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·December 9, 2015·3 min read

Math Models Could Change Strategies for Tackling Alzheimer’s Disease

Math models usually applied to physics studies are proving useful in studying the spatial distribution of astocytes in the brain, and are helping to develop new strategies for tackling Alzheimer's disease.

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·December 9, 2015·4 min read

Chemical Appears to Restore Memory and Clear Alzheimer’s Protein in Mice

The chemical EPPS appears to effectively restore memory and remove the build up of amyloid in the brains of mice genetically altered to have features of Alzheimer's disease.

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·November 4, 2015·4 min read

Repairing Alzheimer’s Related Nerve Cell Damage

Researchers explain how a novel gene therapy approach could help treat Alzheimer's disease.

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·November 2, 2015·3 min read

A New Link Between Alzheimer’s Disease and Down Syndrome

A new study reports the dementia associated with Down syndrome involves defects in GSAP, which also malfunctions in Alzheimer's disease.

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·October 5, 2015·3 min read

Horse Disease Shares Signs of Alzheimer’s Disease

Researchers report brain tissue of horses that died from equine grass sickness contains a build up of amyloid beta, a protein associated with human Alzheimer's disease.

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·August 18, 2015·4 min read

Molecular Feedback Process May Protect the Brain Against Alzheimer’s Disease

Researchers have identified a new pathway that can dampen the production of amyloid beta.

This image is a photo of a plastinated Alzheimer's brain.

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·July 21, 2015·4 min read

New Culprit in Alzheimer’s Disease Development Identified

Researchers have implicated a new culprit in the development of Alzheimer's disease. The findings could influence new strategies for treatment.

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·April 29, 2015·5 min read

Amyloid Beta Production Blocked in Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s

Findings promising as a potential early therapeutic intervention for AD.

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·April 23, 2015·4 min read

Targeting Protein Pathway Could Provide New Alzheimer’s Treatments

Manipulating the rate at which APP is broken down is directly connected to tau levels in the brain, a new study reports.

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·February 4, 2015·5 min read

Scientists Find More DNA and Extra Copies of Disease Gene in Alzheimer’s Brain Cells

Scientists found diverse genomic changes in single neurons from the brains of Alzheimer’s patients, pointing to an unexpected factor that may underpin the most common form of the disease.