Gene therapy using 'zinc fingers' may help treat Alzheimer's disease, animal study shows

by Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers have used a genetic engineering strategy to dramatically reduce levels of tau—a key protein that accumulates and beco

Updated on: May 22,2024

Gene therapy using 'zinc fingers' may help treat Alzheimer's disease, animal study shows

by Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers have used a genetic engineering strategy to dramatically reduce levels of tau—a key protein that accumulates and beco

Updated on:May 22,2024

Clues to preventing Alzheimer's come from patient who evaded disease, despite genetics

by Washington University School of MedicineCredit:Cell(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2023.11.029Alzheimer's disease has plagued one large Colombian family for generations, striking d

Updated on: February 24,2024

Clues to preventing Alzheimer's come from patient who evaded disease, despite genetics

by Washington University School of MedicineCredit:Cell(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2023.11.029Alzheimer's disease has plagued one large Colombian family for generations, striking d

Updated on:February 24,2024

Sounding the alarm on a future Alzheimer's disease epidemic

by Carla Denly,University of California, Los AngelesWe're living longer. The number of U.S. adults 65 and older—roughly 40 million as of the 2010 census—is expected to nearly double to 71 mi

Updated on: February 27,2024

Sounding the alarm on a future Alzheimer's disease epidemic

by Carla Denly,University of California, Los AngelesWe're living longer. The number of U.S. adults 65 and older—roughly 40 million as of the 2010 census—is expected to nearly double to 71 mi

Updated on:February 27,2024

Treatment of metabolic dysfunction could be a potential therapy for Alzheimer's disease

by Yale-NUS CollegeCredit: CC0 Public DomainA team of researchers led by Yale-NUS College has found evidence that metabolic dysfunction is a primary cause of Alzheimer's disease.Alzheimer&#39

Updated on: May 20,2024

Treatment of metabolic dysfunction could be a potential therapy for Alzheimer's disease

by Yale-NUS CollegeCredit: CC0 Public DomainA team of researchers led by Yale-NUS College has found evidence that metabolic dysfunction is a primary cause of Alzheimer's disease.Alzheimer&#39

Updated on:May 20,2024

Estrogen patch in newly postmenopausal women may reduce Alzheimer's risk

by Mayo ClinicCredit: Mayo ClinicCan estrogen preserve brain function and decrease the risk of Alzheimer's disease when given early in menopause? Newly postmenopausal women who received estro

Updated on: May 13,2024

Estrogen patch in newly postmenopausal women may reduce Alzheimer's risk

by Mayo ClinicCredit: Mayo ClinicCan estrogen preserve brain function and decrease the risk of Alzheimer's disease when given early in menopause? Newly postmenopausal women who received estro

Updated on:May 13,2024

Viral infections including COVID are among the important causes of dementia. One more reason to consider vaccination

by John Donne Potter,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWith more of us living into old age than at any other time, dementia is increasing steadily worldwide, with major individua

Updated on: April 29,2024

Viral infections including COVID are among the important causes of dementia. One more reason to consider vaccination

by John Donne Potter,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWith more of us living into old age than at any other time, dementia is increasing steadily worldwide, with major individua

Updated on:April 29,2024

New drug candidate ameliorates Alzheimer's and other brain diseases

by Ludwig Maximilian University of MunichCredit: Jens WagnerProfessor Armin Giese from the Center for Neuropathology and Prion Research at the LMU Munich and researchers at the Max Planck Institu

Updated on: February 26,2024

New drug candidate ameliorates Alzheimer's and other brain diseases

by Ludwig Maximilian University of MunichCredit: Jens WagnerProfessor Armin Giese from the Center for Neuropathology and Prion Research at the LMU Munich and researchers at the Max Planck Institu

Updated on:February 26,2024

Alzheimer's breakthrough: Two short strings of amino acids could pave the way to new treatments

by Ryan O'byrne,University of AlbertaU of A neurologist Jack Jhamandas led a team that found a new treatment significantly improved memory in mice with Alzheimer's disease. The researche

Updated on: April 18,2024

Alzheimer's breakthrough: Two short strings of amino acids could pave the way to new treatments

by Ryan O'byrne,University of AlbertaU of A neurologist Jack Jhamandas led a team that found a new treatment significantly improved memory in mice with Alzheimer's disease. The researche

Updated on:April 18,2024

Playtime, being social helps a dog's aging brain, study finds

by Dennis ThompsonAs their aging brains shrink, older dogs can suffer the same memory and thinking problems as many older humans do.But dogs are just like humans in another way—playtime and social act

Updated on: April 06,2024

Playtime, being social helps a dog's aging brain, study finds

by Dennis ThompsonAs their aging brains shrink, older dogs can suffer the same memory and thinking problems as many older humans do.But dogs are just like humans in another way—playtime and social act

Updated on:April 06,2024

Could a viral illness increase chances of developing Alzheimer's or other neurodegenerative disease?

by National Institutes of HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainSome viral illnesses may increase a person's chances of later developing Alzheimer's disease or another neurodegenerative

Updated on: February 05,2024

Could a viral illness increase chances of developing Alzheimer's or other neurodegenerative disease?

by National Institutes of HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainSome viral illnesses may increase a person's chances of later developing Alzheimer's disease or another neurodegenerative

Updated on:February 05,2024

Preliminary study: Blood treatment is safe, may help treat stiff person syndrome

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainStiff person syndrome spectrum disorders are rare autoimmune and neurological disorders that most often cause muscle stiffness and spasms

Updated on: February 03,2024

Preliminary study: Blood treatment is safe, may help treat stiff person syndrome

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainStiff person syndrome spectrum disorders are rare autoimmune and neurological disorders that most often cause muscle stiffness and spasms

Updated on:February 03,2024

Severity of PTSD symptoms linked to decreased activity in hippocampus

by Society for NeuroscienceFear-potentiated startle interacts with hippocampal threat reactivity in predicting PTSD at two-weeks. Credit: Tanriverdi et al.,JNeurosci2022After a trauma

Updated on: February 03,2024

Severity of PTSD symptoms linked to decreased activity in hippocampus

by Society for NeuroscienceFear-potentiated startle interacts with hippocampal threat reactivity in predicting PTSD at two-weeks. Credit: Tanriverdi et al.,JNeurosci2022After a trauma

Updated on:February 03,2024