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Alzheimer’s disease risk genes alter neuroprotective mechanism

January 13, 2022January 13, 2022ABCA1 agonist, Alzheimer's Disease, Alzheimer's genetic risk factors, glia, lipid droplets, neuroprotection, Research, ROS

New insights into factors involved in Alzheimer’s disease support that multiple alterations at the genetic and other cellular levels combine to induce the disease.

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The power of sleep in Alzheimer’s disease

November 16, 2021November 16, 2021Alzheimer's Disease, amyloid-beta, Research, sleep disturbance, slow wave sleep, TRN

Restoring normal sleep via the thalamic reticular nucleus reduced the A-beta plaque burden in an animal model of Alzheimer’s disease.

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It’s not just what you eat, but when you eat that can affect your health

April 30, 2020April 30, 2020Alzheimer's Disease, Cancer, dawn-to-sunset fasting, Research

“You are what you eat,” states a popular phrase. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine add that when you eat also can affect your health.

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From my perspective: Dr. Ethan Roy shares his experiences as a graduate student at Baylor

March 19, 2020March 19, 2020Alzheimer's Disease, Graduate Student, inflammation, Research

From the Labs interviewed Dr. Ethan Roy to learn about his challenging beginnings in the lab, his fascination with neurodegenerative diseases and his plans to

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Connecting interferon, neuroinflammation and synapse loss in Alzheimer’s disease

March 5, 2020March 5, 2020Alzheimer's Disease, complement system, IFN, Interferon, microglia, neuroinflammation, Research, synapse loss

When immunologist Dr. Wei Cao joined Baylor College of Medicine three-and-a-half years ago, her first project was to investigate how inflammation contributes to Alzheimer’s disease.

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The herpes virus dilemma in Alzheimer’s disease

February 6, 2020February 6, 2020Alzheimer's Disease, Big Data, herpes virus, Research

There is currently a debate about whether herpes virus infections play a role in Alzheimer’s disease and Baylor College of Medicine researchers are actively contributing

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When tau tangles, RNA errors can happen in Alzheimer’s disease

October 17, 2019October 17, 2019Alzheimer's Disease, Research, RNA splicing errors, spliceosome, tau protein, tau tangles

The tau protein is a key player in Alzheimer’s disease. It tangles and accumulates inside brain cells and this, in combination with increasing cell death,

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Ataxin-1: One gene, two different neurodegenerative diseases

September 5, 2019September 5, 2019Alzheimer's Disease, amyloid beta peptide, Ataxin-1, BACE1, Research, SCA1

Certain variants of the ataxin-1 gene cause a rare neurodegenerative disease called spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 (SCA1). Years ago, the lab of Dr. Huda Zoghbi

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IMAGE OF THE MONTH: The finite nature of brain regeneration

August 1, 2019August 1, 2019Alzheimer's Disease, neuroregeneration, non-convulsive seizures, Research

ON THE COVER! The finite nature of brain regeneration. Image by Jeannie Chin. In normal mice, neurogenesis occurs throughout life and decreases as the animals

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Connecting seizures, neurogenesis and cognitive functions in Alzheimer’s disease

July 18, 2019July 18, 2019Alzheimer's Disease, neurogenesis, Research, seizures

Whether the normal adult human brain produces new neurons, much less those with Alzheimer’s disease, is a controversial topic in the field. While some groups

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