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2018-07-31 – The results of an in-development drug trial seem to mark a victory for one side of the long-running debate over what causes Alzheimer’s disease. At the center of the debate: the amyloid hypothesis, which suggests that Alzheimer’s disease is due to the accumulation of sticky amyloid plaques in the…
2018-07-30 – Mutations in the gene LRRK2 have been linked to about three percent of Parkinson’s disease cases. Researchers have now found evidence that the activity of LRRK2 protein might be affected in many more patients with Parkinson’s disease, even when the LRRK2 gene itself is not mutated. The study was…
2018-07-27 – The Network for Excellence in Neuroscience Clinical Trials, or NeuroNEXT, a research program that helps streamline Phase II clinical trials for brain disorders, has been renewed for five more years, with several new centers joining the program. NeuroNEXT is supported by the National Institute of…
2018-07-26 – The long, discouraging quest for a medication that works to treat Alzheimer’s reached a potentially promising milestone. For the first time in a large clinical trial, a drug was able to both reduce the plaques in the brains of patients and slow the progression of dementia. More extensive trials…
2018-07-24 – At its annual meeting, the Alzheimer's Association previewed its first-ever clinical practice guidelines for primary care physicians evaluating Alzheimer's disease, dementia, and neurodegenerative cognitive behavioral syndromes, to be released in full later this year. Twenty recommendations for…
2018-07-23 – Researchers captured high-resolution pictures of the fly brain with the help of high-speed electron microscopes. The scientists infused heavy metals that seep into neuron membranes and synapses in adult fruit fly brains. Then, they hit sections of the brain with an electron beam — which passed…
2018-07-17 – Did you know that grant funds can expire? A recent interview with NIH experts on the topic of “Expiring Appropriations” addresses how you know if you have expiring funds, what to do if you find yourself in this situation, and whether money can be restored. Learn more: Expiring Appropriations and…
2018-07-12 – Americans are strongly supportive of the government investing in research in medicine and science, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. Around eight-in-ten U.S. adults say government investments in medical research (80%), engineering and technology (80%) or basic scientific research (77…
2018-07-06 – Nearly a decade on from the 2009 influenza pandemic, scientists are still trying to solve what is proving to be an intractable medical mystery: Did some of the vaccines used to protect against the new flu virus trigger an increase in narcolepsy cases? A major attempt to unravel the mystery — a…
2018-07-05 – Stimulating the prefrontal cortex, the part of the brain responsible for controlling complex ideas and behaviors, can reduce a person’s intention to commit a violent act by more than 50 percent, according to research from the University of Pennsylvania and Nanyang Technological University published…