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·September 24, 2015·4 min read

Yeast Protein Could Offer Clues to How Alzheimer’s Plaques Form in the Brain

Understanding how yeast cells construct and destroy amyloid like structures could help researchers develop new drugs that destroy amyloid beta in Alzheimer's disease, a new study reports.

Image shows a neuron covered in amyloid plaques.

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·September 24, 2015·3 min read

Suppressing Amyloid Plaques in Alzheimer’s Disease and Diabetes

A new study three new peptide molecules suppressed cytotoxic clumping of amyloid plaques in Alzheimer's disease and type 2 diabetes.

Image of amyloid plaques in Alzheimer's brain tissue.

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·September 18, 2015·4 min read

A Major Breakthrough in Understanding of Alzheimer’s Disease Reported

A new study sheds light onto a fundamental mechanism underlying the development of Alzheimer's disease. Researchers believe the findings could lead to new forms of therapy for those living with the disease.

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·September 17, 2015·4 min read

Pathogenic Role of Amyloid Beta in Alzheimer’s Disease and Down Syndrome Dementia Confirmed

A new study furthers insight into how Alzheimer's disease naturally progresses.

Diagram of a brain slice of a person with Alzheimer's disease.

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·September 16, 2015·4 min read

Researchers Discover Link Between Stress and Alzheimer’s Disease

A new study reports stress releases corticotrophin releasing factor, which increases the production of amyloid beta, a protein implicated in Alzheimer's disease.

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·September 14, 2015·5 min read

Study Shows Direct Relationship Between Alzheimer’s Tau Protein and Cholesterol

According to researchers, over-expressing a specific enzyme that can eliminate cholesterol from the brain could have a beneficial effect on the tau protein.

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·September 14, 2015·3 min read

Potential Mechanism for Neurodegenerative Diseases Identified

A new study reports the HSD10 protein can reduce oxidative stress while promoting cell repair and preventing apoptosis.

3D visualization of amyloid beta plaques in the brain.

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·September 14, 2015·4 min read

X-Ray Vision: Transparent Brains Ready for Study

Researchers have developed a new technique for creating transparent tissue which can illuminate 3D brain anatomy at high resolution.

This shows a healthy brain slice and one from an alzheimer's patient.

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·September 11, 2015·5 min read

Resveratrol Appears to Stabilize Alzheimer’s Disease Biomarker

A new study reports high doses of resveratrol taken long term in people with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease appears to impact a biomarker that usually declines as the disease progresses.

Diagram of amyloid beta in Alzheimer's disease.

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·September 10, 2015·5 min read

Human Transmission of Alzheimer’s Protein May Have Occurred as Result of Medical Procedures

A new study provides evidence that a protein synonymous with Alzheimer's disease, amyloid beta, may have passed to a small group of people who were given human derived growth hormone treatments prior to the mid 1980's.