POSTS TAGGED AS Alzheimer’s

Strategies in Pharma

The 10 highest value R&D projects in biopharma
MAIN rarely includes pieces about the business of big pharma, but this item [MORE]

Detecting Neurodegenerative Biomakrers

Coupled plasmonic infrared sensor for detection of structural protein biomarkers in neurodegenerative disease
“We [at EPFL Lausanne, CH) developed an immunoassay-coupled [MORE]

Nanocapsules in Gene Editing Therapy for Alzheimer’s

Changing the brain- nanocapsule therapy edits the Alzheimer’s gene
“Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison (WI, USA) have developed a nanocapsule [MORE]

Exosomes in Diagnosing Brain Diseases

Brain Derived Exosomes; a non-invasive look inside the brain
“A characteristic of exosomes is that they are able to cross the [MORE]

Photobiomodulation for Dementia

Infrared therapy- casting dementia treatment in a new light
“Researchers [ at Durham University, UK]  have found that transcranial photobiomodulation therapy [MORE]

CRISPR’s On-Off Switch

 
CRISPR Off On switch
MIT and University of California at San Francisco have developed a process that better controls CRISPR gene [MORE]

Biomarker Test for Bipolar and Depression Disorders

Mood disorders and BDNF
“Australian scientists have developed and validated a world-first test that is claimed to accurately measure levels of [MORE]

Proteomics of Aging

Clinical lab mass spectometry
“Might medical laboratories someday use proteomic biomarkers to help physicians gauge the aging progression in patients? Might [MORE]

Protein-Centered Diagnostics

Flowchart of proteomics
This piece has a half-truth—i.e. that the diseases of aging, like Alzheimer’s and T2 diabetes, arise from aberrant [MORE]

Photoacoustic Imaging

Photoacoustic Imaging
Realizing that laser generated infrared light can induce vibrations in the carbon-hydrogen bonds of fatty deposits in arteries, [MORE]

Baby Boomers Face Alzheimer’s

Starting this year, more than 10,000 baby boomers a day will turn 65. As these baby boomers age, one of [MORE]

Hopkins’ Online Test for Dementia Risk

Neuron
Nearly everyone in the healthcare debate agrees that the heart of real reform is people taking greater responsibility for [MORE]

Insight on Alzheimer’s

Researchers at the University of Bristol (UK) have found that endothelin converting enzyme-2 plays a role, along with Aβ peptide [MORE]

Diffraction Enhanced Imaging

Alzheimer's Pathology
Synchrotron x-ray beams are much more intense and concentrated than normal x-rays, but they hold the possibility of producing [MORE]