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Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's Disease: Alzheimer's is a type of dementia that causes problems with memory, thinking and behavior. Symptoms usually develop slowly and get worse over time, becoming severe enough to interfere with daily tasks. Alzheimer's is the most common form of dementia, a general term for memory loss and other cognitive abilities serious enough to interfere with daily life. Alzheimer's disease accounts for 60 to 80 percent of dementia cases.
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SEP 22, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
While many changes have been observed in the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients, amyloid plaques are considered a ha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 12, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Some diseases impact men, or women, at different rates or severities, with different symptoms or varied ages of onset; t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 31, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Alzheimer's is a neurodegenerative disease that affects over 26 million worldwide and is associated with memory prob ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 25, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Some cases of Alzheimers disease (AD) are known as Familial AD because they are due to genetic mutations. So far, mutati ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 22, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Brain cells, or neurons, communicate through electrochemical signals. The electrical signals travel down a neuron’ ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizJUN 04, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
It's thought that inflammation is closely connected to cognitive decline, and neuroinflammation plays a role role in the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 17, 2021Cardiology
Researchers have found an association between healthier hearts and better cognitive abilities, like faster reaction time ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 28, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Sugar is something sweet to add to your food, but just like fat, different types of sugars play important roles in biolo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 15, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have long known that in Alzheimer's disease, plaques form in the brain. But new research suggests that not al ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 07, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have been using genetic and computational tools to find small changes in the sequences of genes that are like ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 24, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The brain is an organ that needs oxygen to survive, but it's been known that some brain cells can remain active afte ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 17, 2021Health & Medicine
Cannabidiol, or CBD — the main non-psychoactive ingredient in cannabis — may inhibit some triggers for Alzhe ...Written By: Angela DowdenMAR 02, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
DNA is the four-letter language that codes for genes, “paragraphs” of DNA information that carry specific in ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 25, 2021Immunology
Most organ systems are protected by a cavalry of immune cells present in the circulation—but not the brain. Consid ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 23, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Cytokines are a group of molecules that are involved in several processes including cell signaling and inflammation, the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 16, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The cell has many specialized components that perform specific functions, like an organelle called the endoplasmic retic ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 10, 2020Genetics & Genomics
It's thought that by the year 2060, there will be 14 million Americans living with Alzheimer's disease.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 29, 2020Genetics & Genomics
In recent years, scientists have been able to develop gene therapies to treat some eye diseases. The eyes are uniquely q ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 10, 2020Neuroscience
Video: Explains the challenges of delivering medicine to the brain, and possibly tools to pass the blood-brain bar ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaNOV 02, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the Medical Univesity of Vienna in Austria have found that a peptide (a small protein molecule) found i ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 27, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Simple tasks are now uphill struggles, social situations aren’t fun, and the car keys are missing again. By ...Written By: Tara FernandesOCT 05, 2020Genetics & Genomics
There are different types of dementia, a term for a loss of cognitive function, including Alzheimer's disease and Le ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 24, 2020Health & Medicine
By this point in the year, you’ve either heard or uttered the phrase “quarantine brain.” While the act ...Written By: Tiffany DazetSEP 01, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Women tend to get Alzheimer's more than men, but the female genome gives them some protection from the worst aspects of ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
SEP 22, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
While many changes have been observed in the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients, amyloid plaques are considered a ha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 12, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Some diseases impact men, or women, at different rates or severities, with different symptoms or varied ages of onset; t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 31, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Alzheimer's is a neurodegenerative disease that affects over 26 million worldwide and is associated with memory prob
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 25, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Some cases of Alzheimers disease (AD) are known as Familial AD because they are due to genetic mutations. So far, mutati
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 22, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Brain cells, or neurons, communicate through electrochemical signals. The electrical signals travel down a neuron’
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
JUN 04, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
It's thought that inflammation is closely connected to cognitive decline, and neuroinflammation plays a role role in the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 17, 2021
Cardiology
Researchers have found an association between healthier hearts and better cognitive abilities, like faster reaction time
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 28, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Sugar is something sweet to add to your food, but just like fat, different types of sugars play important roles in biolo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 15, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have long known that in Alzheimer's disease, plaques form in the brain. But new research suggests that not al
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 07, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have been using genetic and computational tools to find small changes in the sequences of genes that are like
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 24, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The brain is an organ that needs oxygen to survive, but it's been known that some brain cells can remain active afte
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 17, 2021
Health & Medicine
Cannabidiol, or CBD — the main non-psychoactive ingredient in cannabis — may inhibit some triggers for Alzhe
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
MAR 02, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
DNA is the four-letter language that codes for genes, “paragraphs” of DNA information that carry specific in
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 25, 2021
Immunology
Most organ systems are protected by a cavalry of immune cells present in the circulation—but not the brain. Consid
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 23, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cytokines are a group of molecules that are involved in several processes including cell signaling and inflammation, the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 16, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The cell has many specialized components that perform specific functions, like an organelle called the endoplasmic retic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 10, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
It's thought that by the year 2060, there will be 14 million Americans living with Alzheimer's disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 29, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
In recent years, scientists have been able to develop gene therapies to treat some eye diseases. The eyes are uniquely q
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 10, 2020
Neuroscience
Video: Explains the challenges of delivering medicine to the brain, and possibly tools to pass the blood-brain bar
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
NOV 02, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the Medical Univesity of Vienna in Austria have found that a peptide (a small protein molecule) found i
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 27, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Simple tasks are now uphill struggles, social situations aren’t fun, and the car keys are missing again. By
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 05, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
There are different types of dementia, a term for a loss of cognitive function, including Alzheimer's disease and Le
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 24, 2020
Health & Medicine
By this point in the year, you’ve either heard or uttered the phrase “quarantine brain.” While the act
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
SEP 01, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Women tend to get Alzheimer's more than men, but the female genome gives them some protection from the worst aspects of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch