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·November 8, 2017·4 min read

Licorice Extract May Help Prevent and Treat Parkinson’s

According to a new study, liquiritigenin, a licorice extract, may help to inhibit dopaminergic neuronal cell death and could help slow the progression of Parkinson's disease.

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·November 6, 2017·5 min read

Saving Neurons May Offer New Approach for Treating Alzheimer’s Disease

According to researchers, the compound P7C3 may help to protect against neuron death and memory problems associated with Alzheimer's disease without altering the buildup of amyloid plaques or neurofibrillary tangles in rat brains.

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·November 4, 2017·4 min read

Here’s What We Think Alzheimer’s Does to the Brain

A new paper explores different findings about the development of Alzheimer's and considers how personalized treatments may help combat this complex disease.

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·October 30, 2017·4 min read

Brain’s Response to Mid-Life Surge in Cell Aging Starts or Ends Path to Dementia

University of Texas researchers report neurons in the mouse brain tend to surge at the equivalent of human age 40. During this period, interleukin33 also surges in healthy mice. In those lacking the gene, neurodegeneration occurred, eventually resulting in dementia.

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·October 26, 2017·4 min read

Parkinson’s Gene Needed For Dopamine Neuron Health

A new study reveals LRRK is essential for the survival of dopamine neurons in the brain. The finding may prompt new treatments for Parkinson's disease.

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·October 9, 2017·5 min read

New Insight Into How Brain Cells Die in Alzheimer’s and FTD

A gene that is critical in early stages of embryonic development appears to also play a key role in neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and frontotemporal dementia, researchers say.

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·October 4, 2017·4 min read

Pathway in Neurons May Contribute to Neurodegenerative Diseases

Researchers report the injury pathway is triggered when Unc-104 is mutated. This mutation leads synapses to become defective.

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·September 27, 2017·4 min read

Back From the Brink: How Cells Recover From the Verge of Programmed Death

A new study in JCB reveals the mechanisms behind anastasis, a process that allows cells to recover from the brink of programmed cell death.

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·August 10, 2017·2 min read

Two Genes Help Older Brain Gain New Cells

A new study reveals the role two Pumilio genes, PUM1, and PUM2, play in the creation of new neurons in the dentate gyrus.

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·July 6, 2017·3 min read

Drug Restores Cells and Memories in Alzheimer’s: Mouse Study

A new drug has proven effective at restoring memories and neural connections in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease. The new drug was originally developed as a treatment for Schizophrenia. While the drug does not destroy amyloid plaques associated with Alzheimer's, it does allow the plaques to co-exist with neurons.