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·April 16, 2014·3 min read

Scientists Explain How Memories Stick Together

Researchers create a new model of memory which explains how neurons retain selective memories a few hours after an event takes place.

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·April 15, 2014·3 min read

Limiting a Certain Protein in the Brain Reverses Alzheimer’s Symptoms in Mice

Limiting the p25 protein appears to reverse AD symptoms in mice, a new study reports.

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·April 14, 2014·4 min read

Researchers Find Brain Activity That May Mark the Beginning of Memories

Tracking the brain activity of a rat as it stops to examine its environment, researchers believe they can mark where memory begins.

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·April 13, 2014·4 min read

New Mouse Model Could Revolutionize Research in Alzheimer’s Disease

Researchers report of creating two new mouse models of Alzheimer's disease. They believe the models could potentially revolutionize research into the neurodegenerative disease.

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·April 12, 2014·4 min read

Online Registry Aims to Drive Brain Disease Research

The Brain Health Registry promises to cut the time and costs of conducting clinical trails for neurological diseases. The online project, led by UCSF, will help researchers to analyze and track the brain functions of thousands of volunteers over time.

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·April 7, 2014·6 min read

Bipartisan Bill Announced to Boost Alzheimer’s Research and International Action Plan

A bipartisan bill has been announced to boost Alzheimer's disease research and create an international action plan.

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·April 7, 2014·2 min read

Research Suggests Connection Between the Integrity of White Matter and Dementia

Researchers discover a link between white matter health and the presence of dementia in adults with Down syndrome.

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Featured Genetics

·March 19, 2014·7 min read

The Aging Brain Needs REST

Researchers discover REST is lost in critical brain areas of those with AD.

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·March 18, 2014·3 min read

How Age Opens the Gates for Alzheimer’s

Researchers discover why aging and molecular changes in brain circuitry can lead to tangles associated with AD.

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·March 17, 2014·2 min read

Researchers Slow Development of Alzheimer’s Trademark Cell Killing Plaques

Researchers claim they have learned to fix the Golgi structure which becomes fragmented in patients with AD.

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·March 14, 2014·2 min read

How a Small Worm May Help the Fight Against Alzheimer’s

A naturally occurring molecule has the ability to prevent protein aggregation associated with aging.

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·March 13, 2014·1 min read

Scientists Catch Brain Damage in the Act

Researchers uncover how hypoxia and inflammation cause brain damage in conditions such as Alzheimer's disease and strokes.

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