Blood test spots Alzheimer’s early with 94% accuracy

An Alzheimer's blood test could also help scientists "more efficiently enroll participants in clinical trials, which will help us find treatments faster."

Tamara Bhandari-Washington University • futurity
Aug. 2, 2019 ~7 min

‘Chimera’ mouse model is a better mimic of human Alzheimer’s

The new mouse model also holds promise for studying other neurological conditions such as Parkinson's disease, traumatic brain injury, and stroke.

Tom Vasich-UC Irvine • futurity
July 31, 2019 ~4 min


1 gene may stymy promising Alzheimer’s drugs

75 percent of Alzheimer's disease patients are unlikely to benefit from a class of drugs that showed promise in animal studies, report researchers.

Ellen Goldbaum-Buffalo • futurity
July 18, 2019 ~4 min

Smarts don’t prevent Alzheimer’s, but they may slow it down

Intelligence and education may not protect you against Alzheimer's disease, but they could offer a protective "head start."

Vanessa McMains-Johns Hopkins • futurity
July 9, 2019 ~7 min

Simple ‘APEX’ blood test may detect Alzheimer’s

Doctors may one day diagnose Alzheimer's disease with a simple blood test. The new technology, called APEX, detects amyloid beta.

National University of Singapore • futurity
July 8, 2019 ~7 min

Does poor sleep in your 50s warn of Alzheimer’s?

"There is no Goldilocks decade during which you can say, 'This is when I get my chance to short sleep.'"

Robert Sanders-UC Berkeley • futurity
July 1, 2019 ~10 min

These cells may link Alzheimer’s amyloid and tau

A link between amyloid plaques and tau build-up in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease could lead to a way to slow its progress.

Tamara Bhandari-Washington University • futurity
July 1, 2019 ~6 min

Alzheimer’s tau ‘burns through’ brain’s antioxidant defense

New research reveals the connection between the antioxidant SOD1 and tau build-up in the spread of Alzheimer's disease.

Angie Hunt-Iowa State • futurity
June 24, 2019 ~4 min


How rapamycin’s anti-aging effects work

Rapamycin is getting a lot of attention for its potential as an anti-aging drug. Now researchers have figured out exactly how it works.

Morgan Sherburne-Michigan • futurity
May 24, 2019 ~4 min

Virtual reality can spot navigation problems in early Alzheimer’s disease

Virtual reality (VR) can identify early Alzheimer’s disease more accurately than ‘gold standard’ cognitive tests currently in use, suggests new research from the University of Cambridge.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
May 24, 2019 ~6 min

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