Sluggish recycling of a protein-slicing enzyme could promote Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study in The Journal of Cell Biology.
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Poor Recycling of BACE1 Enzyme Could Promote Alzheimer’s Disease
Growing at an alarming and costly rate, Alzheimer’s disease will cripple the health care system further as baby boomers continue aging rapidly, said Dr. Muhammad Aslam, assistant professor of clinical psychiatry at University of Cincinnati.Aslam, a geriatric psychiatrist at the Cincinnati Veterans Affairs Medical Center, told the JournalNews the majority ... continue reading
The evidence linking Type 2 diabetes and the risk for Alzheimer’s disease has been growing for years. New research released Monday in the journal Neurology makes the case even stronger.
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Scary Alzheimer’s-diabetes link
People who develop Alzheimer’s disease in middle age might be at risk of getting misdiagnosed, according to a new study published online Monday in the journal Neurology. That’s because many patients’ first symptoms don’t include the memory loss associated with the degenerative disease.
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The human risk of developing both Alzheimer’s disease and heart attack is genetically linked, leading the way to a genetic test earlier on in life, researchers from the University of Bologna wrote in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease. In fact, the authors claim the genetic test is already completed and ... continue reading