Neuroscience
Waste management in the brain may shed light on dementia
A new study suggests that a contributing factor in dementia may come down to a double dose of bad waste management in the brain.
Mar 8, 2022
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Neuroscience
Dirt can modulate the pathology in Alzheimer's disease
Eating well, exercising regularly, and having a satisfying social life are all crucial to staying healthy. Sometimes, however, it can be the tiniest things that make the biggest difference. In this case, those tiny things ...
Mar 4, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Unravelling the mysteries around type 2 diabetes
For more than 30 years, scientists have been trying to unravel the mystery of how a key biological molecule self assembles into a rogue protein-like substance known as amyloid, which is thought to play a role in the development ...
Feb 24, 2022
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Blood test for Alzheimer's proves highly accurate in large, international study
A blood test developed at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has proven highly accurate in detecting early signs of Alzheimer's disease in a study involving nearly 500 patients from across three continents, ...
Feb 22, 2022
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Genetics
Clearance of protein linked to Alzheimer's controlled by circadian cycle
The brain's ability to clear a protein closely linked to Alzheimer's disease is tied to our circadian cycle, according to research published today in PLOS Genetics. The research underscores the importance of healthy sleep ...
Feb 10, 2022
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Genetics
Researchers introduce into human cells a genetic mutation that protects against Alzheimer's disease
Researchers from the Université Laval Faculty of Medicine and CHU de Québec–Université Laval Research Center have successfully edited the genome of human cells grown in vitro to introduce a mutation providing protection ...
Feb 10, 2022
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Genetics
Boosting one gene in the brain's helper cells slows Alzheimer's progression in mice
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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Genetics
Neuroprotective mechanism altered by Alzheimer's disease risk genes
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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Neuroscience
Twins study indicates environmental factors significant in Alzheimer's pathology
The question of genetic vs environmental influences plays a major role in research into brain aging, with researchers from UNSW Sydney's Centre for Healthy Brain Aging (CHeBA) revealing new insights into one of the hallmarks ...
Dec 20, 2021
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Neuroscience
Researchers map glycosylation patterns associated with Alzheimer's disease
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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