“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 ...
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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 ...
Experimental therapy alleviates signs and symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease in mice
A new cell therapy improved learning and memory in mice with Alzheimer's disease, researchers report. The therapy, developed at the ...
Predicting Alzheimer’s dementia in older people
Credit: CC0 Public domain A new study indicates that the severity of amyloid deposits in the brain, not just age, ...
Study shows COVID-19 infection alters gene transcription of olfactory mucosa cells in Alzheimer’s disease
Characterization of human primary olfactory mucosal cells at the air-liquid interface. Credit: Journal of Neuroinflammation (2023). DOI: 10.1186/s12974-023-02979-4 A new ...
Clues to preventing Alzheimer’s disease come from a patient who escaped the disease, despite genetics
Credit: Cell (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2023.11.029 Alzheimer's disease has struck a large Colombian family for generations, killing half of its members ...
New methods to identify and characterize irregular forms of beta-amyloid to inform treatments for Alzheimer’s disease
(A) shows peak areas resulting from immunoprecipitation extraction of 18 peptides with four antibodies. (B) shows the data from (A) ...
Light therapy could improve symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease
Research suggests that light therapy may be a promising treatment option for patients with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: Rad Cyrus, Unsplash, ...
Cell type-specific genetic risk contributes to distinct stages of Alzheimer’s disease progression, study finds
Cell type-specific Alzheimer's disease polygenic risk scores (ADPRS). A A diagram of cell type-specific PRS derivation. b An UpSetR plot ...
