How the demons of dementia possess and damage brain cells
EPFL's Brain Mind Institute finds clues to the role of brain plaques typical in Alzheimer's patientsA study from EPFL's (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) Laboratory of Neuroenergetics and Cellular Dynamics in Lausanne Switzerland, published today in the Journal of Neuroscience, may lead to new forms of treatment following a better understanding of how Amyloid-Beta found in cerebral plaques, typically present in the brain of Alzheimer's patients, may lead to neurodegeneration. Researchers in Lausanne have studied how the functions of certain cells called astrocytes?which normally protect, repair, and transfer energy to neurons?are impaired when "possessed" by aggregated Amyloid-Beta.Alzheimer's disease currently affects more than 26 million people worldwide and estimates of up to four times as many sufferers by 2050 has made studying its causes a top priority for neuroscientists.While the exact mechanisms by which the formation of plaques occurs and how they cause neurodegenera
How the demons of dementia possess and damage brain cells
A study from EPFL's (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) Laboratory of Neuroenergetics and Cellular Dynamics in Lausanne Switzerland, published today in the Journal of Neuroscience, ...
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Neuroimaging technique shows potential of bapineuzumab treatment and might be useful in assessing other drugs for Alzhei
A neuroimaging technique known as ııC-PiB PET* shows that a new investigational drug, bapineuzumab,** reduces amyloid-β deposits in the brain by about 25% compared with placebo in patients ...
Sun 28 Feb 10 from PhysOrg
Brain images suggest Alzheimer's drug is working
LONDON (Reuters) - New imaging technology suggests an experimental drug for Alzheimer's reduces clumps of plaque in the brain by around 25 percent, lifting hopes for a medicine that disappointed ...
Sun 28 Feb 10 from Reuters
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A study from EPFL's (Ecole Polytechnique F?rale de Lausanne) Laboratory of Neuroenergetics and Cellular Dynamics in Lausanne Switzerland, published today in the Journal of Neuroscience, may ...
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Neuroimaging study may pave way for effective Alzheimer's treatments
Scientists have determined that a new instrument known as PIB-PET is effective in detecting deposits of amyloid-beta protein plaques in the brains of living people, and that these deposits are ...
Mon 22 Feb 10 from ScienceDaily
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