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The image shows microtubule disintegration in alzheimer's disease.

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·June 13, 2013·3 min read

A Peptide to Protect Brain Function

Researchers develop a protein called NAP which protects and restores nerve cell communication in some neurodegenerative diseases.

Illustration showing a cut away of the brain with the locus coeruleus highlighted in blue.

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·February 16, 2016·3 min read

‘Ground Zero’ Brain Region for Alzheimer’s Highlighted

A new study reports the locus coeruleus, an area of the brain essential for maintaining cognitive function, is vulnerable to toxins and infections. This brain area appears to be the first place affected by late onset Alzheimer's.

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·October 3, 2017·5 min read

‘Ideal Biomarker’ Detects Alzheimer’s Before Symptom Onset

Researchers have revealed a new, non-invasive, pre-clinical biomarker for Alzheimer's disease.

This is a cross section MRI of a patient with ALS.

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·October 16, 2013·6 min read

‘Individualized’ Therapy for the Brain Targets Specific Gene Mutations Causing Dementia and ALS

Using neurons created from iPS cells derived from people with ALS, researchers develop a new drug which appears to halt the impact of the genetic mutations in some forms of ALS and dementia.

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·February 15, 2019·3 min read

‘Lack of Cleaning’ in Brain Cells is Central to Alzheimer’s

Researchers report dysfunctional mitophagy may contribute to the development of Alzheimer's disease. When mitophagy is improved, symptoms of Alzheimer's almost disappeared in animal models of the disease.

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·December 28, 2016·4 min read

‘Latest Spoke in the Wheel’ Drives Brain-Mapping Advances

Super resolution microscopy may help to provide a better understanding of the structure and functions of the brain.

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·September 30, 2019·4 min read

‘Relaxed’ enzymes may be at the root of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease

The severity of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease is linked to the degree to which the aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases enzyme is relaxed or extended.

Image shows brain scans of white matter.

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·September 6, 2016·5 min read

‘Traffic Jam’ in Brain Linked to Common Cognitive Disorder

According to researchers, a simple MRI brain scan could help diagnose people with a common cognitive disorder.

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·September 4, 2019·4 min read

‘Hunger Hormone’ Linked to Memory in Alzheimer’s Study

A study that used postmortem brain tissue samples from Alzheimer's patients and mouse models found the hunger hormone ghrelin is linked to cognitive impairments and memory loss associated with the disease.

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·March 13, 2020·5 min read

‘Natural killer’ cells could halt Parkinson’s progression

Natural killer cells may play a critical role in regulating and restraining neuroinflammation and protein clumping associated with Parkinson's disease.