University at Buffalo researchers have identified the first human-specific fusion gene—a hybrid of two genes—implicated in Alzheimer’s disease. The finding
Category: Alzheimer’s disease
Artificial Intelligence Could Vastly Scale Up Alzheimer’s Research
Researchers at UC Davis and UC San Francisco have found a way to teach a computer to precisely detect one
Researchers Develop a New Early-Detection Blood Test for Alzheimer‘s
Coming on the heels of two failed major studies on promising antibodies designed to fight Alzheimer’s, a new report by
Anti-inflammatory drugs ineffective for prevention of Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers have known for decades that inflammation accompanies Alzheimer’s disease (AD) brain lesions. Several early studies suggested that “super-aspirins” or
Two different brain regions are responsible for navigating new and familiar locations
Navigation is hard. Places change all the time and yet we are still great at orienting ourselves to the right
Eisai’s Initiation of Phase III Clinical Trial of BAN2401 in Early Alzheimer’s Disease
Eisai Co., Ltd. announced that a global Phase III clinical study (Clarity AD/Study 301) of BAN2401, an anti-amyloid beta protofibril
New insights into underlying causes of Alzheimer’s disease
The International Genomic Alzheimer’s Project (IGAP), which is a collaboration of four consortia, including the Genetic and Environmental Risk for
Hibernating hamsters could provide new clues to Alzheimer’s disease
Syrian hamsters are golden-haired rodents often kept as house pets. Cold and darkness can cause the animals to hibernate for
Sporadic Alzheimer’s in a Dish
Harvard Medical School geneticists have created a new model-in-a-dish of sporadic Alzheimer’s disease, which accounts for more than 90 percent
Study suggests how high blood pressure might contribute to Alzheimer’s
The brain’s system for removing waste is driven primarily by the pulsations of adjoining arteries, University of Rochester neuroscientists and
