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·May 25, 2016·6 min read

Could Alzheimer’s Associated Amyloid Plaques Fight Bacterial Infections?

According to researchers, the expression of human amyloid beta protected against potentially lethal infections in mice, roundworms and cultured human brain cells.

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·May 25, 2016·4 min read

Heart Medication Could Help Treat Alzheimer’s: Mouse Study

Researchers report a drug which prevents blood clots and reduces the risk of heart attacks shows promise for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.

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·May 25, 2016·3 min read

Study Investigates How the Chemo Brain May Develop

The release and uptake of dopamine and serotonin becomes sluggish in rat brains following chemotherapy, researchers report.

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·May 25, 2016·4 min read

Anemia Could Affect Recovery From TBI

A new study reports anemia may negatively affect the outcomes of patients with TBI.

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·May 25, 2016·4 min read

Mismatch of Vascular and Neural Responses Suggests Limits of FMRI

According to a new study, during sensory stimulation, increases of blood flow are not precisely tuned to local neural activity, and this can have implications for fMRI neuroimaging.

Brain Cancer Featured Neurology

·May 25, 2016·1 min read

3D Printing Brain Tumors to Improve Treatments

Researchers have developed a new 3D printing technique which can produce brain tumor cells that continue to grow rapidly and mimic the growth of real glioma tumors.

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·May 24, 2016·7 min read

Surveying Genetic Changes Linked to Parkinson’s

A new study examines the genetic modifications associated with Parkinson's disease.

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·May 24, 2016·3 min read

Social Network Conspiracy Theories About Zika Putting Vulnerable People at Risk

A new study reports pseudoscientific claims and conspiracies spread through social networks refuting facts about the Zika virus and potential vaccines could potentially be putting the most vulnerable people at risk.

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·May 24, 2016·5 min read

Crowdsourcing Contest of Data From Dogs and Humans Advances Seizure Forecasting

Teams of data scientists use crowdsourcing to analyze recordings of electrical activity in the brains of people and dogs before and during seizures.

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·May 24, 2016·4 min read

PET Imaging With Special Tracer Can Detect and Diagnose Early Alzheimer’s

A new study reports PiB, a small molecular compound, binds to amyloid plaque.

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·May 24, 2016·4 min read

New Way to Grow Blood Vessels Could Boost Regenerative Medicine

Researchers have developed a new method to produce 3D networks of blood vessels.

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·May 24, 2016·4 min read

Current Screening Methods Miss Mild Cognitive Impairment in Many

A high number of false negative results from neuroimaging tests mean many people at increased risk of Alzheimer's may not be getting timely diagnosis or care, a new study reports.