Book Review: 'Slow Dancing With a Stranger'
In gritty and sometimes harrowing detail, activist Meryl Comer describes the reality of caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease.
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Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis: It’s No Walk in the Park
Families considering PGD to avoid passing on disease genes face obstacles such as high cost and invasive procedures.
Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis Can Stop Inherited Disease in a Family
Several thousand people have used preimplantation genetic diagnosis to avoid passing on pathogenic mutations to their babies, but many families with a history of Alzheimer’s or related diseases remain unaware of this option.
Family History Accounts for Some of the Spread in Age at Onset of Familial Alzheimer's
The largest meta-analysis done to date confirms dramatic variability in age at onset of autosomal-dominant Alzheimer's disease overall, but finds mutation type and parental age at onset to be strong predictive modulators.
Inositol Triphosphate Receptor Blamed for Calcium Chaos in Alzheimer’s
By paring back calcium signaling, researchers prevented signs of Alzheimer’s in mice carrying a presenilin mutation. Could the strategy work in humans?
DIAN Longitudinal Data Surprises With Late Drop in Tau
The first longitudinal data from DIAN conflict with some cross-sectional findings, revealing a small drop in CSF injury markers after the first appearance of symptoms of disease.
As DIAN’s Scope Widens, Funding Narrows
Public funding is becoming so scarce that the DIAN researchers are increasingly asking industry to help...
Families Fight Back As Disease Claws at Next Generation
Families participating in the DIAN made an impassioned case for pressing on with clinical trials at two recent gatherings of the network...
Data in Disguise: As Results Roll In, DIAN Works to Guard Privacy
DIAN leaders wrestled with the sensitive issue of genetic confidentiality when reporting data in scientific publications...
Expanding the Network, DIAN Starts Showing Longitudinal Data
When the Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network gathered at the its hub at Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, researchers exchanged new science on ARIA...
In Cells, Late- and Early Onset Alzheimer’s Look Different
A new study suggests that early and late-onset forms of Alzheimer's disease may bear little resemblance at the molecular level...
In Big Picture, Familial AD’s Biomarker Data Resemble LOAD
Researchers with eyes peeled toward prodromal AD probably see the diagram of the field’s five most validated markers in their sleep...
Collaborative Umbrella CAPs Three Prevention Trial Initiatives
A new group called CAP introduced itself, then three prevention initiatives gave a brief update and stood for extended discussion with the audience...
DIAN: What Sayeth the Regulator? Q&A With Rusty Katz
When the DIAN convened its Pharma Consortium, its scientists intended to brief the Food and Drug Administration on how far DIAN’s work has advanced to date...
DIAN Grows, Gets Ready for Therapeutic Trials
The Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network Pharma Consortium met in Washington, D.C., to exchange the latest information on DIAN’s preparation for therapeutic trials...
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