The Enduring Brain Health Benefits of Exercise
By
Nicholas Chan
| June 15th, 2020
More than 5.5 million people in the United States live with Alzheimer’s — one in every ten people over the age of 65. Knowing…
A New Way To Count Beta-Amyloid Oligomers Could Help Unlock the Mystery of Alzheimer’s
By Nicholas Chan | June 12th, 2020
The longstanding “amyloid hypothesis” suggests that Alzheimer’s hallmark beta-amyloid plaques and smaller clumps of beta-amyloid oligomers — proteins highly toxic to brain cells — can…
ApoE4 Damages Protective Barrier of the Brain
By Nicholas Chan | June 10th, 2020
Researchers are making headway in explaining why people who carry the ApoE4 gene, the largest genetic risk factor for Alzheimer’s, are more likely to…
A Mouse Study on Glucose Levels in the Brain Could Hold a Clue to Alzheimer’s
By Nicholas Chan | June 5th, 2020
Years of study into the Alzheimer’s biomarker named beta-amyloid have yielded few notable results for an earlier diagnosis and drug treatment. As one alternative,…
Does the Dementia Gene Double COVID-19 Risk? A Closer Look at the Link Between the Virus and ApoE4
By Nicholas Chan | June 1st, 2020
A new study suggests that people with two copies of ApoE4, one of the largest genetic risk factors for Alzheimer’s, have more than double…
In a 20-Year Study, This Dietary Factor Appeared to Cut Alzheimer’s Risk in Half
By Nicholas Chan | May 26th, 2020
Mounting scientific evidence indicates that a regular bowl of berries and a cup of tea may improve our health. Now, the latest research suggest…
New Genetic Variant Discovered to Protect Against Risk of Alzheimer’s Gene ApoE4
By Nicholas Chan | April 17th, 2020
The Alzheimer’s gene, known as ApoE4, is one of the the largest genetic risk factors for later onset Alzheimer’s disease. Carrying one copy of the…
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