FeaturedNeurology·March 17, 2014·2 min readResearchers Slow Development of Alzheimer’s Trademark Cell Killing PlaquesResearchers claim they have learned to fix the Golgi structure which becomes fragmented in patients with AD.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·March 14, 2014·2 min readHow a Small Worm May Help the Fight Against Alzheimer’sA naturally occurring molecule has the ability to prevent protein aggregation associated with aging.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience Videos·March 13, 2014·1 min readScientists Catch Brain Damage in the ActResearchers uncover how hypoxia and inflammation cause brain damage in conditions such as Alzheimer's disease and strokes.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·March 11, 2014·3 min readRestoring Order in the BrainResearchers discover hippocampal neurogenesis reduces symptoms of AD.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·March 9, 2014·4 min readBlood Test Identifies Those at Risk for Cognitive Decline and Alzheimer’s Within 3 YearsResearchers have created and validated a blood test which can, with 90 percent accuracy, predict if a healthy person will develop AD within 3 years.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·March 7, 2014·2 min readInherited Alzheimer’s Damage Greater Decades Before Symptoms AppearNeuronal damage can begin up to twenty years before Alzheimer's symptoms appear, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·February 28, 2014·3 min readScientists Wake Up to Causes of Sleep Disruption in Alzheimer’s DiseaseThe biological clock doesn't stop working for those with Alzheimer's disease, but it does detach from sleep wake cycles, a new report claims.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·February 28, 2014·2 min readChaperone Binds Protein Responsible for Alzheimers DiseaseThe molecular recognition mechanisms which play a role in the binding of tau to Hsp90 have been revealed in a new study.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·February 27, 2014·3 min readAfter Death, Twin Brains Show Similar Patterns of Neuropathologic ChangesResearchers 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.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·February 25, 2014·2 min readBrain Cell Activity Regulates Alzheimer’s ProteinA new study reports that increased neural activity boosts tau levels in the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 25, 2014·2 min readNew Risk Gene Illuminates Alzheimer’s DiseaseResearchers have isolated a gene believed to play a casual role in the development of Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·February 21, 2014·3 min readGeneticists Show How Molecular Switches Coordinate the Nervous SystemGeneticists discover the same molecular switches which induce non-descript cells to specialize also makes nerve cells respond differently to the environment.Read More