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·September 1, 2022·5 min read

How a Brain Area Implicated in Alzheimer’s May Be Vulnerable to Degeneration

Study reveals a novel mechanism in locus coeruleus neurons caused by the loss of the GPT2 mitochondrial enzyme that is implicated in the development and progression of neurodegenerative diseases.

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·August 29, 2022·3 min read

Protein ‘Traffic Jam’ in Neurons Linked to Neurodegeneration

Dampening retromer activity slows down the trafficking of tau in neurodegenerative disorders, a new study reports.

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·August 29, 2022·4 min read

Can We Reverse the Effects of Age Related Memory Loss? Experts Say Yes

A 20-minute session of non-invasive brain stimulation over four days helps to improve both working and long-term memory in those aged 65 and older.

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·August 2, 2022·5 min read

Can We Rejuvenate Aging Brains?

Researchers discuss current studies about cognitive rejuvenation and discuss steps we can take to help protect our brains as we age.

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·June 10, 2022·4 min read

Posture Assessed in Health Exam Detects Cognitive Decline

An older person's posture may give clues to hidden cognitive decline, a new study reports.

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·June 7, 2022·3 min read

Molecular Insights Into Primate Hippocampal Aging

The aged non-human primate hippocampus showed signs of increased inflammation, genomic and epigenomic instability, and a loss of proteostasis.

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·June 5, 2022·3 min read

Studying Autophagy to Help Us Understand the Mechanisms of Aging-Related Diseases

Researchers have identified the cellular and molecular mechanisms that regulate selective autophagy.

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·May 22, 2022·4 min read

Experimental ALS Drug May Be More Effective Than Existing Ones

NU-9, an experimental drug, appears to be more effective at treating ALS than existing medications.

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·May 6, 2022·4 min read

‘Stressed’ Cells Offer Clues to Eliminating Build-up of Toxic Proteins in Dementia

Study reveals a new mechanism that appears to reverse the build-up of protein aggregates by refolding them, rather than removing them.

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·April 23, 2022·5 min read

Unexpected Protein Could Play Role Frontotemporal Dementia

Amyloid fibrils in those with frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) contain a little-known protein called TMEM106B. Researchers speculate TMEM106B could be found to be the cause of FTLD.

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·April 20, 2022·5 min read

Single-Cell DNA Sequencing Offers a New Angle on the Causes of Alzheimer’s Disease

An abundance of newly acquired mutations in the mutations that occur at an accelerated speed is a telling pattern of Alzheimer's disease, researchers report.