Oleic acid, a key to activating the brain’s ‘fountain of youth’
Oleic acid produced in the brain is an essential regulator of the process that enables learning and memory and proper mood regulation.
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Alzheimer’s disease risk genes alter neuroprotective mechanism
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
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
“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
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
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
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
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
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
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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