Connecting seizures, neurogenesis and cognitive functions in Alzheimer’s disease
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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Alzheimer’s Disease
Understanding the cell waste disposal problems in Lou Gehrig’s disease
Building up cellular waste is bad news for cells, and particularly for neurons. Such excessive build up can lead to neurological conditions, as is the
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Beyond the airway and into the brain, yeast impairs memory in mice
An increasing number of clinical observations indicates that fungi are becoming a more common cause of upper airway allergic diseases such as asthma, as well
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Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease: What you need to know
There are many concerns associated with aging, including issues with memory or cognitive decline. You may hear the terms dementia and Alzheimer’s disease used interchangeably
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Connecting Tau aggregates, transposable elements and neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s disease
Although it’s been known for years that the accumulation of Tau protein within brain cells in combination with progressive cell death is one of the
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Two is better than one, to improve brain function on a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease
Many of the therapies that are currently being developed to treat Alzheimer’s disease focus on reducing the levels of amyloid-beta, a small protein that is
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When protein regulators go awry, neurological disease may follow
Scientists are expanding their horizons in their search for disease-causing genes. Consider for instance a neurological condition called spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 (SCA1), a disease
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How infrequent seizures may lead to persistent memory loss in Alzheimer’s disease
Even relatively infrequent seizures can lead to long-lasting cognitive deficits in animal models of Alzheimer’s disease; how this happens, however, has been difficult to explain.
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Breakdown of neuron-glia partnership can pave the way to neurodegeneration
In 2015, Dr. Lucy Liu, now a Ph.D. graduate in neuroscience from the Bellen lab, discovered that a number of genes involved in neurodegeneration promote
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Tips to care for medical conditions after a storm
People living with Alzheimer’s disease, autism spectrum disorder and other diseases such as cancer who have been impacted by Hurricane Harvey may be facing challenges
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