UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO GEK-MING SIA, PHD, AND COLLEAGUES IN THE LONG SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT UT HEALTH SAN ANTONIO DISCOVERED A NEW CLASS OF PROTEINS THAT SPARE SYNAPSES FROM ELIMINATION. INCREASING THE NUMBERS… view more CREDIT: UT HEALTH SAN ANTONIO Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center...
by Queen Mary, University of London A gene has been discovered that can naturally suppress the signs of Alzheimer’s Disease in human brain cells, in research led by Queen Mary University of London. The scientists have also developed a new rapid drug-screening system for treatments that could potentially delay or prevent the disease. The main...
by The Physiological Society A new study published in the Journal of Physiology has shown that misfolded protein build-up in the gut could contribute to the development of Alzheimer’s-like symptoms in mice. This could suggest a new treatment approach for Alzheimer’s disease that would target the gut before symptoms of cognitive deficits appear in patients....
by Karolinska Institutet Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have imaged tau protein in the brains of living patients with Alzheimer’s disease. The amount and spread of tau proved a predictor of future memory loss. Brain imaging for measuring tau can be useful both for improving diagnosis and for developing more effective treatments, say the researchers. The...
Stool microbes make a challenging diagnosis easier SCHEMATIC SHOWING HOW THE MICROBIOME SIGNATURE FROM STOOL SAMPLES CAN BE USED TO TEST FOR CIRRHOSIS. view more CREDIT: SALK INSTITUTE LA JOLLA–(July 1, 2020) Chronic liver disease represents a major global public health problem affecting an estimated 844 million people, according to the World Health Organization. It...
A new study reveals that the common asthma drug salbutamol may offer potential as a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease LANCASTER UNIVERSITY A new study reveals that the common asthma drug salbutamol may offer potential as a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, affecting 47 million people worldwide and...
by Maggie MacLellan, University of Western Ontario BrainsCAN researchers examined an area in the brain’s subcortical region called the basal forebrain that includes cholinergic neurons. These neurons are known to be severely damaged by Alzheimer’s disease. Credit: University of Western Ontario Researchers have moved one step closer to identifying targets for brain degeneration that occur...
by University of Leeds The blood flow in the surface blood vessels of a mouse that was not treated with M-3. Drugs that were developed to treat Alzheimer’s Disease could be re-purposed to prevent—or even reverse—the damage done to the blood vessels in people who are obese or suffer from type 2 diabetes, according to...
by Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) The amyloid precursor protein (APP) is inserted into the cell membrane of neurons. After sequential cleavage by β- and ?-secretases, the Aβ protein (in green) is released.The membrane oligomers are formed by 4 or 8 copies of the Aβ protein. The physicochemical properties of the edges of...
by University of Kentucky The long-running study on aging and brain health at the University of Kentucky’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging Alzheimer’s Disease Center has once again resulted in important new findings—highlighting a complex and under-recognized form of dementia. The work was recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA): Neurology. “One...
