Tag: Alzheimer’s

Researchers identify mechanism that could contribute to problems in Alzheimer’s

From the Gladstone Institutes press release via EurekAlert!: Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes have unraveled a process by which depletion of a specific protein in the brain contributes to the… Read more »

Researchers show that toxic prions in brain can be eliminated by homing molecules

From the Linköping press release via AlphaGalileo: Toxic prions in the brain can be detected with self-illuminating polymers. The originators, at Linköping University in Sweden, has now shown that the… Read more »

Study examines effect of Alzheimer’s disease plaques on brain networks

From the Washington University in St. Louis press release via Newswise: Scientists studying the way Alzheimer’s takes root in the brain have identified important new similarities between a mouse model… Read more »

Study suggests Alzheimer’s-related changes progress in distinct stages

From the Technische Universität München press release via AlphaGalileo: Studying a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease, neuroscientists at the Technische Universität München have observed correlations between increases in both soluble… Read more »

Researchers identify genes that affect risk of brain atrophy, mental illness and Alzheimer’s

From the UCLA press release via EurekAlert!: In the world’s largest brain study to date, a team of more than 200 scientists from 100 institutions worldwide collaborated to map the… Read more »