Researchers have identified a unique type of neutrophil significantly associated with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) pathology and mapped the transcriptome of neutrophils in the peripheral blood of AD mice. The study was published in Immunity & Ageing.. The …
Alzheimer’s disease starts with a sticky protein called amyloid beta that builds up into plaques in the brain, setting off a chain of events that results in brain atrophy and cognitive decline. The new generation of Alzheimer’s drugs—the first proven t…
By 2050, the global population of adults 60 and older will approximately double, leading to upward of 153 million dementia cases. That’s why University College Cork neuroscience professor Yvonne Nolan and Ph.D. student Sebastian Dohm-Hansen Allard are …
A study might open the door to earlier diagnosis and a potential pathway toward slowing the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers have discovered a special receptor on immune cells that can effectively bind and neutralize harmful “beta protei…
