13 Jun 2014
An amplification-based test picks up minute amounts of prion protein in the blood of asymptomatic carriers, but researchers wonder whether regulators will want to screen the population.
17 Jun 2014
Belying some earlier reports, a new study finds that grafted dopamine cells continue to innervate neural networks years after transplantation.
09 May 2014
Death receptor role in Alzheimer's disease looks less likely than was originally thought following a high-profile paper in 2009.
26 Mar 2014
Keystone symposium highlights new strategies in the quest to find the biomarkers of Parkinson’s disease.
28 Mar 2014
Keystone presenters pulled out new tools to make connections between genetics and disease.
28 Mar 2014
PINK1 mutations cripple mitochondrial energy production, raising new questions about Parkinson’s disease.
31 Mar 2014
An antioxidant thought to boost mitochondrial function came up short in a large multicenter trial for PD treatment.
31 Mar 2014
Astrocytes kindle neuronal hyperexcitability in mouse models of Huntington’s.
02 Apr 2014
When a calcium sensor disappears from dendritic spines, synapse loss soon follows in Alzheimer’s models, aging mice, and diseased human brains.
04 Apr 2014
The most detailed connectivity map for the mammalian brain to date will allow investigators to track neuronal networks at an unprecedented scale.
09 Apr 2014
A new link between two proteins tied to Parkinson’s has implications for the disease and beyond.
11 Apr 2014
As the adage goes, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. A new journal aims to find out if this is true for Alzheimer’s.
11 Apr 2014
The April issue of Health Affairs is dedicated to Alzheimer’s. Authors gathered in Washington, D.C., to articulate how world policy could take shape.
11 Apr 2014
Older adults with amyloid in their brains develop abnormal activity in the entorhinal cortex even while memory and hippocampal function remain unaffected.
12 Apr 2014
A new bill asks Congress to ramp up Alzheimer’s funding by breaking down the cost to meet each of the milestones in the national plan. It appropriates no funds.