Tag: Alzheimer’s

Study suggests saving neurons may offer new approach for treating Alzheimer’s disease

From the University of Iowa Health Care press release: Treatment with a neuroprotective compound that saves brain cells from dying also prevents the development of depression-like behavior and the later… Read more »

Study suggests gene therapy protecting against age-related cognitive, memory deficits

From the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona press release: Researchers from the Institute of Neurosciences at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (INc-UAB) and the Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) are the first… Read more »

Study suggests brain’s response to mid-life surge in cell aging starts or ends a path to dementia

From the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston press release: Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Dentistry and McGovern Medical… Read more »

Study illuminates how seniors cope with Alzheimer’s-risk biomarker results

From the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine press release: Testing drugs to prevent or delay the onset of Alzheimer’s dementia and using them in the clinic will mean identifying and… Read more »

Study suggests brain development and plasticity share similar signalling pathways

From the Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main press release: Learning and memory are two important functions of the brain that are based on the brain’s plasticity. Scientists from Goethe University Frankfurt report… Read more »

Study suggests being unaware of memory loss predicts Alzheimer’s disease

From the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health press release: While memory loss is an early symptom of Alzheimer’s disease, its presence doesn’t mean a person will develop dementia. A new… Read more »