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Neurodegeneration

dice that spell dementia

Largest Genetic Study Reveals Overlap in Risk Factors for Alzheimer’s and Vascular Dementia

Cells containing tau aggregates (green) before (left) and 13 hours after treatment with RING-nanobody (right)

Therapy targets and destroys tau tangles in Alzheimer’s treatment

An illustration depicting a traumatic brain injury, showing blood leaking into the brain and activating immune cells

Scientists Uncover Key Mechanism Linking Traumatic Brain Injury to Neurodegeneration

Woman using an air quality app on her cell phone

Tiny magnetic particles in air pollution linked to development of Alzheimer’s

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Researchers propose a new model for classifying Parkinson’s

Breakthrough in understanding the onset of sporadic Alzheimer’s disease

Alzheimer's brain illustration from MIT

Study Identifies Genetic Drivers of Alzheimer’s Progression, Drug Targets

Person holding test tube with blood. Credit Pixabay.

Blood biomarker shows “great promise” predicting progression to Alzheimer’s in at-risk population

Woman dancing at sundown on the beach. Pixabay

Algorithm to Detect Early Brain Damage in Xeroderma Pigmentosum

Woman in bed, twisted in comforter

Potential New Treatment for REM Sleep Behavior Disorder, Offering Hope to Millions

Man with face in hand

Genetic Variant Offers Protection Against Alzheimer’s Disease

A comparison of cortical thickness between the brains of obese patients to those with Alzheimer’s disease. Darker colours indicate similarities in cortical thickness between the two groups.

Obesity-related neurodegeneration mimics Alzheimer’s

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Probiotic Shows Promise in Preventing Neurodegeneration in Animal Model of ALS

Compared to wild type control mice, hippocampal neurons in PKCa M489V mice showed fewer dendritic spines.

Enzyme drives cognitive decline in mice, provides new target for Alzheimer’s

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