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Alzheimer’s reshapes the brain

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And thanks to a new imaging system we can see now exactly how.

Researchers at Yale University have led development in to a new type of brain scan designed to detect changes in synapses associated with common brain disorders. Until now, researchers have only be able to detect these changes during autopsies, but by combining a Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scan with a new type of injectable tracer, Yale radiology and biomedical imagining professor Richard Carson was able to measure the synaptic density in a living brain.

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New research on plaque build up with Alzheimer’s

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Cambridge researchers have identified — and shown that it may be possible to control — the mechanism that leads to the rapid build-up of the disease-causing ‘plaques’ that are characteristic of Alzheimer’s disease.

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New study promises a vaccine is now close to fight Alzheimer’s

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Vaccine for Alzheimer’s disease could be trialed in humans within the next 3-5 years, after researchers from the United States and Australia have uncovered a formulation that they say successfully targets brain proteins that play a role in development and progression of the disease.

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Look in the eyes to find Alzheimer’s

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Could it be possible to detect Alzheimer’s disease in the early stages with just an eye exam? That’s the possibility researchers are floating after they were able to spot signs of Alzheimer’s in the retinas of mice using a special, non-invasive camera.

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EU funded project brings new perspectives on Alzheimer’s

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An EU project has made important advances in our understanding of how catalytic molecules can treat Alzheimer’s – and other – chronic diseases.

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, with symptoms that include gradually worsening memory loss and confusion. At present there is no cure. Scientists are nonetheless confident that as we learn more about the natural processes of the body, quicker diagnoses and more effective therapies can be developed.

Indeed, the success of the EU-funded ORGANOZYMES project illustrates why medical researchers have cause for optimism. Through bringing in Spanish post-doc researcher Carlos Aydillo on a Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowship, Professor Morten Meldal, Head of the Center of Evolutionary Chemical Biology at the University of Copenhagen, has been able to make significant advances in the field of catalytic molecules.

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