Alzheimer’s disease
Healthy lifestyle increases life expectancy and reduces years living with Alzheimer’s
Results of new research suggest that having a healthy lifestyle increases life-expectancy and is also linked to a reduction in the number of years someone may live with Alzheimer’s disease in the future. The medical publication the BMJ published the results of the US based study today (Wednesday 13 April). What did the scientists do?…
Remembering Mormor
I’ve been working for Royal Mail for five years, and this year I started in the newly formed Strategic Business Development team. During World Alzheimer’s Month in September, Royal Mail supported Alzheimer’s Research UK by opening their Think Brain Health e-learning to employees. Through this, I discovered that one in two people will know someone…
Potential vaccine against Alzheimer’s show promise in mice
Scientists have developed a new vaccine shown to reduce Alzheimer’s symptoms in mice with features of the disease.
Chemical communication between nerve cells in dementia
Studying chemicals passed between nerve cells could shed light on how nerve cell function is different in people with dementia
How does the biggest risk gene for Alzheimer’s disease affect brain cells?
Researchers at Aston University are investigating how the ApoE4 risk gene for Alzheimer’s disease affects fat production in brain cells.
Investigating how the tau protein affects memory and brain cell function
Researchers at the University of Reading will investigate how the tau protein changes brain function and affects memory
Understanding more about the brain’s waste disposal system in Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers from King’s College London are investigating whether faults in the waste disposal system of specialised brain cells contribute to Alzheimer’s disease
Is the cellular battery behind the link between diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease?
Researchers are studying brain tissue to understand how diabetes might contribute to the development of Alzheimer’s disease
Understanding the relationship between our immune response and Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers at the University of Cambridge will investigate how proteins in Alzheimer’s disease interact with our immune response to cause harmful inflammation in the brain.
Developing a ‘living’ web-based platform of Alzheimer’s research
Researchers are using machine learning to develop a web-based, continuously updated platform of research in Alzheimer’s disease
