PHOENIX: Research by biologists has identified new mechanisms potentially driving progression of an aggressive form of dementia.

Working with scientists, the researchers studied how synapses – the connections between neurons – are affected by changes in the protein CHMP2B that are linked to Frontotemporal Dementia. Read More »

BOSTON: Biotechnology company Biogen Idec has released data from its Alzheimer’s disease drug trial, which reveals that the drug slows down the neurodegenerative disease.

The Cambridge-based firm specialized in developing, discovering and delivering therapies for the treatment of autoimmune, neurodegenerative and hematologic diseases to patients Read More »

SEATTLE: Apple has announced ResearchKit, an open-source platform that empowers researchers to design and administer app-based health research, which they can assemble quickly via a plug-and-play approach and without the need for a team of coders.

The innovation seeks to change the way disease research Read More »

BOSTON: Beer lovers may finally have a case for their preferred beverage—it’s good for the brain.

The good brew news revolves around a compound found in hops, a central ingredient in beer that gives it its bitter taste.

Chinese researchers recently tested the compound, called Read More »