Researchers have prevented the development of Alzheimer’s disease in mice by using a virus to deliver a specific gene into the brain. The early-stage findings, by scientists from Imperial College London, open avenues for potential new treatments for the disease. In the study, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the…
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Brain Cells Death: We May Know Why It Happens
BRAIN CELL ‘EXECUTIONER’ IDENTIFIED. Common culprit may cause damage in stroke, brain injury, neurodegenerative disease. Despite their different triggers, the same molecular chain of events appears to be responsible for brain cell death from strokes, injuries and even such neurodegenerative diseases as Alzheimer’s. Now, researchers at Johns Hopkins say they have pinpointed the protein at…
As tech trickles in, medicine is about to hit warp speed
Digital Trends explores the near future trends in medicine and how what technology did to postal mail, CD music, newspapers and video is coming for medicine next. Now, instead of just puzzling over complex medical questions with our limited human brainpower, we’ve begun enlisting the help of machines to analyze vast amounts of data, recognize…
More Progress in Defeating Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s is a terrible disease. If we do not solve its mysteries, 13.5 million Americans are forecast to get the disease by 2050. What is less often talked about, is the impact on the families of the victims. For every person with the sickness, there are family members who suffer along with them, watching their…