alzheimers disease
A Blood Test For Alzheimer’s Disease
Researchers have developed a blood test that can diagnose Alzheimer’s disease with 90 percent accuracy.
Why So Many Alzheimer’s Drugs Have Failed
Scientists in Japan have demonstrated why drugs targeting the enzyme that produces the protein plaques in Alzheimer's disease patients fail in clinical trials.
Sniffing Out Why Alzheimer’s Patients Lose Their Sense Of Smell
The loss of smell is indicative of early stage Alzheimer’s disease, and Korean researchers now understand how this happens.
Brain Blood Circulation Affects Alzheimer’s Severity
Scientists in Singapore have suggested that Alzheimer’s disease patients should be treated according to whether they have cerebrovascular disease.
How Toxic Proteins Mess With Your Brain
The buildup of mutant proteins with too many glutamine residues causes disease by disrupting the number of Golgi in the dendrites of brain cells.
The Proteins That Wake Sleeping Neural Stem Cells
A protein in the spindle matrix complex called Chro holds the secret to awakening stem cells in the brain, researchers say.
Isolating Anti-Alzheimer’s Compounds From Traditional Medicine
Japanese scientists have developed a new technique to isolate active therapeutic compounds for Alzheimer's disease from plants.
When Less Is More For Brain Function
Researchers have found that a reduced supply of an enzyme called Rab4 can increase the density of synapses in the brains of fruit flies.
Eisai’s New Treatment For Alzheimer’s Disease Receives FDA Fast Track Approval
The US Food and Drug Administration has granted Fast Track designation for the development of an enzyme that could potentially slow the progression of Alzheimer's Disease.
