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Understanding the Origins of Alzheimer’s Disease

Neuroscience NewsMay 29, 2018

Researchers investigate the role the BMI1 gene plays in the onset and development of Alzheimer's disease. The study reports the loss of BMI1 triggers and increased production of amyloid beta and decreases neural ability to eliminate the protein.... Read More...

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Epigenetic Balance Reinstates Memory in Fly Model of Alzheimer’s

Neuroscience NewsMay 14, 2018

A new study reports researchers have successfully reversed memory loss in fly models of Alzheimer's disease by restoring the balance between to enzymes that regulate gene expression.... Read More...

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New Model Could Uncover Important Answers in Alzheimer’s Research

Neuroscience NewsApril 30, 2018

Researchers have developed a new rat model of Alzheimer's disease that can be used to study the accumulation of amyloid plaques.... Read More...

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Researchers Successfully Reverse Alzheimer’s Disease: Mouse Study

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 14, 2018

Depleting BACE1 completely reverses the formation of amyloid plaques and improves cognitive function in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease, researchers report.... Read More...

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Alzheimer’s Disease Might Be a ‘Whole Body’ Problem

Neuroscience NewsOctober 31, 2017

Using a technique called parabiosis on pairs of mice, researchers discover what they call 'cancer like mobility' of amyloid beta, reporting it can travel to the brain from other parts of the body.... Read More...

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One Step Closer Toward a Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease?

Neuroscience NewsOctober 18, 2017

Researchers have developed a new class of drugs that may be more precise at blocking the production of toxic forms of amyloid beta.... Read More...

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Alzheimer’s Protein May Be Implicated in Children’s Cognitive Abilities

Neuroscience NewsAugust 2, 2017

According to a new Journal of Alzheimer's Disease study, common genetic variants in amyloid precursor protein are associated with fluid intelligence in children.... Read More...

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Steering an Enzyme’s ‘Scissors’ Shows Potential for Stopping Alzheimer’s

Neuroscience NewsJuly 19, 2017

Researchers at UBC believe they have identified a method that could help stop Alzheimer's disease in its tracks. ... Read More...

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

Neuroscience NewsJuly 6, 2017

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.... Read More...

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New Connections Sprout Between Alzheimer’s and the Immune System

Neuroscience NewsMay 31, 2017

Study offers insight into the link between the immune system and the development of Alzheimer's disease.... Read More...

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Disrupted Fat Breakdown in the Brain of Mice Makes Them Dumb

Neuroscience NewsMay 19, 2017

Blocking the breakdown of a specific fat molecule in the the brains of mice lead to reduced learning ability and memory retention. Additionally, researchers noted an increase of Alzheimer's related proteins. Findings may help explain how dementia may develop in humans, researchers say. ... Read More...

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Never Before Seen Images of Early Stage Alzheimer’s Disease

Neuroscience NewsMarch 13, 2017

New technology allows researchers to produce images that predate the formation of amyloid beta in the brain. The findings have prompted researchers to suggest stabilizing the protein, rather than attempting to limit it, in order to reduce Alzheimer's symptoms.... Read More...

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