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

As reported in 1994, the original SOD1-G93A strain, designated G1, expressed approximately 18 copies of human SOD1, randomly inserted into the genome (Gurney et al., 1994). An unequal crossover event ...

Background Sensory Stimulation Systems, and GENUS, refer to a noninvasive procedure, i.e., a "digital therapeutic," being developed by Cognito Therapeutics. The company developed a wearable GammaSense ...

To narrow down the number of scents needed for such a test, Li first ranked each of the 16 SST-ID and 40 UPSIT scents for their ability to distinguish PD/DLB from controls in three cohorts—the De Novo ...

Massage might help your brain flow regain its mojo. On June 4 in Nature, researchers led by Gou Young Koh at the Institute for Basic Science in Daejeon, South Korea, mapped the labyrinth of lymphatics ...

Since February, the termination of some 2,482 grants worth $8.6 billion has shaken the scientific community, including AD researchers. Thanks to government databases and intrepid scientists tracking ...

To test for links between viral immune response and dementia, the researchers focused on a subgroup of 91 people with dementia and 98 healthy controls who tested negative for amyloid. They found that ...

In a healthy brain, border-associated macrophages within the dura mater and choroid plexus are replaced by circulating monocytes, while those in the leptomeninges and perivascular spaces, and also ...

T cells have been found in the brain meninges as well (May 2021 news; Feb 2025 news), but flow cytometry and single-cell RNA sequencing confirmed that these SFO CD4+ T cells are distinct. They ...

To report consequences on AD research, Alzforum has spoken with scientists across the board, including some whose research has been subject to funding cuts, as well as some who have so far remained ...

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

Leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 encodes a large, complex protein containing a kinase, a GTPase, and multiple protein-protein interaction domains. The interplay of its enzymatic kinase and signaling ...