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December 28, 2018 - Incorporating genetic diversity into a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease resulted in greater overlap with the genetic, molecular and clinical features of this pervasive human disease, according to a study funded by the National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health. The study also suggests that adding genetic diversity may be key to improving the predictive power of...
December 21, 2018 - An ultrasensitive test has been developed that detects a corrupted protein associated with Alzheimer’s disease and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a condition found in athletes, military veterans, and others with a history of repetitive brain trauma. This advance could lead to early diagnosis of these conditions and open new research into how they originate, according to National...
December 20, 2018 - Submit your abstract to the 3rd Annual Neuroscience in Intensive Care International Symposium America (NICIS-America), to be held March 8-9, 2019 in Washington DC and is titled “Neurologic Biomarkers in Critical Care: Physiology, Treatment and Recovery."
Neurologic biomarkers are quantifiable biological signatures identified in molecular assays of blood or CSF, neurophysiological recordings, and...
December 17, 2018 - Yes, our cognition slows as we grow older, but some activities and even attitudes can help.
Learn more from the Boston Globe: Why you shouldn’t be afraid of your aging brain
ANA President Dr. David Holtzman comments on exciting neurodegeneration study in Nature News & Views
December 13, 2018 - Read ANA President Dr. David Holtzman's take on a fascinating study demonstrating that Aβ seeds retain their pathological ability for a long time, and that they can potentially be transmitted through medical procedures in Nature News & Views: Amyloid-β ‘seeds’ in old vials of growth hormone