Researchers discovered some protease inhibitors used to treat HIV can lead to the production of the peptide amyloid beta.
An international research team revealed the atomic‐level structure of the human peptidase enzyme meprin β (beta).
A new study reports the dementia associated with Down syndrome involves defects in GSAP, which also malfunctions in Alzheimer's disease.
Researchers report older women living in areas with fine particulate matter exceeding the EPA's standard are at significantly higher risk of developing dementia.
APP, a protein commonly associated with Alzheimer's disease, plays a vital role in learning, memory, and social behavior in the developing brain, a new mouse study finds.
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.
Amyloid beta can be reduced when sugars are prevented from binding to a key enzyme associated with Alzheimer's disease, researchers report.
According to a new Journal of Alzheimer's Disease study, common genetic variants in amyloid precursor protein are associated with fluid intelligence in children.
Amyloid beta pathology may be more versatile than previously thought, a new study reports.
A study led by Karolinska Institutet reports for the first time the positive effects of an active vaccine against Alzheimer’s...
Findings promising as a potential early therapeutic intervention for AD.
Researchers present a new therapeutic strategy that could help patients with Alzheimer's disease.
