Alzheimer’s disease
Digital detective decodes dementia
3 Oct 2024A new machine learning model identifies key dementia features from complex clinical datasets, potentially making diagnoses faster and less subjective.
Brain immunity through the ages
28 Apr 2023A new analytical platform reveals signature changes in immune cells of the brain during aging and neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease.
Shedding light on Alzheimer’s disease
21 Jan 2021By selectively switching on neurons with light, scientists can piece together crucial events in Alzheimer’s disease progression.
Seeing glaucoma in a new light
14 Sep 2020A large-scale genome study suggests that Alzheimer’s and an eye disorder called glaucoma share a common disease development pathway.
Mapping 450 million years of microglial evolution
8 Jun 2020Single-cell genomic technology is providing fresh perspectives on the origins of microglia, ancient immune sentinels found in the brain.
Mini-brains offer wisdom of ages
7 Mar 2017Researchers at A*STAR are growing better models of aging brain diseases in the search to stop the decline
Probing for oligomers
19 Jan 2016Fluorescent probe selectively detects biomarkers linked to Alzheimer’s disease
Designer proteins light the way forward
16 Jul 2013Insight into the mechanism of protein aggregation provides a model system that could lead to treatments for several associated diseases