Alzheimer’s disease
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Skeptics challenge claims of Alzheimer’s disease transmission via growth hormone
Some people who received cadaver-derived human growth hormone may not have Alzheimer’s as previously suggested, according to a new Perspective article.
Skeptics challenge claims of Alzheimer’s disease transmission via growth hormone
Some people who received cadaver-derived human growth hormone may not have Alzheimer’s as previously suggested, according to a new Perspective article.
Putting a bright idea to the test
A surprising wave of findings in mice suggests that light and sound flickering at 40 hertz clears the brain of Alzheimer’s-disease-linked plaques. Several companies are hoping to prove it works in people.
Putting a bright idea to the test
A surprising wave of findings in mice suggests that light and sound flickering at 40 hertz clears the brain of Alzheimer’s-disease-linked plaques. Several companies are hoping to prove it works in people.
Supersized version of Alzheimer’s protein avoids clumping in brain
“Big tau” may explain why some brain regions, such as the cerebellum and brainstem, are largely spared from neurodegeneration, even though tau is expressed throughout the nervous system.
Supersized version of Alzheimer’s protein avoids clumping in brain
“Big tau” may explain why some brain regions, such as the cerebellum and brainstem, are largely spared from neurodegeneration, even though tau is expressed throughout the nervous system.
Reviving ‘inside-out’ hypothesis of amyloid beta to explain Alzheimer’s mysteries
New research is resurfacing old ideas about where the protein forms the disease’s hallmark plaques.
Reviving ‘inside-out’ hypothesis of amyloid beta to explain Alzheimer’s mysteries
New research is resurfacing old ideas about where the protein forms the disease’s hallmark plaques.
How inbreeding almost tanked an up-and-coming model of Alzheimer’s disease
But new genetic analyses and behavioral assays have made the Chilean degu a viable model again, researchers say.
How inbreeding almost tanked an up-and-coming model of Alzheimer’s disease
But new genetic analyses and behavioral assays have made the Chilean degu a viable model again, researchers say.
Carol Jennings, whose family’s genetics informed amyloid cascade hypothesis, dies at 70
Her advocacy work aided the discovery of a rare inherited form of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease and helped connect affected people with researchers.
Carol Jennings, whose family’s genetics informed amyloid cascade hypothesis, dies at 70
Her advocacy work aided the discovery of a rare inherited form of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease and helped connect affected people with researchers.
Alzheimer’s scientist to correct two papers because of data inconsistencies
Anonymous commenters raised concerns about the statistical methods that Soyon Hong and her colleagues used in their work.
Alzheimer’s scientist to correct two papers because of data inconsistencies
Anonymous commenters raised concerns about the statistical methods that Soyon Hong and her colleagues used in their work.
We found a major flaw in a scientific reagent used in thousands of neuroscience experiments — and we’re trying to fix it.
As part of that ambition, we launched a public-private partnership to systematically evaluate antibodies used to study neurological disease, and we plan to make all the data freely available.
We found a major flaw in a scientific reagent used in thousands of neuroscience experiments — and we’re trying to fix it.
As part of that ambition, we launched a public-private partnership to systematically evaluate antibodies used to study neurological disease, and we plan to make all the data freely available.
Seen and heard: The Transmitter’s top multimedia stories in 2023
Our audio, video and photo highlights from the past year help to transport readers into scientists’ lives and research, and the lives of their study participants.
Seen and heard: The Transmitter’s top multimedia stories in 2023
Our audio, video and photo highlights from the past year help to transport readers into scientists’ lives and research, and the lives of their study participants.
Unmasking Alzheimer’s disease
People with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease describe why they enrolled in clinical trials through the Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network (DIAN), in a new book of portrait photography.
Unmasking Alzheimer’s disease
People with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease describe why they enrolled in clinical trials through the Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network (DIAN), in a new book of portrait photography.
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In his new book, to be published next week, computational neuroscience pioneer Sejnowski tackles debates about AI’s capacity to mirror cognitive processes.
Are Brains and AI Converging?—an excerpt from ‘ChatGPT and the Future of AI: The Deep Language Revolution’
In his new book, to be published next week, computational neuroscience pioneer Sejnowski tackles debates about AI’s capacity to mirror cognitive processes.
New tissue-clearing techniques let microscopes peer deeper into living brains
Washing mouse brain tissue with a blood protein or complex sugar can illuminate cells 550 micrometers into the cortex without compromising its normal physiology.
New tissue-clearing techniques let microscopes peer deeper into living brains
Washing mouse brain tissue with a blood protein or complex sugar can illuminate cells 550 micrometers into the cortex without compromising its normal physiology.
New catalog charts familial ties from autism to 90 other conditions
The research tool reveals associations stretching across three generations.
New catalog charts familial ties from autism to 90 other conditions
The research tool reveals associations stretching across three generations.