Category: Genetics

Protein involved in Alzheimer’s disease may also be implicated in cognitive abilities

From the IOS Press press release: Rare mutations in the amyloid precursor protein (APP) have previously been shown to be strongly associated with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Common genetic variants in… Read more »

Novel perspectives on anti-amyloid treatment for the prevention of Alzheimer’s disease

From the VIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology) press release: For decades researchers have been investigating the underlying foundations of Alzheimer’s disease to provide clues for the design of a successful… Read more »

‘Residual echo’ of ancient humans in scans may hold clues to mental disorders

From the NIH/National Institute of Mental Health press release: Researchers at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) have produced the first direct evidence that parts of our brains implicated in… Read more »

Sleep disorders may increase cognitive problems particularly in those at risk for Alzheimer’s

From the American Thoracic Society press release: People who carry a genetic susceptibility to Alzheimer’s disease appear to be at greater risk of diminished cognition from sleep-disordered breathing than those without… Read more »

At the cellular level, a child’s loss of a father is associated with increased stress

From the Princeton University press release: The absence of a father — due to incarceration, death, separation or divorce — has adverse physical and behavioral consequences for a growing child…. Read more »

Study identifies gene that could play key role in depression

From the University of Maryland School of Medicine press release: Globally, depression affects more than 300 million people annually. Nearly 800,000 die from suicide every year — it is the second-leading… Read more »