Controversial treatment for Alzheimer’s disease withdrawn from market
A controversial drug against Alzheimer's disease, which was presented as the first to treat this neurodegenerative condition, has been withdrawn ...
Tag: Alzheimers
Revitalizing mitochondria to treat Alzheimer’s disease
Nerve cells in Alzheimer's disease show a decrease in connections between nerve cells, called synapses, shown here in the blue ...
Could bizarre visual symptoms be a telltale sign of Alzheimer’s disease?
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public domain A team of international researchers, led by UC San Francisco, has completed the first large-scale study ...
New study finds that short, toxic RNAs kill brain cells and may enable the development of Alzheimer’s disease
A hairpin loop from a pre-mRNA. The nucleobases (green) and the ribose-phosphate backbone (blue) are highlighted. Note that this is ...
Alzheimer’s disease caused by the presence of bacteria in the stomach?
It is a very widespread bacteria nestled in the stomach, which could be one of the factors favoring the onset ...
Discovery of five biological variants of Alzheimer’s disease
Results of a Dutch study indicate molecular heterogeneity in Alzheimer's disease and highlight the need for personalized medicine.This will also ...
Differences in spinal fluid of Alzheimer’s patients suggest possibility of variants
Comparisons of AD subtypes on MRI and clinical findings. a, Median hippocampal volume as a percentage of total intracranial volume ...
“Exhausted” immune cells could cause Alzheimer’s disease
Graphical summary. Credit: Immunity (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2023.12.001 Mice reach the twilight of their lives around the age of two, the ...
Different biological variants discovered in Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public domain Dutch scientists have discovered five biological variants of Alzheimer's disease, which may require different treatments. As ...
Transport of nanoparticles across the blood-brain barrier increases with Alzheimer’s disease and age, study finds
Graphical summary. Credit: Nano letters (2023). DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c03222 Neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease affect more than 270 million people ...
