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Featured Genetics

·June 17, 2013·4 min read

Rare Genomic Mutations Found in Ten Families with Early-Onset, Familial Alzheimer’s Disease

A new study uncovers unique changes in DNA structure in genes important to neuronal function in relatives with early onset, familial Alzheimer's disease.

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Featured Neuroscience

·May 28, 2013·3 min read

Preventing ‘Traffic Jams’ in Brain Cells

Researchers discover presenilin, a protein associated with Alzheimer's disease, controls the speed at which materials move through brain cells. Defects in presenilin could lead to neuronal blockages with amyloid plaques, commonly associated with this neurodegenerative disorder.

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Featured Neurology

·October 4, 2012·3 min read

A Molecular Scissor Related to Alzheimer’s Disease

An international research team revealed the atomic‐level structure of the human peptidase enzyme meprin β (beta).

Featured Genetics Neurology

·June 14, 2012·3 min read

Gene May Link Diabetes and Alzheimer’s

Gene involved in dementia affects the insulin pathway, reports biology professor Chris Li and colleagues. In recent years it became...

Featured Neurology

·June 7, 2012·2 min read

Alzheimer’s Vaccine Trial a Success

A study led by Karolinska Institutet reports for the first time the positive effects of an active vaccine against Alzheimer’s...

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