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Image shows the chemical structure of nAChR.

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·June 18, 2016·2 min read

Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in the Pathology of Alzheimer’s Disease

A new study looks at the role nicotinic acetylcholine receptors play in Alzheimer's disease.

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·June 17, 2016·2 min read

New Alzheimer’s Study Aims to Delay or Prevent Symptoms

A new study will test a promising drug aimed at preventing or delaying Alzheimer's symptoms.

Image shows amyloid beta attacking a cell.

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·June 15, 2016·8 min read

A New Role For Amyloid Beta in Alzheimer’s

Researchers have developed a new technique to measure levels of amyloid beta in the brain. They have also discovered new insights into why mutations of the TREM2 gene increases the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.

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·June 14, 2016·4 min read

Nanoprobe Enables Measurement of Protein Dynamics in Living Cells

A new device allows researchers to measure how anesthetic affects levels of Alzheimer's associated proteins.

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·June 14, 2016·6 min read

Brain in a Dish Provides New Way to Learn About Alzheimer’s

Researchers report they have discovered a new method to replicate one of the earliest changes in Alzheimer's disease.

PET scan images of tau in the brains of alzheimer's patients.

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·June 13, 2016·3 min read

PET Imaging Points to Tau Protein as Leading Culprit in Alzheimer’s

Tau may be more directly instigating neuronal dysfunction than amyloid beta in Alzheimer's disease, a new study reports.

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·June 10, 2016·4 min read

New Clues to Toxic Forms of Amyloid Beta in Alzheimer’s

Researchers made a subtle alteration to the amyloid beta protein. The change affect its aggregation behavior and stabilizes an intermediate form with enhanced toxicity.

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·June 9, 2016·4 min read

A New Biomarker for Nerve Cell Damage

Researchers have identified proteins in the blood that could reflect nerve cell damage.

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·June 6, 2016·3 min read

IL-33 Ameliorates Alzheimer’s-Like Pathology and Cognitive Decline

Injections of IL-33 appear to rescue contextual memories and reduce amyloid beta deposits in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease.

Image shows a schematic of the findings.

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·June 1, 2016·3 min read

A Useful Biological Role For A Deadly Toxin

Acrolein, a toxic substance produced during oxidative stress, may play a role in preventing the process of fibrillation.

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·May 25, 2016·6 min read

Could Alzheimer’s Associated Amyloid Plaques Fight Bacterial Infections?

According to researchers, the expression of human amyloid beta protected against potentially lethal infections in mice, roundworms and cultured human brain cells.