Tag: Dennis Selkoe

  • Nation & World

    Environment counts, Alzheimer’s research suggests

    A new study led by Harvard Medical School Professor Dennis Selkoe provides specific, pre-clinical scientific evidence supporting the concept that prolonged and intensive stimulation by an enriched environment may have beneficial effects in delaying one of the key negative factors in Alzheimer’s disease.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Clearer view of Parkinson’s

    A new study finds that a protein key to Parkinson’s disease has likely been mischaracterized. The protein, alpha-synuclein, appears to have a radically different structure in healthy cells than previously thought, challenging existing disease paradigms and suggesting a new therapeutic approach.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Brain implants relieve Alzheimer’s damage

    Genetically engineered cells implanted in mice have cleared away toxic plaques associated with Alzheimer’s disease.

    4 minutes