Alzheimer's research news / Dr. Edgerly, Executive Director / News and notes
by eedgerly · Published June 13, 2013 · Last modified March 31, 2014
About 100 Alzheimer’s Scientists gathered Monday at the Alzheimer’s Association Researchers Symposium. This annual event is organized by the volunteer Medical and Scientific Advisory Council of the Alzheimer’s Association, Northern California and Northern Nevada...
Alzheimer's research news / Dr. Edgerly, Executive Director
by eedgerly · Published April 9, 2012 · Last modified April 26, 2014
Scientists are not absolutely sure what causes brain cell death and tissue loss in Alzheimer’s disease, but two abnormal brain lesions – known as amyloid plaques and tau tangles – are prime suspects. Amyloid...
Alzheimer's research news / Dr. Edgerly, Executive Director
by eedgerly · Published February 3, 2012 · Last modified March 31, 2014
Yesterday, the New York Times reported on a new study published in PLoS One, in which scientists created an entirely new mouse model for Alzheimer’s disease that sheds more light on how the disease...
