FeaturedNeurology·February 17, 2016·4 min readBiomarker for Early Cognitive Decline in Parkinson’s Disease IdentifiedA new study reports lower concentrations of α-synuclein in the cerebrospinal fluid of Parkinson's patients is associated with reduced cognitive performance.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 12, 2016·7 min readNew Insight Into Dementia OnsetResearchers reveal how two parts of the brain's GPS system malfunction in dementia.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·January 12, 2016·5 min readUnderstanding the Link Between TBI and Alzheimer’s DiseaseResearchers report a toxic form of tau protein increases following TBI, leading to the development of the same type of mental impairments seen in Alzheimer's patients.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·January 4, 2016·1 min readNew Vaccine Against Alzheimer’s Protein to Enter Clinical TrialA new treatment developed to help clear tau tangles in Alzheimer's disease is entering into early stage clinical trials.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·December 21, 2015·4 min readPredicting Who May Develop Alzheimer’s, and Who May NotBiochemical differences may predict who will, or will not, develop Alzheimer's disease, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·December 21, 2015·4 min readSlowing Alzheimer’s by Speeding Up Brain’s Waste DisposalResearchers identify a therapeutic target for clearing toxic proteins in Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 26, 2015·5 min readHow Alzheimer’s Protein Tangles Spread Through the BrainA new study provides a rare, pathological version of how tau proteins can pass directly from neuron to neuron in the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·October 5, 2015·3 min readMicroglia Plays Crucial Role in Early Progression of Alzheimer’s DiseaseA new study reports researchers discovered that tau fibrils spread with the help on microglia in early stages of Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·September 21, 2015·4 min readOld Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Offers New Hope for Alzheimer’s DiseaseAccording to a new study, a drug previously prescribed for rheumatoid arthritis have been found to successfully reverse tau related symptoms in animal models of dementia.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·September 14, 2015·5 min readStudy Shows Direct Relationship Between Alzheimer’s Tau Protein and CholesterolAccording to researchers, over-expressing a specific enzyme that can eliminate cholesterol from the brain could have a beneficial effect on the tau protein.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·September 10, 2015·5 min readHuman Transmission of Alzheimer’s Protein May Have Occurred as Result of Medical ProceduresA new study provides evidence that a protein synonymous with Alzheimer's disease, amyloid beta, may have passed to a small group of people who were given human derived growth hormone treatments prior to the mid 1980's.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·September 2, 2015·3 min readTau and Diabetes May Be Linked Independently of Alzheimer’s DiseaseAccording to a new study, type 2 diabetes may be linked to the build up of tau in the brain.Read More
