Tag: Carlos Cruchaga April 6, 2023 COVID-19 patients’ blood plasma shows who is most likely to become severely illSpecific proteins in plasma signal who eventually may need ventilators, face poor outcomes.News Release October 11, 2022 $9 million to fund study of ‘jumping genes’ in Alzheimer’sResearchers from several labs to study role of transposable elements.News Release October 6, 2022 Cruchaga awarded Zenith Fellowship AwardRecognizes scientist’s contributions to Alzheimer’s disease research.National Leaders July 22, 2022 Cruchaga named Morriss ProfessorStudies genetic architecture of neurodegenerative diseases.News Release April 21, 2022 Calming overexcited neurons may protect brain after strokeNew data prompts reconsideration of decades-old theory about brain injury due to stroke.News Release February 23, 2022 Risk, resiliency in aging brain focus of $33 million grantMulticenter team aims to understand how, why brain changes with age.News Release July 8, 2021 New Alzheimer’s treatment targets identifiedStudy points to FDA-approved drugs that have potential to slow or reverse brain damage.News Release May 11, 2021 WashU, Pitt awarded $10.7 million for Alzheimer’s disease researchStudy to look for genetic pathways that lead to formation of plaques, tangles.News Release April 28, 2021 Draining brain’s debris enhances Alzheimer’s therapies in miceImpaired drainage also may play a role in Alzheimer’s in people.News Release December 16, 2020 Protein involved in removing Alzheimer’s buildup linked to circadian rhythmBrain protein helps explain link between circadian rhythm, Alzheimer’s disease.News Release October 22, 2020 Alzheimer’s in adults with Down syndrome focus of multicenter NIH grantAs part of grant totaling more than $100 million, Washington University to lead research sections on Alzheimer’s development, genetics.News Release August 14, 2019 Genes linked to Alzheimer’s risk, resilience ID’dGenes in the brain’s immune cells may point to strategy to protect against the disease.News Release Posts navigation 1 2 Next ›