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Penn Medicine researchers identify new therapeutic target for Alzheimer's disease

A gene encoding a protein linked to tau production-;tripartite motif protein 11 (TRIM11)-;was found to suppress deterioration in small animal models of neurodegenerative diseases similar to Alzheimer's disease (AD), while improving cognitive and motor abilities, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

27 Jul 2023

Could brain age be used to measure disease stratification in Huntington's disease?

Study evaluated the biological age of the brain as a disease stratification measure for Huntington's disease (HD).

24 Jul 2023

Study: A planet-friendly diet could help people to live longer and healthier

Eating more planet-friendly foods could help you live a longer, healthier life, according to new research. Researchers found that people who followed a more environmentally sustainable diet were 25% less likely to die during a follow-up period of over 30 years compared to those with a less sustainable diet.

23 Jul 2023

Muscle-building supplement may help protect memory and prevent Alzheimer's disease

The secret to protecting your memory may be a staple of a bodybuilder's diet. RUSH researchers recently discovered that a muscle-building supplement called beta-hydroxy beta-methylbutyrate, also called HMB, may help protect memory, reduce plaques and ultimately help prevent the progression of Alzheimer's disease.

21 Jul 2023

Tecan's Phase Separator™: advancing automation for liquid biopsy and biobanking

Tecan proudly unveils Phase Separator™, an innovative liquid separation technology that promises to save time and improve accuracy in laboratory workflows. With specific applications in liquid biopsy and biobanking, its benefits will be felt in genomics, proteomics and across multiple disease areas, from oncology and neurodegenerative disease to metabolic disorders.

From Tecan 21 Jul 2023

Is repetitive heading of the ball during a professional soccer career associated with an increased risk of cognitive impairment?

In a recent study, a group of researchers investigated if heading frequency is associated with cognitive impairment in retired soccer players.

20 Jul 2023

Spinal fluid test could be used for early detection of Lewy body disease

Lewy body disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer's disease. A research group from Lund University has now shown that the disease can be detected before symptoms appear, using a spinal fluid test.

18 Jul 2023

Study highlights the potential of cell replacement therapy for Huntington's disease

New research appearing in the journal Nature Biotechnology answers important questions about the viability of treatments that seek to replace diseased and aged cells in the central nervous system with healthy ones.

17 Jul 2023

Superagers more likely to have greater movement speed than typical older adults

People in their eighties who can recall everyday events and life experiences as well as someone 20 to 30 years younger – known as superagers – are also more likely to have greater movement speed than typical older adults.

13 Jul 2023

Study shows potential for treating ALS with two existing drugs

New research suggests that targeting autoimmune inflammation associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) using two drugs, one of them already approved for multiple sclerosis, could be a promising approach for treatment.

12 Jul 2023

New AI-aided biosensor developed to detect neurodegenerative diseases

By combining multiple advanced technologies into a single system, EPFL researchers have made a significant step forward in diagnosing neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs) such as Parkinson's disease (PD) and Alzheimer's disease (AD).

12 Jul 2023

Scientists identify signal essential for blood-brain barrier formation

What makes the vital layer of protective cells around the brain and spinal cord -; the blood-brain barrier -; more or less permeable has been one of the more mystifying questions in neuroscience.

12 Jul 2023

Study provides unprecedented insights into the complexity of large-scale neural networks

That experiences leave their trace in the connectivity of the brain has been known for a while, but a pioneering study by researchers at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) and TUD Dresden University of Technology now shows how massive these effects really are.

11 Jul 2023

Quantum medicine: the way forward?

Study examines how quantum physics can contribute to medicine.

7 Jul 2023

Multiple discoveries open new paths for early prediction of Parkinson's disease trajectories

Hand tremors and slowed movements are two of the most widely recognized hallmarks of Parkinson's disease, and for many sufferers the first indication that something is amiss.

6 Jul 2023

Football players at risk for CTE based on cumulative force of head hits, study shows

For years, researchers studying chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, believed the primary cause of it was repetitive hits to the head, whether or not those hits caused concussions.

23 Jun 2023

Alzheimer's disease may begin during embryogenesis, stem cell study suggests

Alzheimer's disease (AD) mainly affects the older population. Recent research found early disease signs in cell culture models of early human brain development, raising the possibility that the disease has its origins much earlier in life, possibly during embryogenesis – the formation and development of an embryo.

22 Jun 2023

Blood-brain barrier model may lead to prevention of meningitis in newborns

Investigators in Israel and Italy have developed a model of the blood-brain barrier, studies of which may lead to prevention of meningitis in newborns.

22 Jun 2023

Eating foods high in omega-3 fatty acids may lead to slower physical decline in people with ALS

People with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) who eat more foods high in certain omega-3 fatty acids like flaxseed oil, walnuts, canola oil and pumpkin seeds may have a slower physical decline from the disease and may have a slightly extended survival.

21 Jun 2023

Alternative splicing in neurodegenerative disease and the promise of RNA-based therapeutic strategies

Alternative splicing, a clever way a cell generates many different variations of messenger RNAs -; single-stranded RNAs involved in protein synthesis -; and proteins from the same stretch of DNA, plays an important role in molecular biology.

21 Jun 2023

Neurodegenerative Disease News and Research

Penn Medicine researchers identify new therapeutic target for Alzheimer's disease

Could brain age be used to measure disease stratification in Huntington's disease?

Study: A planet-friendly diet could help people to live longer and healthier

Muscle-building supplement may help protect memory and prevent Alzheimer's disease

Tecan's Phase Separator™: advancing automation for liquid biopsy and biobanking

Is repetitive heading of the ball during a professional soccer career associated with an increased risk of cognitive impairment?

Spinal fluid test could be used for early detection of Lewy body disease

Study highlights the potential of cell replacement therapy for Huntington's disease

Superagers more likely to have greater movement speed than typical older adults

Study shows potential for treating ALS with two existing drugs

New AI-aided biosensor developed to detect neurodegenerative diseases

Scientists identify signal essential for blood-brain barrier formation

Study provides unprecedented insights into the complexity of large-scale neural networks

Quantum medicine: the way forward?

Multiple discoveries open new paths for early prediction of Parkinson's disease trajectories

Football players at risk for CTE based on cumulative force of head hits, study shows

Alzheimer's disease may begin during embryogenesis, stem cell study suggests

Blood-brain barrier model may lead to prevention of meningitis in newborns

Eating foods high in omega-3 fatty acids may lead to slower physical decline in people with ALS

Alternative splicing in neurodegenerative disease and the promise of RNA-based therapeutic strategies

Aneuro: A Year of Neuroscience in Review eBook

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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