FeaturedPsychology·May 23, 2012·3 min readRobust White Matter Helps Keep Us Smart As We AgeWell-connected brains make you smarter in older age Brains that maintain healthy nerve connections as we age help keep us...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 25, 2012·2 min readCCR2 Involved in Removing Beta-Amyloid, Could Slow Alzheimer’s ProgressionFirst study to suggest that the immune system may protect against Alzheimer’s changes in humans Recent work in mice suggested...Read More
FeaturedNeurology·May 29, 2012·3 min readExendin-4 Diabetes Medication may Minimize Damage for Blast Related TBIDiabetes Drug Could Be a Promising Therapy for Traumatic Brain Injury TAU research finds that existing diabetes medication may ease...Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·June 6, 2012·6 min readAmyloid Plaques in 3DAlzheimer Plagues in 3d – Swiss researchers succeeded in generating detailed three-dimensional images of the spatial distribution of amyloid plaques...Read More
FeaturedNeurology·June 7, 2012·2 min readAlzheimer’s Vaccine Trial a SuccessA study led by Karolinska Institutet reports for the first time the positive effects of an active vaccine against Alzheimer’s...Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·June 14, 2012·3 min readGene May Link Diabetes and Alzheimer’sGene involved in dementia affects the insulin pathway, reports biology professor Chris Li and colleagues. In recent years it became...Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·July 3, 2012·2 min readScientists Discover Bees Can “Turn Back Time”, Reverse Brain AgingHoneybees can reverse brain aging and learning deficits when they take on nest responsibilities usually done by younger bees. Findings suggest social interventions may be used to slow or treat age-related dementia.Read More
NeurologyNeuroscience Business·July 19, 2012·2 min readAnti-Tau Drug Improves Cognition, Decreases Tau Tangles in Alzheimer’s Disease ModelsPenn Medicine research presented today at the 2012 Alzheimer's Association International Conference shows that an anti-tau treatment called epithilone D (EpoD) was effective in preventing and intervening the progress of Alzheimer's disease in animal models, improving neuron function and cognition, as well as decreasing tau pathology.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·August 20, 2012·2 min readBrain Enzyme is Double Whammy for Alzheimer’s DiseaseResearchers discover that an enzyme known for generating toxic brain plaques in Alzheimer's disease also causes additional memory and cognitive deficits via a separate mechanism. They found that BACE1 disrupts the cell's production of other molecules required for PKA function. By that mechanism, BACE1 inactivates PKA and therefore inhibits memory formation in mice, even in the absence of neurotoxic β-amyloid.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·October 2, 2012·2 min readNew Research Model to Aid Search for Degenerative Disease CuresEfforts to treat disorders like Lou Gehrig’s disease, Paget’s disease, inclusion body myopathy and dementia will receive a considerable boost from a new research model created by UC Irvine scientists.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·October 22, 2012·3 min readClue to Alzheimer’s Cause Found in Brain SamplesResearchers found a key difference in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease and those who are cognitively normal but still have brain plaques that characterize this type of dementia.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·January 15, 2013·2 min readMajor Step Toward an Alzheimer’s VaccineResearchers discovered a way to stimulate the brain's natural defense mechanisms in mice with Alzheimer's disease symptoms. This major breakthrough opens the door to the development of a treatment for Alzheimer's disease and a vaccine to prevent the illness.Read More
