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Scientists Analyze Body Fluid to Find New Drugs for Disease (Links to an external site)
An analysis of cerebrospinal fluid has uncovered several proteins likely involved in the development and progression of Alzheimer’s disease.
The study, published in the journal Nature Genetics, identified more than a dozen proteins that represent potential targets for future drug therapies designed to treat the disease, shedding light on how genetics and proteins influence the neurodegeneration seen in Alzheimer’s.
The Burden of a Gene (Links to an external site)
A variant called APOE4 is notorious for its link to Alzheimer’s. Can new insights into its function help stave off disease?
Accuracy of diagnostic blood tests for Alzheimer’s disease varies (Links to an external site)
Head-to-head comparison of six tests reveals which ones could replace spinal taps, brain scans
Blood tests for Alzheimer’s may be coming to your doctor’s office. Here’s what to know (Links to an external site)
New blood tests could help doctors diagnose Alzheimer’s disease faster and more accurately, researchers reported Sunday – but some appear to work far better than others.
Alzheimer Diagnosis News, Alzheimer Education, Alzheimer Research Discovery, Alzheimer Treatment News
Racial disparities in dementia determined by social factors (Links to an external site)
Racial disparities in dementia are due to social determinants of health, with genetic ancestry playing no role, according to a new study led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.