Tag Archives: dementia
Brain’s ability to clear amyloid declines with age
MIAMI: As people age, the brain takes longer to clear amyloid-β, which may explain why risk for the disease increases with age, researchers say.
This study identifies a link between the single greatest risk factor for Alzheimer’s, a person’s age, and the amyloid-β protein that Read More »
Return on investment in biomedical research on the decline
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Researchers have found that while the number of scientists has increased more than nine-fold since 1965 and the National Institutes of Health’s budget has increased four-fold, the number of new drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration has only increased a little more Read More »
Research finds where memories are stored in the brain
LOS ANGELES: For the first time, scientists have seen evidence of where the brain records the time and place of real-life memories.
Results showed that the similarity of the brain activation patterns when memories were recalled was an indicator of the breadth of space and time Read More »
Researchers use nanoscopic pores to investigate protein structure
HOUSTON: Researchers have made strides toward a new method of gene sequencing a strand of DNA’s bases are read as they are threaded through a nanoscopic hole.
In a new study, they have shown that this technique can also be applied to proteins as a Read More »