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The ethics of telling: Alzheimer’s, diagnosis, and the power of communication

April 30, 2025 Alzheimer's Disease, Alzheimer's research, Alzheimer's treatment, Community health event, early diagnosis, ethics, Memory

When it comes to Alzheimer’s disease, what we say – and how we say it – matters more than we might think. A new article

From The Labs

How tau becomes a ‘bad guy’ that contributes to Alzheimer’s disease

November 19, 2024 Alzheimer's Disease, Research, tau, tau aggregates, TYK2

The findings suggest a strategy to lower tau levels and explore the potential effects in Alzheimer’s disease and tau-induced dementias.

From The Labs

Not just a ‘bad guy,’ Tau also plays a ‘good guy’ role protecting our brains

August 30, 2024 Alzheimer's Disease, glia, lipid droplets, neuronal damage, Research, ROS, tau

This study opens the door to potential new strategies to slow, reverse and treat neurodegenerative conditions.

From The Labs

Defective serotonin 2C receptors lead to memory deficits in mice and humans

July 23, 2024 Alzheimer's Disease, Memory, Research, serotonin 2C receptor

The findings not only provide new insight into the factors regulating healthy memory but also in conditions associated with memory loss, like Alzheimer’s disease.

From The Labs

Fungal infection in the brain produces changes like those seen in Alzheimer’s disease

October 17, 2023 Alzheimer's Disease, amyloid precursor protein, Brain, C. albicans, cnadidalysin, fungus, Parkinson's Disease, Research, Saps

This work potentially contributes an important new piece of the puzzle regarding the development of Alzheimer’s disease.

A doctor showing an older person information on paper

Momentum

New Alzheimer’s disease drug shown to slow disease

July 17, 2023 Alzheimer's Disease, Leqembi, Memory

The recent approval of Leqembi (lecanemab-irmb) by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) marks the first amyloid beta-directed

From The Labs

Innovative machine-learning program reveals genes responsible for sex-specific differences in Alzheimer’s disease

June 20, 2023 Alzheimer's Disease, Alzheimer's genes, EAML, Research, sex differences, small samples

This approach, called Evolutionary Action Machine Learning, enables researchers to probe smaller cohorts with greater accuracy.

Several people placing their hands together in an overlapping fashion.

Policywise

Supporting decision making as cognition declines

January 20, 2023 Alzheimer's Disease, autonomy, Baruch A. Brody Lecture, bioethics, cognitive impairment, Decision-making, Dementia

This post is a preview of a presentation for the Baruch A. Brody Lecture in Bioethics. Want to learn more about this topic? Tune into the lecture Feb.