Researchers Identify ‘Neurostatin’ That Could Reduce Alzheimer’s Risk
A new study reports researchers have identified a drug that targets the first steps in a toxic chain reaction that leads to Alzheimer's disease.... Read More...
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Researchers Discover A Potential New Cause of Alzheimer’s Disease
According to a new study, researchers believe they have discovered a potential new cause of Alzheimer's disease.... Read More...
Alzheimer’s Amyloid Clumps Found in Young Adult Brains
Researchers report a lifelong accumulation of amyloid plaques in the brain could contribute to Alzheimer's disease.... Read More...
Why People with Down Syndrome Invariably Develop Alzheimer’s Disease
Study reveals how the SNX27 protein regulates the generation of beta amyloid. ... Read More...
Researchers Find Neural Compensation in People with Alzheimer’s Related Protein
Researchers report the brain is able to compensate for a buildup of beta amyloid, a protein associated with Alzheimer's disease.... Read More...
Limiting a Certain Protein in the Brain Reverses Alzheimer’s Symptoms in Mice
Limiting the p25 protein appears to reverse AD symptoms in mice, a new study reports.... Read More...
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.... Read More...
Study Reveals How Variant Forms of APOE Protein Impact Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease
A new study reports even low levels of APOE4 can increase beta-amyloid plaques in the brain and neuronal damage in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease. However, introducing APOE2 can reduce amyloid deposits and other associated damage.... Read More...
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. ... Read More...
High Blood Pressure in Middle Age Versus Old Age May Better Predict Memory Loss
According to a new study, middle aged people with high pulse pressure are more likely to have biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease in their spinal fluid than those with lower pulse pressure. ... Read More...
A Step Towards Early Alzheimer’s Diagnosis
Researchers have discovered six proteins in spinal fluid which could be used as biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease.... Read More...
Shorter Sleep Duration and Poorer Sleep Quality Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease Biomarker
Shorter periods of sleep and poorer quality of sleep are associated with greater buildup of beta anyloid, a new study reports.... Read More...