In preclinical experiments, University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers have revealed a key missing piece of the Alzheimer's disease puzzle. That allowed proof-of-concept experiments—using an existing drug—that dramatically ...
Jan 15, 2020
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Houston Methodist scientists identified a protein found in ovarian cancer that may contribute to declining brain function and Alzheimer's disease, by combining computational methods and lab research.
Jan 13, 2020
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The scientific community has long believed that beta-amyloid, a protein that can clump together and form sticky plaques in the brain, is the first sign of Alzheimer's disease. Beta-amyloid then leads to other brain changes ...
Dec 30, 2019
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Fresh insights into damaging proteins that build up in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease could aid the quest for treatments.
Dec 10, 2019
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A ketone-supplemented diet may protect neurons from death during the progression of Alzheimer's disease, according to research in mice recently published in JNeurosci.
Dec 09, 2019
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In patients with Alzheimer's disease, amyloid-beta protein fragments accumulate in the tissue and blood vessels of the brain, likely due to a faulty clearance mechanism. In experiments conducted in mice, investigators at ...
Dec 03, 2019
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Research led by Nicolas Bazan, MD, Ph.D., Boyd Professor and Director of the Neuroscience Center of Excellence at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, found a new mechanism by which a class of molecules his lab discovered ...
Nov 11, 2019
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Current Alzheimer's treatments temporarily improve symptoms of memory loss and problems with thinking and reasoning.
Nov 06, 2019
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A protein that is linked with Alzheimer's Disease has been found to be more likely to affect certain parts of brain cells that send messages than other parts of the cells.
Oct 24, 2019
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Two years after discovering a way to neutralize a rogue protein linked to Alzheimer's disease, University of Alberta Distinguished University Professor and neurologist Jack Jhamandas has found a new piece of the Alzheimer's ...
Sep 17, 2019
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