Patricia Inacio, PhD,  science writer—

Patricia holds her PhD in cell biology from the University Nova de Lisboa, Portugal, and has served as an author on several research projects and fellowships, as well as major grant applications for European agencies. She also served as a PhD student research assistant in the Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Columbia University, New York, for which she was awarded a Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD) fellowship.

Articles by Patricia Inacio

Neuroinflammation in Alzheimer’s Is Again a Therapy Target

Neuroinflammation in the central nervous system is a known key event in Alzheimer’s pathogenesis and has long been proposed as a therapeutic target, but studies conducted in the early 2000s of potential anti-inflammatory treatments didn’t produce the hoped for outcomes. Now a renewed interest is emerging in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) treatments targeting neuroinflammation, still a…

Improving Sleep in Mouse Models of Alzheimer’s Enhances Memory Performance

In a new study entitled “Rescue of long-range circuit dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease models,” researchers discovered why Alzheimer’s disease patients experience sleep disturbances and discovered potential therapeutics to counteract this effect. The team observed that improving sleep in mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease also benefits their memory performance. The…

Monocytes in Human Umbilical Cord Blood Improve Alzheimer’s Cognitive Deficits

In a new study entitled “Human umbilical cord blood-derived monocytes improve cognitive deficits and reduce ß-amyloid pathology in PSAPP mice” an international team of scientists showed that infusion of human umbilical cord blood cells (HUCBCs) into a mice model of Alzheimer’s disease improves animals’ cognitive performance by clearing amyloid-beta (Aβ)…

Apolipoprotein E2 May Act as a Protective Shield in Alzheimer’s

In a new study entitled “Human ApoE Isoforms Differentially Modulate Glucose and Amyloid Metabolic Pathways in Female Brain: Evidence of the Mechanism of Neuroprotection by ApoE2 and Implications for Alzheimer’s Disease Prevention and Early Intervention” researchers reported a breakthrough discovery when they showed ApoE2 human protein is a…

Monoclonal Antibodies As A Future Therapeutic Against Neurodegenerative Diseases

Monoclonal antibodies developed by a team of scientists at the NYU Langone Medical Center’s Center for Cognitive Neurology may be a stepping-stone towards potential new treatments against neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. The majority of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s, Lewy Body and other dementias, Parkinson’s and prion diseases…

Researchers Find Novel Mechanism for DNA Repair

In a new study entitled “Novel DNA repair mechanism brings new horizons: Researchers discover new mechanism of DNA repair, which will help to treat and to prevent diseases in the future” researchers discovered a new mechanism on how the DNA molecule repairs itself which may translate into…