Taking Alzheimer’s research in a different direction

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Changiz Geula, a professor of neuroscience at Northwestern University, has been studying brain tissue collected from people who died at age 90 or older. He found that some people who die with sharp minds have brains that are clogged with the gunk associated with Alzheimer’s pathology. That means it’s possible to have an “Alzheimer’s brain” but no dementia. Dr. Geula believes that in cases like this, some actor in the brain — call it the opposite of Alzheimer’s — is protecting neurons from damage. We still don’t know what it is.

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Great study results through cooperation

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Researchers led by Arizona State University (ASU) and the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) have identified altered expression of a gene called ANK1, which only recently has been associated with memory robbing Alzheimer’s disease, in specific cells in the brain.

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Teenager hero

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Yesterday I attended a class at the Alzheimer Association to become a speaker on occasions for them. With me walked in a teenager who also took the course. He is 16 years old and his grandma has Alzheimer’s and he has seen from close by and now is determined to raise awareness for the cause. Great guy. In the link the Alzheimer’s Association which has such a wealth of resources that it should really be everyone’s first stop when confronted with the disease.

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The cure for Alzheimer’s one step closer?

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Brazilian researchers discovered the importance of a protein that reestablishes the electrical circuits in the brain, thus stopping the effects of the disease.

Scientists of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) are hoping that the achievement is the beginning of a treatment for the disease.

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