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NewsPicks AI: Cancer-Like Mutations Found in the Brain May Be Driving Alzheimer’s Disease
The team proposes that the blood-brain barrier may become less effective with age or injury, allowing immune cells from the bloodstream to enter...
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NewsPicks AI: Researchers Discover Boosting a Single Protein Helps the Brain Fight Alzheimer’s
“We found that increasing Sox9 expression triggered astrocytes to ingest more amyloid plaques, clearing them from the brain like a vacuum cleaner,” said...
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NewsPicks AI: Alzheimer’s May Begin Decades Earlier Than You Think, New Mayo Clinic Study Finds
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NewsPicks AI: Simple Blood Test May Predict Alzheimer’s Years Before Brain Scans Show Signs
Mass General Brigham researchers used long-term data and a blood test for the biomarker pTau217 to identify the earliest signs of <span class="glossaryLink"...
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NewsPicks AI: Scientists Identify Neurons Behind “Item Memory”
New insights enhance comprehension of a key aspect of cognitive functioning.
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have identified the neurons responsible for...
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NewsPicks AI: Harvard Researchers Discover New Life-Saving Potential in Alzheimer’s Drug
New research on tadpoles shows that the FDA-approved drug donepezil induces a reversible torpor-like state in the animals.
Researchers at the Wyss Institute for...
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NewsPicks AI: New Research Reveals Why Diabetes Could Lead to Alzheimer’s Disease
A study indicates that type 2 diabetes may impair the elimination of Alzheimer’s-related proteins, suggesting potential strategies to mitigate cognitive risks by managing...
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NewsPicks AI: Stanford Reverses Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer’s With Brain Metabolism Drug
Neuroscientists at Stanford have linked Alzheimer’s disease to the disruption of brain metabolism via the kynurenine pathway, which is affected by amyloid plaque...
