SAN FRANCISCO: A recent study found that non-inheritable Parkinson’s disease may be caused by functional changes in the immune regulating gene Interferon-beta (IFNβ) and with a new treatment, the disease can be prevented.

The research team found that treatment with Interferon-beta (IFNβ-gene) therapy successfully prevented neuronal Read More »

PHOENIX: Researchers have developed eye-imaging software that can precisely identify these retinal changes. The camera used in the clinical study provides images 100 times the resolution of an MRI.

The retinal scan also is much cheaper to use than other types of scans, and patients Read More »

DALLAS: A team has studied the aggregation of two of the most common variants of Abeta, namely Abeta 40 and Abeta 42, with 40 and 42 amino acids, respectively, the latter being the variant most closely associated with Alzheimer’s disease. The literature reports that while Read More »

MIAMI: The new tool uses a non-invasive, light-based imaging technology to see inside the brain, and can be used to study how diseases like Alzheimer’s, dementia, and brain tumors change brain tissue.

The researchers used a new experimental approach called optical coherence tomography (OCT) to Read More »