Alzheimer’s disease is characterized by beta-amyloid plaques in the brain that disrupt the normal functioning of neurons. Could a common vegetal pigment provide the fix? A pigment found in beets may lead the way to better Alzheimer’s drugs, new research suggests. The most prominent physiological characteristic of Alzheimer’s disease is the over-accumulation of clusters of...
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Could Alzheimer’s be prevented with a vaccine?
Scientists have devised a vaccine that has shown promise in the treatment of psoriasis and cat allergies, as well as in the prevention of Alzheimer’s disease. In the future, vaccines could be used to prophylactically prevent Alzheimer’s disease. The new research was a collaborative effort among universities in the United Kingdom and Switzerland, and the findings were...
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New insight into how brain cells die in Alzheimer’s and FTD
Epigenetic regulator LSD1 tangled up; brain cells go haywire without it Removal of a regulatory gene called LSD1 in adult mice induces changes in gene activity that look unexpectedly like Alzheimer’s disease, scientists have discovered. Researchers also discovered that LSD1 protein is perturbed in brain samples from humans with Alzheimer’s disease and frontotemporal dementia (FTD)....
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Findings could lead to early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s
A model showing the progress of Alzheimer’s disease and the importance of the early diagnosis through the comparison of the lifespan between animals and humans. Korean researchers have identified the cause of olfactory dysfunction in the early stage of Alzheimer’s diseases. It is expected to be used in early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and...
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Is this the Alzheimer’s gene? Scientists find gene that raises risk of condition 12-fold
Researchers from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis studied the gene ApoE4 and its impact on the brain The mutant gene was discovered in 1993 and has been a mystery since for how it causes an increase in Alzheimer’s for people It is linked to brain damage from knots of protein in the...
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Breakthrough study reveals new diagnosis for Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s sufferers may now have an additional test to improve the accuracy of diagnosis in order to better tailor appropriate treatment In the largest and most conclusive study of its kind, researchers have analysed blood samples to create a novel and non-invasive way of helping to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease and distinguishing between different types of...
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Breakthrough: Diagnosing Alzheimer’s with diamonds
Diamonds: An Alzheimer patient’s best friend? One of the most confounding aspects of Alzheimer’s Disease is our inability to diagnose the condition with certainty until after death. Now, researchers at Lancaster University (LU) in England are claiming a breakthrough in identifying the disease, even in its early stages, using a sensor embedded with a diamond....
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Scientists launch virtual reality game to detect Alzheimer’s
Sea Quest Hero is more than just the usual computer game in which players find their way through mazes, shoot and chase creatures—it also doubles as scientists’ latest tool for studying Alzheimer’s disease. The game—downloadable from Tuesday in its virtual reality version—seeks to stimulate players’ brains through a series of tasks based on memory and...
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An end to Alzheimer’s? Scientists show how we could block the disease in its earliest stages
Researchers may have discovered how brain cells go bad in Alzheimer’s patients They found bead-like structures that form and indicate the disease are caused by two proteins The team from UNC Medical School also said those proteins could be used to create drug targets to slow or reverse symptoms Researchers may have discovered the ‘ground...
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Alzheimer’s: Low serotonin levels may drive development
Could Alzheimer’s disease be caused by low levels of serotonin, the brain chemical known to affect mood and sleep? New research investigates. It is not yet known what causes Alzheimer’s disease, but researchers are hard at work trying to unravel the neurological, molecular, and genetic underpinnings of the disease. One of the hypotheses put forth so...