Can A.I. blood analysis predict Alzheimer’s progress?

Artificial intelligence can check blood samples to predict and explain the progress of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's, researchers report.

Shawn Hayward-McGill • futurity
Jan. 28, 2020 ~3 min

Busted transport system unites neurodegenerative diseases

New treatments may result from identifying a likely culprit behind the brain build-up that ties all neurodegenerative diseases together.

Katherine Fenz-Rockefeller • futurity
Dec. 9, 2019 ~5 min


Marker may help detect Parkinson’s disease at earliest stages

Countering a defect that appears to be nearly universal in patients with Parkinson's may prevent death in the cells whose loss causes the disease.

Bruce Goldman-Stanford • futurity
Sept. 27, 2019 ~7 min

1 method may prevent brain cell death in several diseases

There may be a way to prevent the worst damage in neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's, Huntington's, ALS, and others.

Bruce Goldman-Stanford • futurity
Sept. 26, 2019 ~6 min

Team pinpoints cause of fatal disorder in kids

In a new study with mice, scientists have pinpointed the cause of Krabbe disease, a neurodegenerative condition that can be deadly for young kids.

Julia Evangelou Strait-WUSTL • futurity
Sept. 20, 2019 ~4 min

Blood test spots Alzheimer’s damage before symptoms appear

The test could one day also detect other neurodegenerative conditions such as multiple sclerosis, traumatic brain injury, or stroke.

Tamara Bhandari-Washington University • futurity
Jan. 25, 2019 ~7 min

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