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·November 28, 2015·3 min read

How Synapses are Destroyed in Early Stages of Alzheimer’s Disease

Researchers have discovered a new molecular mechanism that directly contributes to synapse loss in people with Alzheimer's disease.

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·November 23, 2015·4 min read

New Understanding of Cause of Alzheimer’s Symptoms

A new study reports amyloid plaques could be strangling blood vessels and this could account for memory loss and other Alzheimer's symptoms.

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·November 5, 2015·3 min read

Solution for Side Effects of Alzheimer’s Immunotherapy Treatment

According to researchers, small, precise changes in anti-amyloid antibodies preserve immunotherapeutic activity without the inflammatory side effects for Alzheimer's patients.

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·November 4, 2015·4 min read

Harnessing the Immune System to Fight Alzheimer’s Disease

A new study reports the immune system could potentially be harnessed to help clear amyloid plaques in order to help in the fight against Alzheimer's disease.

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·November 4, 2015·4 min read

Possible New Function for Protein Associated With Alzheimer’s Disease

A new study reports amyloid beta affects cholinergic signaling.

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·November 2, 2015·3 min read

A New Link Between Alzheimer’s Disease and Down Syndrome

A new study reports the dementia associated with Down syndrome involves defects in GSAP, which also malfunctions in Alzheimer's disease.

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·November 2, 2015·2 min read

New International Standardized Diagnostic Test for Alzheimer’s

Researchers have developed a reference method for standardized measurements that diagnose Alzheimer's disease decades before symptoms appear.

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·October 22, 2015·3 min read

Alzheimer’s Plaques Impair Memory Formation During Sleep

Amyloid beta deposits influence brain activity during sleep and impair memory formation.

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·October 14, 2015·2 min read

A New Target for Alzheimer’s Disease Treatment

Researchers discovered the GPR3 protein could play an important role in reducing the generation of amyloid beta and in alleviating cognitive deficits in Alzheimer's disease.

Image shows amyloid beta plaques surrounded by microglia.

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·October 13, 2015·3 min read

Boosting the Brain’s Waste Disposal System to Help Fight Alzheimer’s

Researchers investigate whether they can mobilize the immune system to help in the fight against Alzheimer's disease.

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·October 5, 2015·3 min read

Horse Disease Shares Signs of Alzheimer’s Disease

Researchers report brain tissue of horses that died from equine grass sickness contains a build up of amyloid beta, a protein associated with human Alzheimer's disease.