Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive neurological disorder that leads to memory loss, cognitive decline, and eventually the inability to perform daily tasks. Affecting millions of people worldwide, it is becoming a critical public health issue. The disease disproportionately affects older adults, but it’s not just a problem for the elderly. Alzheimer’s is now killing more… Read More »
“Every old man I see reminds me of my father when he had fallen in love with death” atrick Kavanagh’s words are to the forefront of my mind as I’m walking through St Anne’s Park in Raheny, Dublin, one May morning. Although my dad has been dead for over a decade I’m hit by an unexpected… Read More »
More evidence has been uncovered that Alzheimer’s disease may actually be a third form of diabetes, according to researchers from Northwestern University. Insulin and insulin receptors in your brain are crucial for learning and memory, and it’s known that these components are lower in people with Alzheimer’s disease. In your brain, insulin binds to an… Read More »
Researchers at the University of Arizona’s Center for Innovation in Brain Science will apply a big-data approach to enable researchers to better understand the systems biology of the disease and other neurodegenerative diseases. The hope is that using bioinformatics and computational modeling will help identify patient-specific therapeutic targets and assist in evaluating the effectiveness and… Read More »