Medical research
New protein structure could help treat Alzheimer's, related diseases
There is no cure for Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia, but the research community is one step closer to finding treatment.
Jul 28, 2014
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Researchers discover that Klotho is neuroprotective against Alzheimer's disease
Boston University School of Medicine researchers may have found a way to delay or even prevent Alzheimer's disease (AD). They discovered that pre-treatment of neurons with the anti-aging protein Klotho can prevent neuron ...
Jul 24, 2014
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Can amyloid plaque in Alzheimer's disease affect remote regions of the brain?
In Alzheimer's disease, accumulation of amyloid plaque in the brain is believed to play an important role in many characteristic disease symptoms, including memory loss and other mental state changes. But how these plaque ...
Jul 21, 2014
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Transplantation of new brain cells reverses memory loss in Alzheimer's disease model
A new study from the Gladstone Institutes has revealed a way to alleviate the learning and memory deficits caused by apoE4, the most important genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, improving cognition to normal levels ...
Jul 16, 2014
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Could a simple smell test help spot Alzheimer's early?
New research suggests that a faltering sense of smell might signal the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, and that an inexpensive, low-tech smell test could spot who needs more extensive screening for dementia.
Jul 14, 2014
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Medical research
New technology reveals insights into mechanisms underlying amyloid diseases
Amyloid diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease, type 2 diabetes, cataracts, and the spongiform encephalopathies, all share the common trait that proteins aggregate into long fibers which then form plaques. Yet in vitro studies ...
Jul 10, 2014
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
New study links Alzheimer's to brain hyperactivity
Patients with Alzheimer's disease run a high risk of seizures. While the amyloid-beta protein involved in the development and progression of Alzheimer's seems the most likely cause for this neuronal hyperactivity, how and ...
Jun 30, 2014
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Researchers find clue to stopping Alzheimer's-like diseases
(Medical Xpress)—Tiny differences in mice that make them peculiarly resistant to a family of conditions that includes Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease may provide clues for treatments in humans.
Jun 27, 2014
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Trial to test new drug that may slow Alzheimer's memory loss
(Medical Xpress)—A new research study at Northwestern Medicine and Rush University Medical Center is testing whether a new investigational treatment can slow the memory loss caused by Alzheimer's disease.
Jun 25, 2014
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Rescue of Alzheimer's memory deficit achieved by reducing 'excessive inhibition'
A new drug target to fight Alzheimer's disease has been discovered by a research team led by Gong Chen, a Professor of Biology and the Verne M. Willaman Chair in Life Sciences at Penn State University. The discovery also ...
Jun 13, 2014
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