Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphiadeveloped a blood test capable of determining the level of mental impairment likely to be suffered by patients with Parkinson’s disease. The new test, the first of its kind, examines the level of ...
New Treatment Halts Progress of Alzheimer’s
Pioneering research by UK scientists shows that a new product – Rember – may slow the progress of mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease by 81% over a year and could offer hope to millions worldwide. Rember is the first drug ...
Getting Out of the Loop of Alzheimer’s Disease
Scientists from UCLA recently pinpointed a possible physical origin of Alzheimer’s disease. The amyloid-beta protein has long been known to clump in the brain and be involved in the progression of the disease. The UCLA team identified a loop in ...
Keeping Our Memories Fresh
What keeps our long term memories viable? Little is known about the way the long term memories are kept in the brain. Does memorizing something new can be compared to writing text on a paper, making it stay forever or ...