Researchers at Niigata University's Brain Research Institute have uncovered a new function of amyloid precursor protein (APP), a molecule long studied as the precursor to amyloid-β (Aβ) in Alzheimer's disease (AD). The study ...
Jun 17, 2026
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Researchers led by Min Zhang and Dabao Zhang of the University of California, Irvine's Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health have created the most detailed maps to date showing how genes causally regulate one another ...
Feb 12, 2026
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While physicians and scientists have long known that Alzheimer's disease involves the buildup of toxic protein fragments in the brain, they have struggled to understand how these harmful fragments are produced. Now, in a ...
Feb 11, 2026
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Scientists at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology have discovered a key connection between high levels of iron in the brain and increased cell damage in people who have both Down syndrome and Alzheimer's disease.
Jun 19, 2025
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A group of researchers in the lab of Prof. Lucía Chávez Gutiérrez (VIB-KU Leuven) has unraveled the genetic contributions to familial Alzheimer's Disease development and revealed how specific mutations act as a clock to predict ...
May 5, 2025
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RIKEN researchers have demonstrated the protective effects of a specific genetic mutation against Alzheimer's disease in animals for the first time. This could eventually lead to the development of new ways to treat the neurodegenerative ...
Apr 17, 2025
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Alzheimer's disease is likely caused by stalled protein processing in the brain, according to a new study.
Jan 21, 2025
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New research has shed light in the complex interplay between cell proteins, and how they impact on neurons in neurodevelopmental disorders and Alzheimer's disease.
May 15, 2024
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) varies widely in its age of onset, presentation and severity. Recently, the SORL1 gene has received increased attention since variations in this gene have been associated with both early and late ...
Aug 22, 2023
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Two new studies using CRISPR gene editing offer potential new treatments for Alzheimer's disease.
Jul 17, 2023
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