Medications
An unexpected pathway to treating neurodegenerative diseases
Scientific success stories can sometimes occur when therapies being studied for one disease can be used to treat another.
Mar 28, 2019
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Medical research
Cell engineering team links cancer drug to potential therapy for Alzheimer's disease
In experiments with lab-grown brain cells and mouse models, scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have discovered that a cell surface protein called Lag3 is not only a biological target for FDA-approved drugs that ...
Feb 23, 2024
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Redefined Alzheimer's biology has implications for drug design
Despite the 25-year focus on the build-up in brain tissues of one protein, amyloid beta, as the purported origin of Alzheimer's disease (AD), a new study argues that it is likely triggered instead by the failure of a system ...
Feb 7, 2018
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Scientists use AI to identify likely drug targets in search for Alzheimer's cure
Researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine–Tucson, along with collaborators at Harvard University, harnessed the power of artificial intelligence to identify causes of Alzheimer's disease and potential ...
May 16, 2023
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Shape-shifting disease proteins may explain variable appearance of neurodegenerative diseases
Neurodegenerative diseases are not all alike. Two individuals suffering from the same disease may experience very different age of onset, symptoms, severity, and constellation of impairments, as well as different rates of ...
Jul 3, 2013
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Neuroscience
Revealing roles of dementia proteins in normal memory
New research has revealed how the tau protein, a critical element in the formation of Alzheimer's disease, is also involved in normal learning processes in the healthy brain—potentially providing a focal point for future ...
Aug 23, 2022
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Scientists block action of hallmark dementia protein in mice
A research team at King's College London has used a new approach to study a hallmark dementia protein called tau in mice, revealing that a drug called phenylbutyrate can protect against damage caused by the protein.
Jun 15, 2016
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Study finds diabetes raises levels of proteins linked to Alzheimer's features
Growing evidence suggests that there may be a link between diabetes and Alzheimer's disease, but the physiological mechanisms by which diabetes impacts brain function and cognition are not fully understood. In a new study ...
Oct 26, 2012
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Designer compound may untangle damage leading to some dementias
In a study of mice and monkeys, National Institutes of Health funded researchers showed that they could prevent and reverse some of the brain injury caused by the toxic form of a protein called tau. The results, published ...
Feb 8, 2017
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Weight loss after gastric bypass surgery reduces expression of Alzheimer's genes
Obesity is a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, but weight loss due to bariatric surgery may reduce the risk of this common dementia, a new study suggests. The results will be presented Sunday at The Endocrine Society's ...
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