Tag: Alzheimer’s disease
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CIHR Health Research in Action: Better sleep may lead to a better fight against Alzheimer’s disease
Research team at Université de Montréal offers insights that may help both detect and treat the disease among patients in the future Issue More than 750,000 Canadians are living with […]
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UCalgary researchers use computer modelling to simulate impact of Alzheimer’s on the brain
New way to model neural disease could lead to better understanding Author: Shea Coburn, Hotchkiss Brain Institute A deep neural network is a computerized brain-inspired machine learning model, which uses […]
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Monocytes to the rescue
Researchers show that these immune cells attack one of the main manifestations of Alzheimer’s disease An article published in the journal Cell Reports by researchers from Université Laval reveals the […]
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Everything in moderation: excessive nerve cell pruning leads to disease
Mechanism meant to maintain efficiency of brain network involved in neurodegenerative disease Scientists at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital-The Neuro, McGill University, have made important discoveries about a cellular […]
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Major step toward an Alzheimer’s vaccine
A team of researchers from Université Laval, CHU de Québec, and pharmaceutical firm GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has discovered a way to stimulate the brain’s natural defense mechanisms in people with Alzheimer’s […]
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Neuro researchers sharpen our understanding of memories
May 2, 2012 – Scientists now have a better understanding of how precise memories are formed thanks to research led by Prof. Jean-Claude Lacaille of the University of Montreal’s Department […]
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Study Identifies a New Way Brain Cells Die in Alzheimer’s Disease – Will help lead researchers towards new treatments
A new study challenges conventional thinking about how brain cells die in Alzheimer’s disease. The findings demonstrate a previously unknown mechanism by which the cells die and will help lead […]
