Meet BACE2, a Gene That Can Naturally Suppress Alzheimer’s
By Alexandra Marvar | July 13th, 2020
Can a gene that naturally suppresses Alzheimer’s in brain cells pave the way to curing it? In 2012, excitement rippled through the scientific community…
What Are Alzheimer’s Biomarkers, and Why Should We Care About Ube2h?
By Alexandra Marvar | May 22nd, 2020
A research team at the Korea Brain Research Institute discovered, for the first time, an increased specific expression of the Ube2h gene in the…
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…
Biogen Spends $350 Million to Develop Gene Therapies For Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s
By Phil Gutis | March 3rd, 2020
Frustrated for decades with failure after failure in efforts to find effective medications to treat Alzheimer’s and other cognitive disorders, researchers are now increasingly…
Researchers Identify New Alzheimer’s Biomarker in PSEN1 Gene
By Lecia Bushak | March 2nd, 2020
Researchers have identified a gene called Presenilin1, or PSEN1, as a potential new biomarker for Alzheimer’s disease. In mice and human samples, the researchers…
Researchers Pinpoint Genetic Mutations That May Protect Against Alzheimer’s
By Phil Gutis | February 7th, 2020
Scientists in London have identified a type of genetic mutation that appears to protect against late-onset Alzheimer’s disease. For their paper, published in the…
Alzheimer’s Gene APOE4 Tied to Tau Protein in the Brain
By Phil Gutis | December 26th, 2019
Talk with an Alzheimer’s researcher and you’ll likely hear the same lament: Finding a treatment or cure is incredibly challenging because scientists are not…
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