A new study suggests that it is possible to design drugs that can target a type of shape-shifting protein involved in Alzheimer’s disease, which was...
Researchers have found a way to design an antibody that can identify the toxic particles that destroy healthy brain cells – a potential advance in...
When she’s not on the river captaining the Darwin College Boat Club, PhD student Jessica Walsh is investigating a possible link between leaky blood...
A prescription drug to treat high blood pressure has shown promise against conditions such as Parkinson’s, Huntington’s and forms of dementia in...
Only a small proportion of cases of dementia are thought to be inherited – the cause of the vast majority is unknown. Now, in a study published today...
Researchers have shown how cholesterol – a molecule normally linked with cardiovascular diseases – may also play an important role in the onset and...
̽»¨Ö±²¥theory that education protects against Alzheimer’s disease has been given further weight by new research from the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge, funded...
