Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Blood biomarkers aid in Alzheimer's battle

Local researchers are developing an effective low-cost screening tool to facilitate Alzheimer's disease (AD) diagnosis for the first time by analysing different combinations of proteins in blood.

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Chemical advance supports treatment Alzheimer's disease

Researchers at the University of Liverpool and Victoria University of Wellington have made a significant step forward in the search for a treatment for Alzheimer's disease. 

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Memory loss associated with Alzheimer's reversed for first time

Patient one had two years of progressive memory loss. She was considering quitting her job, which involved analyzing data and writing reports, she got disoriented driving, and mixed up the names of her pets. Patient two kept ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Stopping Alzheimer's before first symptoms appear

New research just out in the journal Science Translational Medicine opens the door for the development of treatments capable of stopping Alzheimer's disease (AD) before its first symptoms, that is to say before any crucial ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

New chemical approach to treat Alzheimer's

Scientists at the University of Liverpool and Callaghan Innovation in New Zealand have developed a new chemical approach to help harness the natural ability of complex sugars to treat Alzheimer's disease.

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Research identifies new therapeutic target for Alzheimer's disease

Research led by Chu Chen, PhD, Associate Professor of Neuroscience at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, has identified an enzyme called Monoacylglycerol lipase (MAGL) as a new therapeutic target to treat or prevent ...

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