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This image shows amyloid beta in senile plaques of the cerebral cortex.

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·June 3, 2014·4 min read

New Amyloid Reducing Compound Could Be a Preventive Measure Against Alzheimer’s

In animal studies, researchers have identified a compound which reduces amyloid beta proteins by more than half.

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Featured Neurology

·April 21, 2014·4 min read

Chaperone Compounds Offer New Approach to Alzheimer’s Treatment

Researchers identify compounds that stabilize retromer protein complex and protects neurons from amyloid-beta.

The image shows brain slices from the mice.

Featured Neurology

·April 13, 2014·4 min read

New Mouse Model Could Revolutionize Research in Alzheimer’s Disease

Researchers report of creating two new mouse models of Alzheimer's disease. They believe the models could potentially revolutionize research into the neurodegenerative disease.

The image shows the pericytes in a mouse brain.

Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·December 13, 2013·4 min read

Study Breaks Blood-Brain Barriers to Understanding Alzheimer’s

Pericytes could provide novel targets for the treatment and diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, a new study reports.

The image shows a normal brain slice and a brain slice of with severe AD.

Featured Genetics Open Neuroscience Articles

·November 14, 2013·4 min read

Understanding a Protein’s Role in Familial Alzheimer’s Disease

Researchers use a novel genomic approach to better understand genetic mutations associated with familial Alzheimer's disease.

The image is a diagram showing the formation of beta-amyloid.

Featured Neurology

·October 21, 2013·3 min read

Major Alzheimer’s Risk Factor Linked to Red Wine Target

A new study provides insight into the link between ApoE4 and SirT1, an anti-aging protein found is resveratrol.

Featured Genetics

·September 24, 2013·4 min read

Study Confirms that Rare Mutations Increase Risk of Late Onset Alzheimer’s Disease

Researchers have identified and validated two rare gene mutations which could be a cause for late onset Alzheimer's disease.

The image shows two different brain slices, one of a healthy brain and one of a brain with severe AD.

Featured Neurology Neuroscience Business

·August 2, 2013·4 min read

New Drugs to Find the Right Target to Fight Alzheimer’s Disease

Researchers reveal how two classes of drug compounds, which are currently in trial, work to fight Alzheimer's disease. They also identify possible causes of early onset hereditary forms of AD.

This is a schematic of the Alzheimer's gene expression.

Featured Genetics

·July 24, 2013·4 min read

Key Molecular Pathways Leading to Alzheimer’s Identified

Researchers have identified key molecular pathways which lead to late-onset Alzheimer's disease. The study presents a new approach to Alzheimer's research and highlights several potential drug targets.