Researchers work to block harmful behavior of key Alzheimer's enzyme

by Cell PressThis visual abstract depicts how Ben Halima et al. demonstrate the feasibility of designing drugs targeting the Alzheimer-related enzyme BACE1 without affecting its physiological fun

Updated on: February 28,2024

Researchers work to block harmful behavior of key Alzheimer's enzyme

by Cell PressThis visual abstract depicts how Ben Halima et al. demonstrate the feasibility of designing drugs targeting the Alzheimer-related enzyme BACE1 without affecting its physiological fun

Updated on:February 28,2024

Drug target for Alzheimer's disease has dual action

by Queensland Brain InstituteCredit: Queensland Brain InstituteResearchers have discovered a potential drug target for Alzheimer's disease—an enzyme which has effects on both the immune and nervou

Updated on: April 16,2024

Drug target for Alzheimer's disease has dual action

by Queensland Brain InstituteCredit: Queensland Brain InstituteResearchers have discovered a potential drug target for Alzheimer's disease—an enzyme which has effects on both the immune and nervou

Updated on:April 16,2024

New evidence for a blood-based biomarker for Alzheimer's disease

by Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainA potential blood-based biomarker for Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases seems even more promising thanks to new resear

Updated on: April 10,2024

New evidence for a blood-based biomarker for Alzheimer's disease

by Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainA potential blood-based biomarker for Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases seems even more promising thanks to new resear

Updated on:April 10,2024

Study highlights complexity of menopausal hormone therapy's impact on brain health

byeLifeAssociations between brain MRI measures and MHT user status. Credit:(2024). DOI: 10.7554/eLife.99538.1A study suggests that menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) might have moderate effe

Updated on: November 06,2024

Study highlights complexity of menopausal hormone therapy's impact on brain health

byeLifeAssociations between brain MRI measures and MHT user status. Credit:(2024). DOI: 10.7554/eLife.99538.1A study suggests that menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) might have moderate effe

Updated on:November 06,2024

Cheap, simple tests could improve Alzheimer's disease management at the bedside

by ElsevierA portable biosensor that could show how disease is progressing in patients with Alzheimer's could greatly improve people's quality of life in the future, according to a new re

Updated on: February 28,2024

Cheap, simple tests could improve Alzheimer's disease management at the bedside

by ElsevierA portable biosensor that could show how disease is progressing in patients with Alzheimer's could greatly improve people's quality of life in the future, according to a new re

Updated on:February 28,2024

Why do some songs get stuck in our heads so easily? The science of earworms

Updated on: October 30,2025

Why do some songs get stuck in our heads so easily? The science of earworms

Updated on:October 30,2025

Increased dementia risk in women—a matter of proteins?

by BioMed CentralGender-specific differences between the levels and structures of proteins present in the white matter and the mitochondria of the brains of men and women suffering from dementia

Updated on: February 28,2024

Increased dementia risk in women—a matter of proteins?

by BioMed CentralGender-specific differences between the levels and structures of proteins present in the white matter and the mitochondria of the brains of men and women suffering from dementia

Updated on:February 28,2024

ATP prevents harmful aggregation of proteins associated with Parkinson's and ALS, scientists discover

Updated on: May 15,2025

ATP prevents harmful aggregation of proteins associated with Parkinson's and ALS, scientists discover

Updated on:May 15,2025

Social clubs fill gap in dementia support

by University of British ColumbiaCommunity-based social groups could play a crucial role in empowering people with early-onset dementia, according to new UBC research.The study, led by UBC nursin

Updated on: February 28,2024

Social clubs fill gap in dementia support

by University of British ColumbiaCommunity-based social groups could play a crucial role in empowering people with early-onset dementia, according to new UBC research.The study, led by UBC nursin

Updated on:February 28,2024

Metal-based molecules show promise against the build-up of Alzheimer's peptides

by Imperial College LondonImage of mouse brain highlighting the areas where one of the metal complexes under study accumulates. Credit: Imperial College LondonIn lab tests, Imperial researchers h

Updated on: July 01,2024

Metal-based molecules show promise against the build-up of Alzheimer's peptides

by Imperial College LondonImage of mouse brain highlighting the areas where one of the metal complexes under study accumulates. Credit: Imperial College LondonIn lab tests, Imperial researchers h

Updated on:July 01,2024

Antibody provide a more exact Alzheimer's diagnosis radioactive tracers

by Uppsala UniversityDiagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.For the first time, researchers have succeeded in passing an antibody through t

Updated on: February 28,2024

Antibody provide a more exact Alzheimer's diagnosis radioactive tracers

by Uppsala UniversityDiagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.For the first time, researchers have succeeded in passing an antibody through t

Updated on:February 28,2024

Strategies and milestones for Alzheimer's patient and caregiver support outlined

by Indiana UniversityThe National Alzheimer's Project Act (NAPA) was signed into law in 2011. Over the past five years milestones have been identified to meet the plan's biomedical resear

Updated on: February 28,2024

Strategies and milestones for Alzheimer's patient and caregiver support outlined

by Indiana UniversityThe National Alzheimer's Project Act (NAPA) was signed into law in 2011. Over the past five years milestones have been identified to meet the plan's biomedical resear

Updated on:February 28,2024