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·October 6, 2015·4 min read

Predicting How Alzheimer’s Disease Will Affect the Brain

Researchers report they are developing a new computer system which uses demographic, genetic and clinical data to help predict how Alzheimer's disease will affect the patient's brain.

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·October 5, 2015·5 min read

Sharp Weight Loss For Older Women With Alzheimer’s Related Gene

According to a new study, women with the APOEe4 allele, a genetic variant closely tied to Alzheimer's disease, face sharper weight loss after the age of 70 than those without the gene, whether they go on to develop dementia or not.

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·October 5, 2015·4 min read

Tracking a Key Piece of Dementia and ALS Puzzle

Findings provide new hope for treating ALS and FTD, researchers report.

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·October 5, 2015·4 min read

How Finches Could Further Understanding of Huntington’s Disease

Researchers use zebra finches to study speech and vocal impairments associated with Huntington's disease.

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·October 5, 2015·3 min read

Microglia Plays Crucial Role in Early Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease

A new study reports researchers discovered that tau fibrils spread with the help on microglia in early stages of Alzheimer's disease.

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·October 1, 2015·6 min read

Diverse Mutations Reveal Lineage of Neurons

Researchers discover somatic mutations appear to occur most often in the genes neurons use most.

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·September 30, 2015·4 min read

Antipsychotics May Increase Death Risk in People with Parkinson’s Disease Psychosis

According to a new study, antipsychotic medications could increase the risk of death in patients with Parkinson's disease psychosis.

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·September 30, 2015·3 min read

Dormant Viral Gene May Cause Some Forms of ALS

Researchers discover reactivating ancient viral genes may cause neuron destruction in some forms of ALS.

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·September 29, 2015·5 min read

Alzheimer’s Disease Progression Influenced by Disruption of Blood-Brain Barrier

A new study reports amyloid beta induces a strong inflammatory response, destroying the blood-CSF barrier.

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·September 28, 2015·4 min read

Possible Role of Immune System in Onset of Alzheimer’s Disease

A new study investigates how genetics risk factors for Alzheimer's could influence a key immune cell.

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·September 24, 2015·4 min read

Yeast Protein Could Offer Clues to How Alzheimer’s Plaques Form in the Brain

Understanding how yeast cells construct and destroy amyloid like structures could help researchers develop new drugs that destroy amyloid beta in Alzheimer's disease, a new study reports.