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New perspective needed for role of major Alzheimer's gene

(Medical Xpress)—Scientists' picture of how a gene strongly linked to Alzheimer's disease harms the brain may have to be revised, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found.

Medical research created May 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Family history of Alzheimer's associated with abnormal brain pathology

Close family members of people with Alzheimer's disease are more than twice as likely as those without a family history to develop silent buildup of brain plaques associated with Alzheimer's disease, according to researchers ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Apr 17, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers identify possible treatment window for memory problems

Researchers have identified a possible treatment window of several years for plaques in the brain that are thought to cause memory loss in diseases such as Alzheimer's. The Mayo Clinic study is published in the Feb. 27 online ...

Neuroscience created Feb 27, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Genome-wide imaging study identifies new gene associated with Alzheimer's plaques

A study combining genetic data with brain imaging, designed to identify genes associated with the amyloid plaque deposits found in Alzheimer's disease patients, has not only identified the APOE gene—long ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Feb 20, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Risk genes for Alzheimer's and mental illness linked to brain changes at birth

Some brain changes that are found in adults with common gene variants linked to disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, and autism can also be seen in the brain scans of newborns.

Neuroscience created Jan 02, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Plaque build-up in your brain may be more harmful than having Alzheimer's gene

A new study shows that having a high amount of beta amyloid or "plaques" in the brain associated with Alzheimer's disease may cause steeper memory decline in mentally healthy older people than does having the APOE ɛ4 allele, ...

Neuroscience created Oct 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

ApoE4 Alzheimer's gene causes brain's blood vessels to leak, die

Common variants of the ApoE gene are strongly associated with the risk of developing late-onset Alzheimer's disease, but the gene's role in the disease has been unclear. Now, researchers funded by the National ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created May 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Evidence insufficient on relationship of modifiable factors with risk of Alzheimer's disease

The available evidence is insufficient to draw firm conclusions about the association of modifiable factors and risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD), according to a report posted online today that will appear in the September ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created May 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0