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DNA Vaccine Reduces Both Toxic Proteins Linked to Alzheimer’s

Neuroscience NewsNovember 21, 2018

A new DNA vaccine tested in mice significantly reduces tau and amyloid beta, two proteins implicated in Alzheimer's disease. The findings, researchers say, may pave the way for clinical trials in humans with the neurodegenerative disease.... Read More...

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Understanding the Origins of Alzheimer’s Disease

Neuroscience NewsMay 29, 2018

Researchers investigate the role the BMI1 gene plays in the onset and development of Alzheimer's disease. The study reports the loss of BMI1 triggers and increased production of amyloid beta and decreases neural ability to eliminate the protein.... Read More...

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Alzheimer’s Plaque Affects Different Brain Cells Differently

Neuroscience NewsApril 14, 2018

Alzheimer's linked protein, amyloid beta, appears to do very little harm to glial cells, at least in fruit flies, researchers report.... Read More...

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A Non-Invasive Method to Detect Alzheimer’s

Neuroscience NewsDecember 20, 2017

Researchers report an MRI test to measure smaller volumes in specific hippocampal regions could be used to detect Alzheimer's disease.... Read More...

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Sleep Apnea May Increase Alzheimer’s Risk

Neuroscience NewsNovember 10, 2017

A new study reports on a surprising link between OSA and Alzheimer's disease. Researchers report people who suffer a number of apneas per hour have increased accumulation of amyloid beta in the brain over time.... Read More...

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One Step Closer Toward a Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease?

Neuroscience NewsOctober 18, 2017

Researchers have developed a new class of drugs that may be more precise at blocking the production of toxic forms of amyloid beta.... Read More...

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Blood Test Identifies Key Alzheimer’s Marker

Neuroscience NewsJuly 19, 2017

Researchers have devised a new blood test that can detect if amyloid had begun to accumulate in the brain. The test help physicians diagnose Alzheimer's disease in a cheaper, less invasive way than currently available. The researchers will present their findings at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference in London. ... Read More...

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Tweaking Immune Response May Be a Key to Combating Alzheimer’s

Neuroscience NewsOctober 21, 2016

Learning how to manipulate inflammatory conditions could help to develop new therapies to stimulate neurogenesis and protect against Alzheimer's, a new study suggests.... Read More...

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Breakthrough in Mapping Nicotine Addiction Could Help Improve Treatment

Neuroscience NewsOctober 3, 2016

Researchers have crystallized a protein that could hold the answer as to how nicotine addiction occurs in the brain.... Read More...

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Vesicles That Trap Amyloid Appear to Contribute to Alzheimer’s

Neuroscience NewsAugust 29, 2016

Reducing the production of exosomes may help slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease.... Read More...

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Ability to Remove Alzheimer’s Disease Protein From the Brain Slows With Age

Neuroscience NewsAugust 7, 2015

According to researchers, as we age, it takes a lot longer to clear amyloid beta from the brain, thus leading to a build up of the toxic protein implicated in Alzheimer's disease.... Read More...

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Alzheimer’s Brain Change Measured in Humans

Neuroscience NewsJune 12, 2013

Researchers have successfully measured a significant difference between the brains of patients with an inherited form of Alzheimer's disease and their healthy family members who do not carry the genetic mutation for the disease.... Read More...

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DNA Vaccine Reduces Both Toxic Proteins Linked to Alzheimer’s

Understanding the Origins of Alzheimer’s Disease

Alzheimer’s Plaque Affects Different Brain Cells Differently

A Non-Invasive Method to Detect Alzheimer’s

Sleep Apnea May Increase Alzheimer’s Risk

One Step Closer Toward a Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease?

Blood Test Identifies Key Alzheimer’s Marker

Tweaking Immune Response May Be a Key to Combating Alzheimer’s

Breakthrough in Mapping Nicotine Addiction Could Help Improve Treatment

Vesicles That Trap Amyloid Appear to Contribute to Alzheimer’s

Ability to Remove Alzheimer’s Disease Protein From the Brain Slows With Age

Alzheimer’s Brain Change Measured in Humans