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September 21, 2017September 21, 2017

NIH Awards $1.8M to Pain Therapeutics for Work Toward a Diagnostic Blood Test for Alzheimer’s

Pain Therapeutics has received a $1.8 million research grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support the development of a technology to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in early stages ... Read more

September 20, 2017September 20, 2017

Alzheimer’s Disease Cooperative Study, Biohaven Jointly Launch Clinical Trial for Trigriluzole

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Biohaven and the Alzheimer’s Disease Cooperative Study (ADCS) have jointly launched a Phase 2 clinical trial for the investigational drug trigriluzole, a glutamate modulating candidate that could potentially improve symptoms in ... Read more

September 19, 2017September 19, 2017

People at Risk for Alzheimer’s Wanted for Major Study Testing Possible Preventive Therapies

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Older people — ages 60 to 75 — in good cognitive health but with two copies of the “risk gene” for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) are being asked to take part in Generation Study, a collaborative ... Read more

September 18, 2017

Infection by Parasite Could Be Linked to Development of Alzheimer’s, Study Reports

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Researchers have found a connection between an infection with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii and neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s. The study, “Toxoplasma Modulates Signature Pathways of Human Epilepsy, Neurodegeneration & Cancer,” was published ... Read more

September 15, 2017

Women with Genetic Risk of Alzheimer’s More Likely than Men to Develop It Between Age 65 and 75, Study Finds

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White women whose genes put them at risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease are more likely than white men with similar risk genes to be diagnosed between the ages of 65 and 75, ... Read more

September 14, 2017September 14, 2017

Breast Cancer Approach to Alzheimer’s Trial Design Could Improve Results, Scientists Contend

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Research on Alzheimer’s treatments could benefit from the adaptive clinical trial approach used in breast cancer research, three Georgetown University scientists argue in a commentary. An adaptive approach involves modifying ... Read more

September 13, 2017September 13, 2017

Link Between Lysosomes and Granulins in Brain Cells May Aid Understanding of Alzheimer’s

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Researchers developed antibodies targeting a group of proteins called granulins, and discovered for the first time that they’re important to the well-being of lysosomes, which are vital organelles linked to neurodegenerative ... Read more

September 12, 2017

Maryland Students Win National Prize with Tool to Detect Alzheimer’s Before Symptoms Arise

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University of Maryland students have developed a device to diagnose Alzheimer’s before its symptoms are evident. It uses sounds to detect changes in the brainwaves of people with the disease. The ... Read more

September 11, 2017September 11, 2017

Alzheimer’s Breakthrough Team to Compete for XPrize Launch of Effort for Early Detection

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More 100 neurologists, other scientists and disease advocates are supporting the Alzheimer’s Breakthrough team in its goal of getting “launched” at next month’s XPRIZE summit. Their effort centers on crowdsourcing, attracting a ... Read more

September 8, 2017September 8, 2017

Blood Test Seen to Identify Alzheimer’s with Accuracy, Including Early-stage Disease

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A new type of analysis allowed researchers to use a blood test to help to identify patients with Alzheimer’s in a group of people with neurodegenerative diseases, a study ... Read more