In February 2020, Epigenetics published results of a study reporting that researchers have found an early sign of Alzheimer’s disease in DNA modification (methylation) that had been overlooked. Patients…
Identifying biomarkers may be an improved method of classifying Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. As outlined in a recent article covered by Parkinson's News Today, both diseases are diagnosed for the most…
Roche has recently released the results of the latest phases of their study of gantenerumab, which is a treatment of a rare form of Alzheimer's disease. This form, which is…
It has been evident to scientists for years that Alzheimer’s disease, which affects about five million people in the U.S., is caused by an accumulation of two proteins within…
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A Colombian family with more than six thousand living family members was the focus of researchers at several institutes in the U.S. and Columbia. According to an article published by…
Doctor Leah Kaminsky discusses a new era in healthcare in her recent article that offers hope through new technology. How Can AI Help? AI will be able to predict changes to…
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Over the years Alzheimer’s patients and their families have seen more than one hundred twenty drugs that were developed for the treatment of Alzheimer's have failed. For a while,…
CNN recently covered a story in the publication Nature about a paper explaining base editing (or prime editing). The researchers who created the technology set forth the process of using base…
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Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease and the major cause of impaired memory affecting the older population. Reported cases are rapidly increasing. So far, clinical trials have failed…
Allostasis Allostasis is a concept coined by Joseph Eyer and Peter Sterling, colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania. In 1981 they published a paper which contested previous theories on the…
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According to a recent article in MedicalXpress, the newest discovery in the search to reduce the risk of AD was through the work of researchers led by Dr. Jaehong Suh,…
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It's common knowledge among researchers who study diseases called toxic proteinopathies, that this grou of disorders are the result of misfolded proteins that reside in cells. Certain proteins fail to…
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Researchers at the University of Tokyo have discovered that one segment of DNA is responsible for four rare diseases. As reported in Science Daily, the university team also believes that…
A recent article written by Craig Klugman debates the ethical obligations pharmaceutical companies have to conduct clinical trials for drugs which have a likely potential to benefit a patient population…
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Dr. Craig Klugman, a bioethics professor at DePaul University, expresses his opinion in this recent article in Columbia University’s Bioethics.com. Dr. Klugman begins with a discussion of Pfizer’s biological drug,…
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In the mid-1980s the FDA was criticized for being slow in approving new drugs. In fact, a commission was formed as a result of the mounting criticism. Janet Woodcock,…
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1032 words 6% vs 3711 words 2% The Hermstads of Spencer, Iowa lost Jaci’s twin to ALS and now they must watch Jaci, rapidly descend into the depths of the…
In a letter to Dr. Norman Sharpless, the acting commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration since April 5, Senator Ted Cruz encouraged the federal agency to expand the number…
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Although somewhat of an exaggeration, the title of this article falls in line with the thinking of Insitro’s founder, Daphne Koller. In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Koller said that…
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Pharmaceutical companies have spent billions of dollars on Alzheimer’s research. The target has been the toxic protein, amyloid-beta. According to a recent article in NPR News, this theory was…
Caregivers come from all walks of life but they share one common goal- taking care of someone they love who cannot fully take care of themselves. This may mean helping…
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