Tiny protein dismantles the toxic clumps behind Alzheimer’s

Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital demonstrated for the first time that the protein midkine plays a preventative role against Alzheimer’s disease. Midkine is known to accumulate in Alzheimer’s

Meet the newly discovered brain cell that allows you to remember objects

UBC researchers have discovered a new type of neuron that plays a fundamental role in recognition memory — how the brain registers the difference between new and familiar objects and

ALS drug effectively treats Alzheimer’s disease in new animal study

Experimental drug NU-9 — a small molecule compound approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for clinical trials for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) — improves