Injected α-synuclein fibrils triggered pathology throughout the mouse brain, even in regions not neuroanatomically connected to the injection site. Astrocytes were loaded with inclusions.
Based on the tiny effect size seen in overall negative solanezumab trials in mild Alzheimer’s disease, researchers are going big in a secondary prevention trial.
Microglial Regulation and Function Scrutinized at Heidelberg Meeting A New Explanation for Dendritic Tau: It’s Made There Alzheimer’s Proteomics Treasure Trove? sAPP Binds GABA Receptor, and More News on APP At Heidelberg meeting, scientists shared and de
23andMe sells people information about their Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s risk. They include tricky-to-interpret raw data on dozens of disease genes. Should such direct-to-consumer testing companies offer better counselling and referral?
At a conference in Heidelberg, researchers proposed that Aβ oligomers trigger local translation of tau in cytosol and dendrites, and that targeting this aberrant tau may preserve synapses.
The prevalence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy supports a link between multiple concussions and this degenerative tauopathy, though the sample is self-selected.
At AAIC, researchers debuted a method that detects changes in plasma Aβ42 in people with brain amyloid. If confirmed, a widely available screening test for presymptomatic AD could follow.
Finally, a Blood Test for Alzheimer’s? In Clinical Use, Amyloid Scans Change Two-Thirds of Treatment Plans Searching for New AD Risk Variants? Move Beyond GWAS Monomeric Seeds and Oligomeric Clouds—Proteopathy News from AAIC Planning the First Primary Pre