Human Brain Project launches ‘Brain Matters’ webinar series
The hour-long sessions will focus on different areas of brain research and feature expert speakers, with the goal of highlighting
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Actively speaking two languages protects against cognitive impairment
The prevalence of dementia in places where more than one language is spoken is 50% lower than in regions where the population uses only one language
Read morenew alteration in the brain of people with Alzheimer’s discovered
The amyloid precursor protein is processed differently by an alteration in their glycosylation that leads to increased production of beta amyloid, the trigger pathological effector for Alzheimer’s disease
Read moreNew Smart Drug Delivery System May Help Treatment for Neurological Disorders
Drug delivery technology is aimed at helping people with spinal cord and other nervous system disorders
Read moreHigher dementia risk in women with prolonged fertility
Women with a longer reproductive period had an elevated risk for dementia in old age, compared with those who were
Read moreImaging probe to visualize Alzheimer’s disease-related gamma-secretase in the brain
BOSTON – Scientists at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have developed a molecular imaging probe to reveal Alzheimer’s disease (AD)-related
Read moreMass Eye and Ear Receives $4 Million Gift to Accelerate Research on Genetic Links to Alzheimer’s Disease Resistance
Mass Eye and Ear has received a five-year, $4 Million gift from Good Ventures to spur Dr. Joseph F. Arboleda-Velásquez’s groundbreaking work into Alzheimer’s disease genetic resistance. This transformational gift will enable Dr. Arboleda-Velásquez to build upon the recent discovery of a genetic mutation that protected a woman who had a high familial risk for the condition and amyloid plaque deposits in her brain against early-onset Alzheimer’s.
Read moreMass Eye and Ear receives $4M for research on genetic links to Alzheimer’s resistance
Five-year-gift to Joseph Arboleda-Velasquez, MD, Ph.D., enables further investigation of potential genetic resistance to Alzheimer’s as he works toward an ultimate goal of developing treatments
Read moreRisk gene for Alzheimer’s has early effects on the brain
Results of a study in 82 young adults
Read morePew funds six teams to pursue cutting-edge biomedical research
PHILADELPHIA–The Pew Charitable Trusts announced today the six pairs of researchers who will make up its 2020 class of Innovation
Read morePeople with Heroin Addiction Have Unique Molecular Alterations to The Brain That Resemble Brain Disturbances Seen in Neurodegenerative Disorders Like Alzheimer’s Disease
MEDIA ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nature Communications: Published Monday, September 14, 2020 Corresponding Author: Yasmin Hurd, PhD, Director of The Addiction
Read moreOlder people with early, asymptomatic Alzheimer’s at risk of falls
Older people without cognitive problems who experience a fall may have undetected neurodegeneration in their brains that puts them at high risk of developing Alzheimer’s dementia, according to a study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
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