Uncategorized - January 27, 2016
New findings about the early stages of Alzheimer’s
Approximately twenty years before the first symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease appear inflammatory changes in the brain can be seen, according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet. The findings have been published in the medical scientific journal Brain . The findings of the researchers, who monitored several pathological changes in the brain, suggest that activation of […]
Funding - March 25, 2015
Janssen Joins Dementia Project
Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies plan to invest $10 million in a new UK government-led global dementia discovery fund for research to find ways to prevent and treat dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. The investment will come through its affiliate venture arm, Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC, Inc. The global Dementia Discovery Fund brings […]
Uncategorized - February 20, 2015
Brain Suffers if Sleep Deprived
Scientists are further researching the idea that brains “cleanse” themselves of waste proteins during sleep and too little sleep could contribute to diseases such as Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia, depression and ADHD. A research team, lead by Professor Maiken Nedergaard from the University of Rochester Medical Center, made a huge breakthrough in sleep research in 2013, when Nedergaard and […]
