Pancreas cells may produce a protein that can protect the brain from Alzheimer's disease. In individuals with Alzheimer's disease, a peptide known as amyloid-β accumulates and forms tangled plaques.

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The roundworm C. elegans is a simple animal whose nervous system has exactly 302 neurons. Each of the connections between ...

Shorter telomeres are linked to higher risks of stroke, dementia, and depression, but lifestyle factors may help counteract ...

Pancreas cells may produce a protein that can protect the brain from Alzheimer's disease. In individuals with Alzheimer's ...

We now have two FDA-approved disease-modifying treatments for Alzheimer's disease, and hundreds of clinical trials are ...

Brain cells regenerate, inflammation could drop as much as 68% when seniors exercise regularly, rat model shows. BRISTOL, ...

People with shorter protective caps at the end of their chromosomes (called telomeres) may be more likely to develop age-related brain diseases such as stroke, dementia and late-life depression ...

Viral infections may play a role in Alzheimer's disease. University of Pittsburgh researchers uncovered a surprising link between Alzheimer's disease and herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1), suggesting ...