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Image shows a PET scan of a human brain.

Featured Neurology

·May 24, 2016·4 min read

PET Imaging With Special Tracer Can Detect and Diagnose Early Alzheimer’s

A new study reports PiB, a small molecular compound, binds to amyloid plaque.

Image shows a neuron covered in amyloid plaques.

Featured Neurology

·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.

This image shows brain scans used for the study.

Featured Neurology

·July 13, 2015·5 min read

Impact of APOE E4 May Be Apparent Years Before Alzheimer’s Symptoms Appear

Researchers have discovered a well known genetic variant linked to Alzheimer's could be promoting deposits of neurotoxic plaques in the brain years prior to symptoms of the disease developing.

The image is a plastinated brain of a person with Alzheimer's disease.

Featured Genetics

·March 18, 2013·4 min read

Uncontrolled Hypertension Could Bring Increased Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease

A new study finds increased amyloid levels in the brains of unmedicated hypertensive adults with a genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease.

The image shows brain scans of Alzheimer's patients.

Featured Neurology

·February 19, 2013·2 min read

It’s Not Just Amyloid: White Matter Hyperintensities and Alzheimer’s Disease

A new study suggest that along with amyloid deposits, white matter hyperintensities may be a second necessary factor for the development of Alzheimer’s disease.