POSTS TAGGED AS Alzheimer’s

Labcorp’s Blood Biomarker Test for Neurodegenerative Diseases

Labcorp launches blood test for neurodegenerative diseases detection
“Global life sciences company Labcorp has announced the first commercially available glial fibrillary [MORE]

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]