Steps Forward: Immunoassays for cryptic HDGFL2 flag TDP-43 proteinopathy in diverse disorders. Companies have moved a PET ligand into Phase 1 trials.

Findings The rs7748513 variant was reported to be associated with an increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease in African Americans (OR 1.16, p = 0.001) (Reitz and Mayeux, 2013). This variant is located ...

This database provides information about selected rodent models of neurodegenerative disease, including Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and ALS. By summarizing, visualizing, and continuously updating ...

This database is a repository of normal genetic variability, designed to be a tool for researchers who study neurodegenerative disease. It contains whole-exome sequencing results from nearly 500 ...

Biogen’s hopes for a quick regulatory approval of its anti-Aβ antibody aducanumab may be dimming. An advisory panel convened by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration was unimpressed by the evidence ...

To mark the 20th anniversary of Alzforum's launch in 1996, we have compiled a timeline reflecting the evolution of Alzheimer’s disease research, starting from Alois Alzheimer's public presentation of ...

Series - Clinical Trials on Alzheimer's Disease 2018: Part 1 of 10: Bump in the Road or Disaster? BACE Inhibitors Worsen Cognition Part 2 of 10: Second Look at BAN2401 Data Still Positive, Despite ...

Not so long ago, a blood test for Alzheimer’s disease seemed a pipe dream. Now, after years of study, the field is awash with sensitive assays that signal the proteopathic culprits Aβ and tau ...

Series - AAT-AD/PD™ 2020 Conference: Advances in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Therapies: Part 1 of 12: New Assay, New Cohorts—Plasma p-Tau181 Looks Even Better Part 2 of 12: 217—The Best Phospho-Tau ...

A documentary of country legend Glen Campbell's life and “Goodbye Tour” following his diagnosis of Alzheimer's ...

Bridging integrator 1 (BIN1) is a widely expressed adaptor protein that is part of the Bin1/amphiphysin/RVS167 (BAR) family. BIN1 functions in clathrin-mediated endocytosis and endocytic recycling, as ...

Zeroing in on that pathway, the researchers found that in the absence of the lysosomal protein prosaposin, glycosphingolipids accumulate in the lysosomes, setting off oxidative stress. This results in ...