Alzheimer's Research Archives

06/25/2019

Habitat loss linked to global emergence of infectious diseases

Auburn University researchers have published a new hypothesis that could provide the foundation for new scientific studies looking into the

05/03/2019

Teaching happiness to dementia caregivers reduces their depression, anxiety: Simple positive emotion skills yield benefits in physical and emotional health

Caring for family members with dementia — which is on the rise in the U.S. — causes significant emotional and

02/26/2019

New skeletal disease found and explained

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have discovered a new and rare skeletal disease. In a study published in the

11/11/2018

Alzheimer’s and cardiovascular disease share common genetics in some patients

Genetics may predispose some people to both Alzheimer’s disease and high levels of blood lipids such as cholesterol, a common

10/23/2018

Link found between chronic inflammation and risk for Alzheimer’s disease

While it is widely shown that possessing the ApoE4 gene is the major genetic risk factor of Alzheimer’s disease (AD),

10/10/2018

Fingerprint drug screen test works on the living and deceased

A revolutionary drug test developed from research carried out at the University of East Anglia can detect four classes of

08/03/2018

Newly characterized molecule offers possibilities for novel Alzheimer’s treatments

Alzheimer’s disease is an increasingly prevalent, neurodegenerative condition that erodes memory and other cognitive functions. Treatments for this complex disease

07/22/2018

Fatty liver disease pandemic needs ‘gold standard’ human-relevant research: Belgian study describes how human-based tools can contribute to drug development for liver disease

A new study by scientists from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel calls for a new gold standard in research to treat

07/17/2018

New development in 3D super-resolution imaging gives insight on Alzheimer’s disease

Recent studies show that 40 percent of Americans over the age of 85 have Alzheimer’s disease, and that the disease

07/05/2018

Alzheimer’s in mini format: A novel tool to study disease mechanisms and possible remedies

Scientists in Dresden, Germany, have been successful in mimicking mechanisms of Alzheimer’s disease in a novel, stem cell-based model system