Neuroscience
Untangling the brain: New research offers hope for Alzheimer's disease
Since the discovery of Alzheimer's disease over a century ago, two hallmarks of the devastating illness have taken center stage.
May 12, 2021
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Neuroscience
How a tangled protein kills brain cells, promotes Alzheimer's
Look deep inside the brain of someone with Alzheimer's disease, most forms of dementia or the concussion-related syndrome known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and you'll find a common suspected culprit: stringy, ...
Apr 16, 2021
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Scientists find promising avenue to restore cognitive function impaired by Alzheimer's disease
A team of neuroscientists has identified a potential means to address the loss of cognitive function due to Alzheimer's disease by targeting protein synthesis in mice. Their findings, reported in the journal Science Signaling, ...
Feb 2, 2021
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Novel form of Alzheimer's protein found in spinal fluid indicates stage of the disease
A novel form of an Alzheimer's protein found in the fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord indicates what stage of the disease a person is in, and tracks with tangles of tau protein in the brain, according to a study ...
Dec 7, 2020
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Neuroscience
Study identifies novel mechanisms that cause protein clumping in brain diseases
A team of researchers at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has taken a major step toward understanding the mechanisms involved in the formation of large clumps of tau protein, a hallmark of Alzheimer's ...
Dec 1, 2020
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Research confirms link between sleep apnea and Alzheimer's disease
New research has confirmed long-suspected links between sleep apnea and Alzheimer's disease, finding identical signs of brain damage in both conditions.
Sep 28, 2020
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Targeting immune cells may be potential therapy for Alzheimer's
Messy tangles of a protein called tau can be found in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease and some other neurodegenerative diseases. In Alzheimer's, the tangles coalesce just before tissue damage becomes visible ...
Oct 10, 2019
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Protein tangles linked with dementia seen in patients after single head injury
Scientists have visualised for the first time protein 'tangles' associated with dementia in the brains of patients who have suffered a single head injury.
Sep 4, 2019
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Neuroscience
Why visual stimulation may work against Alzheimer's
Several years ago, MIT neuroscientists showed that they could dramatically reduce the amyloid plaques seen Alzheimer's disease in mice simply by exposing the animals to light flickering at a specific frequency.
May 7, 2019
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Alzheimer's disease is a 'double-prion disorder,' study shows
Two proteins central to the pathology of Alzheimer's disease act as prions—misshapen proteins that spread through tissue like an infection by forcing normal proteins to adopt the same misfolded shape—according to new ...
May 1, 2019
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