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Brain Infection with Herpes Virus May Accelerate Progression of Alzheimer's Disease
Laboratory studies at Mass General suggest that active herpes infections in the brain may accelerate amyloid deposition and the progression of Alzheimer's disease.
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Scientists Identify Steps Needed to Address Disparities in Dementia Research and Care
According to a white paper sponsored by the Alzheimer's Association, dementia scientists must stop neglecting the need for research on underrepresented ethnic and racial groups.
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Tau PET Imaging May Help Identify People with Pre-symptomatic Alzheimer’s Disease
Brain changes associated with Alzheimer’s disease can now be studied in living people. Mass General researchers imaged cognitively normal people who are destined to develop AD due to a rare genetic mutation. Their goal: to discover how soon brain changes are present before symptoms begin and how soon preventive treatments could be initiated.
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Tau Seeding of Neurons Negatively Affects Neuronal Function
Marta Perez-Rando, PhD, and Bradley T. Hyman, MD, PhD, of the Alzheimer Research Unit, and colleagues demonstrated in an animal model that propagation of tau negatively affects neuronal synaptic and metabolic physiology in ways similar to changes previously observed in human Alzheimer's disease.
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Tau Seeding of Neurons Negatively Affects Neuronal Function
Marta Perez-Rando, PhD, and Bradley T. Hyman, MD, PhD, of the Alzheimer Research Unit, and colleagues demonstrated in an animal model that propagation of tau negatively affects neuronal synaptic and metabolic physiology in ways similar to changes previously observed in human Alzheimer's disease.
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Smart Chemiluminescence Probe Facilitates Optical Imaging of Amyloid-Beta
A smart chemiluminescence probe created at Massachusetts General Hospital greatly improved the ability to detect amyloid-beta in vitro and in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.
Alzheimers Disease contributors
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Keith A. Johnson, MD
Radiologist
Recent Article
Tau PET Imaging May Help Identify People with Pre-symptomatic Alzheimer’s Disease
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Robert Moir, PhD
Assistant Professor in Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital
Recent Article
The Innate Immune Protection Hypothesis of Alzheimer's Disease -
Rudolph E. Tanzi, PhD
Joseph P. and Rose F. Kennedy Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Vice-Chair, Massachusetts General Hospital Neurology Department, Co-Director of the McCance Center for Brain Health, Massachusetts General Hospital
Recent Article
The Innate Immune Protection Hypothesis of Alzheimer's Disease
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Se Hoon Choi, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital
Recent Article
New Model Allows Screening of Drugs to Improve Blood–Brain Barrier Integrity in Alzheimer's Disease -
Yakeel T. Quiroz-Gaviria, PhD
Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School, Director, Familial Dementia Neuroimaging Lab, Massachusetts General Hospital, Director, Multicultural Alzheimer's Prevention Program-MAPP
Recent Article
Retinal Imaging Detects Biomarkers of Familial Alzheimer's Disease Years Before Symptoms
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