FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 9, 2017·5 min readNew Insight Into How Brain Cells Die in Alzheimer’s and FTDA gene that is critical in early stages of embryonic development appears to also play a key role in neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and frontotemporal dementia, researchers say.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·August 19, 2017·6 min readFundamental ALS Pathology DiscoveredResearchers have identified a genetic mutation associated with both ALS and frontotemporal dementia.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 15, 2017·5 min readGranulins Are Brain Treasure, Not TrashA new tool allows researchers to observe granulins inside cells.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·July 17, 2017·4 min readNew Discovery in Motor Neuron Disease and Dementia Could Pave the Way For New TreatmentsResearchers believe a newly discovered mechanism may contribute to cell death in people suffering from ALS and dementia.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 8, 2017·4 min readFrontotemporal Dementia Linked to Shortage of ProgranulinResearchers report neurodegeneration associated with frontotemporal dementia could span from a reduced trophic support for neurons.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 24, 2017·5 min readInflammatory Pathways Link to Obsessive Behaviors in Frontotemporal DementiaResearchers link obsessive behaviors in frontotemporal dementia to immune pathways and suggest targeting the immune system could be a new strategy for the treatment of FTD.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 20, 2017·5 min readTwo Repurposed Drugs Arrest Neurodegeneration: Mouse StudyResearchers have identified two drugs, including one in trial as an anti-cancer drug, that appears to prevent neurodegeneration.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·April 13, 2017·5 min readCommon Factor Links Neurodegenerative Disease in Old and YoungResearchers have identified a common mechanism in both frontotemporal dementia and neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·February 8, 2017·4 min readDesigner Compound May Untangle Damage Leading to Alzheimer’s DiseaseResearchers report a new compound could help prevent and may even reverse some of the brain injury caused by the Tau protein in dementia.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 18, 2016·4 min readNew Insight Into How Alzheimer’s BeginsResearchers discover a way doctors can detect early signs of Alzheimer's by looking at the back of patients' eyes.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·October 28, 2016·6 min readStructure of Toxic Tau Aggregates Determines Type of Dementia, Rate of ProgressionA new study may help shed light on the diversity of dementias linked to tau protein aggregation.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 24, 2016·5 min readHelping Alzheimer’s Patients Recall Their Grandchildren’s NamesResearchers report a telemedicine speech therapy program can help people recall words they had 'lost' as a result of dementia.Read More
