(HealthDay)—It's a move that could severely limit the number of people taking the controversial new Alzheimer's drug Aduhelm: Medicare on Tuesday proposed to only cover the cost of the pricey medication for people enrolled ...
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Increasing the expression of one gene in cells that assist the brain's neurons protects neurons in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease.
Jan 11, 2022
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurological disease that causes impairments in memory and cognition. AD is believed to result from the deposition of protein "plaques" consisting of amyloid beta (Aβ) proteins sequentially ...
Jan 7, 2022
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The brain has a natural protective mechanism against Alzheimer's disease, and researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital and collaborating institutions have discovered that gene variants associated ...
Dec 28, 2021
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Using new methodology, University of Kentucky researchers have mapped the variations in sugar chains attached to brain proteins from deceased healthy individuals or individuals with Alzheimer's disease.
Dec 16, 2021
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A team of WA researchers may have discovered a cheap, revolutionary treatment for Alzheimer's disease—and the key is a body part you may not expect.
Nov 23, 2021
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Neurologists must make sure Alzheimer's patients and their families understand that the controversial drug aducanumab does not restore mental function, the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) said in new position statement ...
Nov 18, 2021
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A promising new approach to potentially treat Alzheimer's disease—and also vaccinate against it—has been developed by a team of UK and German scientists.
Nov 15, 2021
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A study by UT Southwestern researchers finds that changing the biochemistry of parts of brain cells abolished the formation of amyloid beta plaques in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. The finding, published in eLife, ...
Oct 29, 2021
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Worms don't wiggle when they have Alzheimer's disease. Yet something helped worms with the disease hold onto their wiggle in Professor Jessica Tanis's lab at the University of Delaware.
Sep 29, 2021
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