Europe Leads the Way Toward Standardization and Brain Bank Networks
Worldwide, brain banks are combining their holdings into large databases in an effort to better support neurodegenerative disease research.
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Brain Banks for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s Remain Underused
Did you know? The NACC’s brain tissue comes with extensive clinical and cognitive data, enabling in-depth studies.
Nature Versus Nurture: What Gives Microglia Their Identity?
Researchers at a recent Keystone symposium compared the properties of microglia with those of other macrophages in the body. The cells acquire their unique personalities through both their origins and their present environment.
Microglia in Disease: Innocent Bystanders, or Agents of Destruction?
Researchers at Keystone attempted to distinguish microglia from other macrophages in the body, both in form and function, and monitor the way each behaves during disease.
TANK-Binding Kinase 1 Rumbles in as New ALS Gene
Researchers sequenced the exomes of nearly 3,000 people with ALS to identify the new gene.
Alzheimer’s Disease Research Summit 2015: Three Years In
At the first NIH summit since the National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s was implemented back in 2012, scientists discussed progress made and put forth a new set of goals.
Alzheimer's Disease Research Summit 2015: Expanding the Horizon
At an NIH conference in Washington, D.C., experts from beyond Alzheimer’s research discussed ways to beef up data collection and patient participation.
Alzheimer’s Disease Research Summit 2015
Alzheimer’s Disease Research Summit 2015: Three Years In Alzheimer's Disease Research Summit 2015: Expanding the Horizon Research Summit 2015 Recommendations Released The National Institutes of Health hosted a meeting earlier this month as leaders in
United in Confusion: TREM2 Puzzles Researchers in Taos
At Keystone, scientists reported that TREM2 may promote the survival of cells surrounding plaques, but where these cells come from and what they do is still up for grabs.
Awareness Has Arrived: Two Oscars for Movies About Neurodegenerative Disease
Hollywood has discovered the narrative power of neurodegenerative diseases.
New Drug Discovery Institutes to Tackle AD in the U.K.
Alzheimer's Research UK has funded institutes at three universities to turn academic ideas into drug candidates.
FDA Has Cleared New Cognitive Screening Tests
Routine cognitive screening could help doctors spot people at risk of dementia. Two new tests could make screening more accessible.
BACE Inhibitor Trial Put on Hold
Skin side effect under investigation.
Toxic Tau Quiets Neuronal Networks
In mice, the presence of mutant human tau disrupts synaptic signaling and slows down neuronal firing.
Test Tracks Preclinical Functional Decline
Simple survey touted as a potential functional outcome in prevention trials.
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