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Overlapping Mechanisms in HIV Cognitive Disorders and Alzheimer’s

Neuroscience NewsApril 9, 2018

A new Journal of Neuroscience study reports elevated levels of BACE1, an enzyme associated with neuronal damage in Alzheimer's disease, were identified in postmortem brain samples of those with HIV.... Read More...

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Researchers Fix Genetic Risk Factor of Alzheimer’s in Human Brain Cells

Neuroscience NewsApril 9, 2018

Researchers report they have successfully erased damage caused by Apoe4 in Alzheimer's patients by altering the gene into a harmless Apoe3-like version. ... Read More...

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New Blood Test Useful to Detect Those at Risk of Developing Alzheimer’s

Neuroscience NewsApril 6, 2018

Researchers have developed a new blood test capable of detecting biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease long before the first symptoms appear.... Read More...

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The Onset of Alzheimer’s:The Importance of Family History

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 27, 2018

Researchers report the closer a person gets to the age their parents started to develop Alzheimer's symptoms, the more likely they are to have amyloid plaques.... Read More...

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Data Detectives Shift Suspicions in Alzheimer’s from Usual Suspect to Inside Villain

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 19, 2018

A new data analysis study sheds light on possible causes of Alzheimer's disease. ... Read More...

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Amyloid Protein Transmission Through Neurosurgery

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 15, 2018

Researchers report, in a number of cases, amyloid beta pathology may have been transmitted by contaminated instruments used in neurosurgeries up to three decades previously.... Read More...

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Poor Fitness Linked to Weaker Brain Fiber and Higher Risk of Dementia

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 15, 2018

UT Southwestern researchers shed light on the link between poor fitness and an increased risk of developing dementia. Researchers report a lower level of fitness is associated with faster deterioration of white matter fibers in the brain. The deterioration can result in cognitive decline and memory problems as a person ages.... Read More...

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Researchers Successfully Reverse Alzheimer’s Disease: Mouse Study

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 14, 2018

Depleting BACE1 completely reverses the formation of amyloid plaques and improves cognitive function in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease, researchers report.... Read More...

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Compound Prevents Neurological Damage and Provides Cognitive Benefits For Alzheimer’s: Mouse Study

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 7, 2018

Researchers report a form of vitamin B3 can help prevent neurological damage and improve cognition in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease.... Read More...

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Body Clock Disruptions Occur Years Before Memory Loss in Alzheimer’s

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 29, 2018

According to researchers, circadian disruptions can occur years before symptoms of Alzheimer's develop. The findings could help to identify those at risk of developing the neurodegenerative disease as they age.... Read More...

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Alzheimer’s Drug Falls Short in Large Clinical Trial

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 25, 2018

Researchers report a drug developed to target amyloid plaques in those with Alzheimer's does not significantly slow cognitive decline.... Read More...

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Mitochondria in Brain May Be Source of Alzheimer’s

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 24, 2018

A highly toxic form of amyloid beta disrupts the normal function of mitochondria, researchers report.... Read More...

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Important Step Towards a Computer Model That Predicts the Outcome of Eye Diseases

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Important Step Towards a Computer Model That Predicts the Outcome of Eye Diseases

Watching Stem Cells Repair Spinal Cord in Real Time

New Technique Helps Uncover Changes in ALS Neurons

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Important Step Towards a Computer Model That Predicts the Outcome of Eye Diseases

Viral Connection to Alzheimer’s: Herpes Virus Implicated in Alzheimer’s Disease

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Cometh the Cyborg: Improved Integration of Living Muscles into Robots

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amyloid-beta

Overlapping Mechanisms in HIV Cognitive Disorders and Alzheimer’s

Researchers Fix Genetic Risk Factor of Alzheimer’s in Human Brain Cells

New Blood Test Useful to Detect Those at Risk of Developing Alzheimer’s

The Onset of Alzheimer’s:The Importance of Family History

Data Detectives Shift Suspicions in Alzheimer’s from Usual Suspect to Inside Villain

Amyloid Protein Transmission Through Neurosurgery

Poor Fitness Linked to Weaker Brain Fiber and Higher Risk of Dementia

Researchers Successfully Reverse Alzheimer’s Disease: Mouse Study

Compound Prevents Neurological Damage and Provides Cognitive Benefits For Alzheimer’s: Mouse Study

Body Clock Disruptions Occur Years Before Memory Loss in Alzheimer’s

Alzheimer’s Drug Falls Short in Large Clinical Trial

Mitochondria in Brain May Be Source of Alzheimer’s