Research News

• Daily Chores May Benefit Brain Health
  Posted 01/17/2019

  Study finds even simple housework like cooking or cleaning may make a difference in brain health in our 70s and 80s.

• Animal Studies Show Promise for Alzheimer's Vaccine
  Posted 11/26/2018

  Researchers say Alzheimer's vaccine reduces buildup in the brain of harmful substances associated with AD.

• National Institutes of Health Recommends New Alzheimer's Research Strategy
  Posted 05/31/2018

  NIH calls for transformative research agenda, collaboration and big data to enable precision medicine.

• Veggies to Help "BEET" Alzheimer's
  Posted 03/22/2018

  Vegetable compound could have a key role in "beeting" Alzheimer's disease

• Potential Alzheimer's Blood Test Could Speed Diagnosis
  Posted 02/01/2018

  Screening for toxic beta-amyloid proteins could also aid Alzheimer's disease research.

• Brain Cell Loss May Be Very Limited in Alzheimer's Disease
  Posted 01/18/2018

  New research challenges current scientific consensus on Alzheimer's disease pathology

• Diabetes Research Leads to Possible Alzheimer's Treatment
  Posted 01/11/2018

  A drug developed for diabetes could be used to treat Alzheimer's after scientists found it "significantly reversed memory loss" in mice through a triple method of action.

• Neuroscientist Optimistic about Future Alzheimer's Treatments
  Posted 01/04/2018

  Neuroscientist Joseph Jebelli predicts stem cell research will lead to better therapies in coming decade.

• Brain Inflammation Attracts Alzheimer's Plaque Forming Protein
  Posted 12/21/2017

  Results in mice study suggest a possible approach for stopping amyloid-beta accumulation.

• Movement of Amyloid-beta Could Suggest New Ways to Treat Alzheimer's
  Posted 12/13/2017

  Alzheimer's protein can travel from blood to build up in the brain.