Alzheimer's disease

Could we reverse memory loss in Alzheimer’s patients? Mice answer yes!

Hacking the tryptophan metabolic process to reduce neurodegeneration

The power of our adaptive immunity against Alzheimer’s Disease

Alzheimer’s: A New Approach to Treating an Old Disease

A study evidences the potential benefits of fisetin, a natural molecule found in strawberries, in fighting Alzheimer's disease.

Evolution does not care

The universal cellular process of autophagy that is highly important for young worms becomes malfunctioned in old worms and leads to a shorter life.

Sleep or die: how good sleep decreases the risk of Alzheimer’s disease

Poor-quality sleep changes a pattern of brain activity and increases the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Sufficient sleeping may serve as a cheap and powerful...

Hunting new-born neurons in the human adult brain

The continuous generation of new neurons during lifetime is crucial for learning and memory. In humans, we found a mild decrease in the number of these...

Family history and personal health behind memory’s impairments

Adults with a first-degree relative with Alzheimer's disease perform more poorly on online paired-learning tasks than adults without such a family history....

Treating Alzheimer's disease with a known anticoagulant: insights from lab mice

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder with vascular alterations such as reduced brain blood flow. Treatment with a direct oral anticoagulant...

Why Women Are Predisposed to Alzheimer’s Disease

Alzheimer’s disease leads to progressive dementia, profound disability and impaired quality of life. Globally, there are more than 50 million cases, over two...

Heart Disease And Brain Blood Flow Regulation: Prelude To Dementia

In a recent study, we investigated a crucial brain blood flow regulation mechanism in mouse models of heart disease and dementia. We found that there was a...