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New discovery could help treat a rare and severe form of amyloidosis

New discovery could help treat a rare and severe form of amyloidosis

byWileyPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainIn people with a rare condition called light chain amyloidosis, light chain proteins—which are a component of

New discovery could help treat a rare and severe form of amyloidosis

byWileyPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainIn people with a rare condition called light chain amyloidosis, light chain proteins—which are a component of
Untangling the role of tau in Alzheimer's disease

Untangling the role of tau in Alzheimer's disease

by Dani Ellenby, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate UniversityWild-type (WT) h-tau loaded in presynaptic terminals inhibited excitatory synaptic transmission. Credit: Tetsuya Hori et

Untangling the role of tau in Alzheimer's disease

by Dani Ellenby, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate UniversityWild-type (WT) h-tau loaded in presynaptic terminals inhibited excitatory synaptic transmission. Credit: Tetsuya Hori et
Researchers develop combined data model to better evaluate for mild cognitive impairment

Researchers develop combined data model to better evaluate for mild cognitive impairment

by Boston University School of MedicineA new study has shown that by combining imaging and neuropsychological testing, one can more accurately assess the cognitive status of individuals.Cognitive

Researchers develop combined data model to better evaluate for mild cognitive impairment

by Boston University School of MedicineA new study has shown that by combining imaging and neuropsychological testing, one can more accurately assess the cognitive status of individuals.Cognitive
How zebrafish map their environment: Spatial orientation mechanisms surprisingly similar to our own

How zebrafish map their environment: Spatial orientation mechanisms surprisingly similar to our own

by Sophia Jahns, Max Planck Institute for Biological CyberneticsIdentification of PCs in the larval zebrafish brain. Credit:Nature(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07867-2Researchers are tur

How zebrafish map their environment: Spatial orientation mechanisms surprisingly similar to our own

by Sophia Jahns, Max Planck Institute for Biological CyberneticsIdentification of PCs in the larval zebrafish brain. Credit:Nature(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07867-2Researchers are tur
Alzheimer's risk gene impairs development of new neurons in mice

Alzheimer's risk gene impairs development of new neurons in mice

by Society for NeuroscienceApoE-expressing astrocytes (green) interacting with tdTomato-expressing dendrites (red) from adult newborn hippocampal neurons. Credit: Tensaouti et al.,eNeuro&nb

Alzheimer's risk gene impairs development of new neurons in mice

by Society for NeuroscienceApoE-expressing astrocytes (green) interacting with tdTomato-expressing dendrites (red) from adult newborn hippocampal neurons. Credit: Tensaouti et al.,eNeuro&nb
Team reports major breakthrough in understanding Alzheimer's disease

Team reports major breakthrough in understanding Alzheimer's disease

by Trinity College DublinA human donor Alzheimer's disease brain tissue stained with an agent called 'congo-red', which allows for the visualization of amyloid-beta plaques (red) in t

Team reports major breakthrough in understanding Alzheimer's disease

by Trinity College DublinA human donor Alzheimer's disease brain tissue stained with an agent called 'congo-red', which allows for the visualization of amyloid-beta plaques (red) in t
AI decodes whole-cortex functional images to predict behavioral states

AI decodes whole-cortex functional images to predict behavioral states

byKobe UniversityA new "end-to-end" deep learning method for the prediction of behavioral states uses whole-cortex functional imaging that do not require preprocessing or pre-specified

AI decodes whole-cortex functional images to predict behavioral states

byKobe UniversityA new "end-to-end" deep learning method for the prediction of behavioral states uses whole-cortex functional imaging that do not require preprocessing or pre-specified
Scientists discover a trigger of Alzheimer's disease

Scientists discover a trigger of Alzheimer's disease

by Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityThree-dimensional structure of the dimer of the metal-binding domain of beta-amyloid peptide having 'English mutation'. Two peptide molecules connected

Scientists discover a trigger of Alzheimer's disease

by Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityThree-dimensional structure of the dimer of the metal-binding domain of beta-amyloid peptide having 'English mutation'. Two peptide molecules connected
Imaging technique shows Alzheimer's disease progress

Imaging technique shows Alzheimer's disease progress

by Wiebe Van Der Veen,University of TwenteThe high-lighted squares (left) are the 30 by 30 micron areas in the middle and right images (upper: plaque, lower: tangle). Credit: Univers

Imaging technique shows Alzheimer's disease progress

by Wiebe Van Der Veen,University of TwenteThe high-lighted squares (left) are the 30 by 30 micron areas in the middle and right images (upper: plaque, lower: tangle). Credit: Univers
Diabetes drug shows promise for safely treating, detecting Alzheimer's disease

Diabetes drug shows promise for safely treating, detecting Alzheimer's disease

by Boston University Medical CenterAs the number of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) rapidly increases, new treatments as well as blood tests that are simple and can be easily performed

Diabetes drug shows promise for safely treating, detecting Alzheimer's disease

by Boston University Medical CenterAs the number of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) rapidly increases, new treatments as well as blood tests that are simple and can be easily performed
Study reports on contributions to white matter injury in Alzheimer's disease

Study reports on contributions to white matter injury in Alzheimer's disease

by Impact Journals LLCA vicious cycle generating WM injury driven by mixed vascular and ADNC in the aging human white matter. Diagnostic challenges for IHC and neuroimaging. Credit:Aging(2

Study reports on contributions to white matter injury in Alzheimer's disease

by Impact Journals LLCA vicious cycle generating WM injury driven by mixed vascular and ADNC in the aging human white matter. Diagnostic challenges for IHC and neuroimaging. Credit:Aging(2
Biochemical clues may predict who develops Alzheimer's disease—and who doesn't

Biochemical clues may predict who develops Alzheimer's disease—and who doesn't

by ElsevierDiagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.Investigators have wondered why the brains of some cognitively-intact elderly individuals

Biochemical clues may predict who develops Alzheimer's disease—and who doesn't

by ElsevierDiagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.Investigators have wondered why the brains of some cognitively-intact elderly individuals