BOSTON: A researcher is building a repertoire of games that could one day help us reduce or even reverse the impact on our cognitive faculties of disorders such as Alzheimer’s, or deficits caused by brain trauma. He is attempting to discover whether “we can use Read More »

PORTLAND: Researchers have found genetic overlap between Alzheimer’s disease, high levels of C-reactive protein and plasma lipids.

The findings indicate that high levels of CRP and plasma lipids may play a role in the risk for Alzheimer’s disease and lead to new research to determine Read More »

HOUSTON: Researchers have found that proteins that control the progression of Alzheimer’s are linked in a biological pathway, opening up the possibility that drugs targeting this pathway may be one way of treating the disease.

The research identified a new association between amyloid precursor protein Read More »

PHOENIX: New mechanisms have been uncovered in the development of an aggressive form of dementia called frontotemporal dementia. This is the third most common form of early-onset dementia, often beginning in the patient’s 50s.

“Frontotemporal” refers to the two lobes of the brain that become Read More »