Undifferentiated
A cell that has not specialized into a specific cell type.
April 24, 2023
A cell that has not specialized into a specific cell type.
April 24, 2023
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2018 The beta-site amyloid precursor protein (APP)-cleaving enzyme 1 (BACE1) is an enzyme that mediates the generation of amyloid beta peptide, a core component of amyloid plaque in Alzheimer’s disease. The current research is intended to understand how BACE1 is regulated in neurons in order to gain insights as to how ...
August 9, 2018
Jess Scutella, professional tattooist and writer, and Nathan Sulecki, professional photographer, have partnered together to craft an artistic avenue of expression and beauty to capture new attention, awareness, and understanding of Alzheimer’s disease. Having both been affected by the disease’s long reaching arms, the artists decided to come up with ...
March 27, 2017
A new study adds another piece to the TREM2 puzzle by uncovering what happens when TREM2 levels are reduced in both a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease and in post-mortem human brains. The findings published in Nature Neuroscience are from the laboratory of Dr. Christian Haass and his collaborators including ...
March 15, 2019
Dr. Carmela Abraham of Boston University, through a grant from Cure Alzheimer’s Fund, screened 75,000 small molecules with the hope of discovering a molecule that would reduce the formation of amyloid beta plaques – one of the pathological hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease. In a recent paper, Dr. Abraham and her ...
July 17, 2019
This idea for Puzzles to Remember came from then 13-year old Max Wallack. In caring for his great grandmother, he noticed that when his grandmother worked on certain jigsaw puzzles, the activity produced a positive, calming response. This special line of puzzles offers a simple activity with lifelong benefits such ...
October 30, 2020
Answers to questions received during the Cure Alzheimer’s Fund Research Symposium. On October 19, 2017, Cure Alzheimer’s Fund hosted its 7th Annual Symposium featuring scientists Dr. Rudolph Tanzi and Dr. Robert Moir. Dr. Tanzi provided an overview of the groundbreaking research Cure Alzheimer’s Fund is supporting and Dr. Moir explained how ...
October 27, 2017
Mountaineer to Raise Awareness and Research Funding for Alzheimer’s by Climbing the Highest Summit on the World’s Seven Continents Boston, Mass – Embarking on a year-long challenge that he hopes will end at the top of the Carstensz Pyramid, mountain climber and Alzheimer’s disease advocate Alan Arnette will take on ...
November 9, 2010