A study of cells from 84 brains finds that Alzheimer's has two distinct phases, and that one type of neuron is especially ...

A brain mapping study funded by the NIH reveals which cell types may be the first to be affected. New research funded by the ...

Previous studies have suggested that the damage caused by Alzheimer's occurs in several stages, characterized by increasing levels of neuron death, inflammation and accumulation of toxic proteins ...

In the process, they identified a specific type of inhibitory neuron (the somatostatin-expressing ... 3.4 million cells from 84 brains donated by Alzheimer's disease research participants.

Researchers have developed a promising nasal spray therapy targeting neuroinflammation in Alzheimer’s disease, potentially ...

Researchers from the International Working Group recommend categorizing biomarker-positive, cognitively normal individuals as ...

Previous studies have suggested that the damage caused by Alzheimer’s occurs in several stages, characterized by increasing levels of neuron death, inflammation and accumulation of toxic ...

Although Alzheimer’s is the most common form of ... Tau helps microtubules distributed throughout the neuron give the cell its shape and transport nutrients and other cellular materials.

In healthy brains, immune cells called microglia patrol for damage, clearing away debris and harmful proteins. But in the presence of the APOE4 protein-;the most important genetic risk factor for ...

called an inhibitory neuron, during the early phase may trigger the neural circuit problems that underlie the disease. Additionally, the study confirmed previous findings about how Alzheimer's ...

called an inhibitory neuron, during the early phase may trigger the neural circuit problems that underlie the disease. Additionally, the study confirmed previous findings about how Alzheimer’s ...