Tag Archive for 'Alzheimer's disease'

Transmission electron micrographs of brain thin sections, identifying two distinct types of magnetite morphologies: rounded particles (left) and angular particles (right). Image credit: Barbara A. Maher et al, doi: 10.1073/pnas.1605941113.

Pollution-Derived Magnetic Particles Detected in Human Brain

Sep 6, 2016 by News Staff

Anthropogenic (combustion-derived) nanoparticles of magnetite, a strongly magnetic mineral, have been discovered to be lodged in human brains — and...

In AD, changes in tau protein lead to the disintegration of microtubules in brain cells. Image credit: Alzheimer’s Disease Education and Referral Center / National Institute on Aging.

Progress in Development of First Vaccine for Alzheimer’s Disease

Jul 13, 2016 by News Staff

An international team of researchers from the United States and Australia has made a successful vaccine formulation that targets pathological proteins...

The buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris). Image credit: Kintaiyo / CC BY 3.0.

Aluminum May Be Causing Alzheimer’s-like Disease in Bumblebees, Study Suggests

Jun 9, 2015 by News Staff

A new study published online in the journal PLoS ONE has found significant contamination of bumblebee pupae by the metal aluminum — a known neurotoxin...

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