FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience Videos·October 6, 2017·2 min readResearchers Studying Drug’s Potential to Prevent Alzheimer’sResearchers are testing whether low doses of Rapamycin, a drug most commonly used as an immunosuppressant following an organ transplant, can help to prevent Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·September 22, 2017·4 min readMulti-Gene Test Predicts Alzheimer’s Better Than ApoE4 AloneUCSF researchers have developed a new genetic risk factor test that takes into account more than 24 genetic variants, each of which are associated with a small risk of Alzheimer's disease. The researchers say the test is a better method to help identify preclinical Alzheimer's than testing for ApoE4 alone.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·September 14, 2017·3 min readStudy Investigates Vaccine and Oral Medication to Stop Alzheimer’s Years Before it BeginsResearchers are testing a new vaccine and oral medication that could delay or prevent Alzheimer's disease from developing in those with a genetic predisposition.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 10, 2017·4 min readBreakthrough Study Reveals New Diagnosis for Alzheimer’sA new method of examining blood plasma allowed researchers to identify specific chemical bonds within the blood. The new technique allowed researchers to accurately distinguish between Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia, thus reducing cases of misdiagnosis.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 4, 2017·8 min readWhich Genetic Marker Is the Ring Leader in the Onset of Alzheimer’s Disease?Researchers have implicated TOMM40, a gene adjacent to APOE on chromosome 19, in the development of Alzheimer's disease. TOMM40, researchers report, plays a significant role in the decline of verbal learning after the age of 60.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsPsychology·July 23, 2017·4 min readGene Variant Increases Risk For DepressionAccording to researchers, people with the APOE4 gene have a 20% increased risk of developing depression as they age.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 15, 2017·5 min readMore Amyloid in the Brain, More Cognitive DeclineThe amount of amyloid plaques present within a person's brain can indicate the rate at which their cognition will decline in the following four years, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·June 12, 2017·1 min readWestern Diet Increases Alzheimer’s Pathology in Genetically Predisposed MiceDiet and lifestyle changes could lower the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease for those who are genetically predisposed, a new study suggests.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·January 10, 2017·3 min readDementia Gene May Guard Against Decline Associated With Parasitic DiseaseA new study reports carriers of APOE4 could have reduced risk of cognitive decline associated with parasitic infection.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·January 10, 2017·3 min readCouch Potatoes Face Same Chance of Dementia as Those With Genetic Risk FactorsA new study sheds light into the link between lifestyle and the risk of developing dementia.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·January 9, 2017·4 min readHigh Cholesterol Intake and Eggs Do Not Increase Risk of Memory DisordersA new study reports there appears to be no link between a high intake of dietary cholesterol and an increased risk of dementia, even in those who carried the APOE4 gene.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·December 30, 2016·5 min readAncient DNA Can Both Diminish and Defend Modern MindsA new study raises the question of whether a genetic mutation associated with neurodegeneration in one environment could act in a positive way in a different setting.Read More
