Genetic variants linked to Alzheimer’s trigger brain inflammation in women, preclinical study finds
Inflammatory microglia from female brain in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. Mice also carry the genetic risk factors APOE4 ...
Tag: Alzheimers
Astrocyte study identifies new therapeutic target for Alzheimer’s disease
Characterization of astrocytes. Credit: Molecular psychiatry (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41380-024-02746-8 At least 50 million people worldwide suffer from some form of ...
Revolution or Mirage? Controversy Over New Drugs for Alzheimer’s Disease
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Two new drugs, the first capable of slowing the debilitating progression of Alzheimer's disease, are at ...
Increasing brain protein levels could slow decline in Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A study published in the journal Brain shows that increased protein levels with new Alzheimer's drugs ...
Falling for financial scams? It could be a sign of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: RDNE Project Stock from Pexels Older adults, who are more vulnerable to financial scams, may have brain changes linked ...
Alzheimer’s Disease Study Finds Critical Differences in Memory Loss Progression Based on Presence of Specific Proteins
FDG-PET hypometabolism profiles in the group of patients with rapid Aβ(+)T(-) decline (14 out of 19 individuals had FDG-PET). Credit: ...
Excessive light pollution may increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, especially in young people
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In some parts of the world, the lights never go out. Streetlights, road lighting, and illuminated ...
Researchers show new drug rescues memory loss in mouse model of Alzheimer’s
This is a representation of the heat map of spatial occupancy during the Morris water maze probe tests. The warmer ...
Study shows how common genetic variants in black Americans increase risk of Alzheimer’s disease
Graphic summary. Credits: Cellular genomics (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.xgen.2024.100642 Researchers at Columbia University have discovered how variants of the ABCA7 gene, ...
Cell community in brain drives Alzheimer’s disease, large-scale analysis reveals
Cellular atlas of the aged human DLPFC in older adults. Credit: Nature (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07871-6 An analysis of more than ...
