C9ORF72 Steals the Show at Frontotemporal Dementia Meeting
To no one’s surprise, C9ORF72 occupied center stage at the 8th International Conference on Frontotemporal Dementias, held 5-7 September in Manchester...
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Arginine Methylation Distinguishes ALS-FUS From FTLD-FUS
Researchers found that in cases of ALS due to FUS mutations, and FTLD linked to FUS proteinopathy, the cellular mechanisms of disease are somewhat distinct...
Profilin Gene Is Actin’ in ALS
Another handful of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis cases are explained, with a July 15 report in Nature, as being caused by mutations in profilin...
Stockholm: Therapeutics Roundup—Some New, Some Not So Much
NeuroPhage Pharmaceuticals, a small startup company, is banking that viral capsids will break up aggregates of Aβ and other amyloidogenic proteins...
Stem Cells Make New Myelin, Show Potential for AD
As scientists celebrate the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, researchers are looking to traditional and modern stem cell sources to treat diseases of the brain...
Delphi Consensus Foresees Sharp Rise in World Dementia
The oracle at Delphi had legendary powers of foresight. But would the prophetess have predicted a staggering...
Patient-Reported Outcomes Win Alzheimer's Challenge 2012
Ginger.io—a startup company that is turning Smartphones into data collectors for researchers, won a $175,000 prize in a ceremony hosted at the Newseum in Washington, D.C....
Dementia Four Times More Likely in Pro Football Players
Players who spent at least five seasons battling it out in the NFL are four times more likely to die of with dementia or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis...
Ironing Out Apoptotic Role for New APP-Binding Protein
In a hunt for molecules that bind amyloid-β precursor protein, researchers have discovered a mitochondrial ion transporter that promotes programmed cell death in neurons...
AD Diagnosis: Time for Biomarkers to Weigh In?
Is it time for a new diagnostic paradigm for Alzheimer disease?...
Genetics Project Update: Over 1,000 Genomes and Counting
Each human being harbors several thousand genetic variants, hundreds of which are rare, according to a progress report from the ongoing 1000 Genomes...
Chicago—ALS Clinical Trials: New Hope After Phase 3 Setbacks
Researchers, therapists, patients, and caretakers came together in Chicago, Illinois, to share a common goal of finding a cure for ALS...
Epilepsy Drug Calms the Hippocampus, Aids Memory
Research suggests that the hippocampus goes into overdrive in people who may be on the path to Alzheimer's disease...
Barcelona: 10th AD/PD Conference Hosts a Shaken, Restive Field
The buzz that 2,711 scientists from 68 countries generated at AD/PD 2011 was remarkable for how it sounded opposing notes at equal volume...
Want to Keep Your DNA in Good Repair? Then Eat Your Spinach!
Even as vitamin E appears to be losing some of its memory-saving appeal, the B vitamin folate (i.e. folic acid) is becoming the nutrient <em>du jour</em>. Besides helping to prevent birth defects, it probably reduces the risk of heart disease, stroke, and some cancers...
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