Alzheimer’s disease & dementia
NG2 glia cells shown to protect against prion-induced neurotoxicity and neurodegeneration
Neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD) are highly debilitating medical conditions arising from a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Studies exploring the neural underpinnings of these diseases and how...
Perivascular cells could induce microglial malfunction associated with Alzheimer’s disease
Microglia are primary immune cells that safeguard the mammalian brain, partly by devouring or 'phagocytosing' pathogens and toxic debris. Recent genetic studies have consistently highlighted the role of microglia in the development of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and...
Study unveils new protein-related changes in the brain of patients with Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers at Emory University School of Medicine have recently carried out a large-scale analysis of the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Their findings, published in Nature Neuroscience, unveiled a series of disease-related changes in protein...