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·July 14, 2016·5 min read

Progress in World’s First Alzheimer’s Vaccine

Researchers have made a breakthrough discovery in the international quest to discover a new and potentially effective vaccine targeting the pathological proteins associated with Alzheimer’s disease.

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·July 13, 2016·4 min read

Brain Cell Death in Alzheimer’s Linked to Structural Flaw

Researchers believe they have discovered a new biological pathway involved in Alzheimer's disease.

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·July 5, 2016·5 min read

A New Model For How Alzheimer’s Causes Dementia

A newly developed mouse model of Alzheimer's disease has allowed researchers greater insight into how the disease causes dementia.

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·July 5, 2016·5 min read

Cellular Vessels Predict Likelihood of Developing Dementia

Findings provide a quicker and less invasive way to identify impending cognitive decline and begin treatment before dementia is established.

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·June 15, 2016·6 min read

Researchers Block Action of Alzheimer’s Tau Protein in Mice

Researchers report a drug called phenylbutyrate may protect against damage caused by the tau protein in Alzheimer's disease.

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·June 14, 2016·4 min read

Nanoprobe Enables Measurement of Protein Dynamics in Living Cells

A new device allows researchers to measure how anesthetic affects levels of Alzheimer's associated proteins.

PET scan images of tau in the brains of alzheimer's patients.

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·June 13, 2016·3 min read

PET Imaging Points to Tau Protein as Leading Culprit in Alzheimer’s

Tau may be more directly instigating neuronal dysfunction than amyloid beta in Alzheimer's disease, a new study reports.

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·June 9, 2016·4 min read

A New Biomarker for Nerve Cell Damage

Researchers have identified proteins in the blood that could reflect nerve cell damage.

Image shows brain scans that highlight ab and tau progression in alzheimer's.

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·May 11, 2016·4 min read

Tau Protein a Better Marker of Alzheimer’s Progression Than Amyloid Beta

Researchers report measures of tau are better markers of cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease than measures of amyloid beta seen on PET scans.

Image shows a brain slice from an Alzheimer's patient.

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·May 5, 2016·2 min read

Newly Identified Pathway Leads to Alzheimer’s Disease

Researchers have discovered a new pathway that leads to neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease. The findings could help in developing new treatment options for the disease.

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·April 20, 2016·3 min read

Interactions Between Amyloid and Tau Proteins Drives Alzheimer’s Development

Researchers provide evidence that the interaction between two proteins drive the brain damage in cognitively intact people that leads to Alzheimer's disease.