protein Spreads Through Brain Via Extracellular SpaceResearchers report tau proteins appear to spread through the brain via the extracellular space surrounding neurons.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·July 18, 2016·2 min readHow Proteins in the Brain Build Up Rapidly in Alzheimer’sResearchers report they have discovered the mechanism that leads to the rapid build up of amyloid plaques in Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·July 14, 2016·4 min readAlzheimer’s Gene May Show Effects on Brain Starting in ChildhoodResearchers report children with any form of the e4 gene showed differences in brain development, specifically in areas often associated with Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 14, 2016·5 min readProgress in World’s First Alzheimer’s VaccineResearchers have made a breakthrough discovery in the international quest to discover a new and potentially effective vaccine targeting the pathological proteins associated with Alzheimer’s disease.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 14, 2016·4 min readUnexpected Arrangement of Plaques in Alzheimer’s Afflicted BrainsResearchers use a newly developed imaging technique that makes tissue transparent to visualize brain tissue from deceased patients with Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·July 13, 2016·4 min readBrain Cell Death in Alzheimer’s Linked to Structural FlawResearchers believe they have discovered a new biological pathway involved in Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 12, 2016·7 min readCancer Drug Restores Dopamine And Reduces Toxic Proteins in Parkinson’s and DementiaResearchers report that a FDA approved drug to treat leukemia increases dopamine and reduces toxic proteins linked to disease progression in Parkison's and dementia with Lewy bodies.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 12, 2016·5 min readEstrogen Patch in Newly Postmenopausal Women May Reduce Alzheimer’s RiskAccording to a new study, amyloid deposition is reduced in newly postmenopausal women who received a estrogen replacement therapy.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 12, 2016·3 min readGrowing Neurons Undergo Major Metabolic ShiftA new study reveals a metabolic route that appears to go awry in neurodegenerative diseases and cancer.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 12, 2016·5 min readBig Data Study Discovers Earliest Signs of Alzheimer’s DevelopmentBig data finds changes in blood flow mark the earliest sign of Alzheimer's. Additionally, the study found cognitive changes begin earlier in the disease progression than thought.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 11, 2016·3 min readDetecting Alzheimer’s Before Symptoms Appear With Aid of New Eye TechnologyHuman trials are scheduled for a new eye technology that researchers say could detect Alzheimer's before symptoms appear.Read More
