Topic: Alzheimer’s December 6, 2017 Alzheimer’s damage in mice reduced with compound that targets APOE geneAPOE is major Alzheimer’s risk gene.News Release December 4, 2017 Pursuing a precision paradigmMedical school experts describe the move from current standards of care to a more personalized approach to treatment.Source: Washington Magazine October 27, 2017 $5.9 million aimed at gathering data on older motorists’ driving habitsData may help people drive safely for longer.News Release October 20, 2017 Exercise, mindfulness, drug therapy tested in older adultsGoals of research are to improve thinking, find better ways to relieve depression.News Release October 9, 2017 Alzheimer’s gene poses both risk — and benefitsStudy suggests role of inflammation in brain disease is complicated.News Release September 20, 2017 Newly ID’d role of major Alzheimer’s gene suggests possible therapeutic targetBlocking ApoE4 in brain may prevent nerve cell death, inflammation.News Release September 11, 2017 Does improving cardiovascular health reduce risk of dementia?People at risk for Alzheimer’s sought for study.News Release August 10, 2017 Alzheimer’s risk linked to energy shortage in brain’s immune cellsEnergizing the cells in mice limits damage to neurons.News Release July 31, 2017 Testing begins for student-created app to aid Alzheimer’s diagnosisBy speeding detection, app aims to free doctors to discuss treatment, implications with patients.Medical Campus & Community July 19, 2017 Blood test IDs key Alzheimer’s markerStudy findings are significant step in predicting disease risk.News Release July 10, 2017 Sleep, Alzheimer’s link explainedPoor sleep leads to increase in Alzheimer's proteins associated with cognitive decline.News Release June 20, 2017 Colonna joins Cure Alzheimer’s Fund research consortiumRecognized for his work on the role of the immune system in Alzheimer’s.National Leaders April 19, 2017 Antibody helps detect protein implicated in Alzheimer’s, other diseasesMay lead to novel ways to diagnose, monitor brain injury.News Release, Video March 13, 2017 $7 million aimed at illuminating the genetics of Alzheimer’s diseaseResearchers working to identify genetic factors that raise, lower disease risk.News Release January 27, 2017 PBS Alzheimer’s documentary features School of MedicineProgram focuses on the difficulties, expense of caring for people with the disease.Medical Campus & Community January 25, 2017 Drug compound halts Alzheimer’s-related damage in miceAppears to reverse some neurological harm.News Release December 19, 2016 Landmark Alzheimer’s prevention trial to evaluate third drugEffort to study drug's ability to prevent, delay the disease.News Release November 18, 2016 A changing landscape: Alzheimer’s disease, research and the future of careOngoing research is changing the outlook on Alzheimer's from hopeless to hopeful.Innovate Magazines November 2, 2016 Earlier Alzheimer’s diagnosis may be possible with new imaging compoundNew tool detects Alzheimer’s protein, may help identify brain changes, assess treatment effects.News Release August 1, 2016 Cirrito receives MetLife award for Alzheimer’s researchResearcher is known for developing a way to measure levels of amyloid beta in brain.News Release June 21, 2016 $4 million grant expands major study to find Alzheimer’s prevention treatmentsInvestigators will accelerate drug testing, develop new diagnostic measures .News Release June 13, 2016 New insight into role of amyloid beta in Alzheimer’s diseaseStudies hint at therapeutic strategies against devastating disease.News Release May 11, 2016 Brain imaging links Alzheimer’s decline to tau proteinTau is better marker of progression to Alzheimer’s disease than amyloid beta.News Release February 25, 2016 How sleep can heal our brainsSource: PBS Nova Next Posts navigation ‹ Prev 1 … 4 5 6 7 Next ›