MADISON: The UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health and the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on research aimed at slowing the onset of the diseases.

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NEW YORK: Synaptic roles for neurofilament (NF) proteins have rarely been considered. Here, we establish all four NF subunits as integral resident proteins of synapses. Compared with the population in axons, NF subunits isolated from synapses have distinctive stoichiometry and phosphorylation state, and respond differently Read More »

CHICAGO: The active Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) pipeline is populated with 583 products, with a highly diverse range of molecular targets. GBI Research analysis revealed a high degree of innovation in this indication, with 46% of the pipeline being first-in-class products, acting on over 40 first-in-class Read More »

BOSTON: Researchers have characterized three different brain imaging changes in individuals with Down syndrome, who are at very high risk for development of Alzheimer’s disease, even before the onset of progressive memory and thinking problems. Their findings could help set the stage to evaluate promising Read More »