Alzheimer’s trial a ‘stepping stone’ to eventual treatment

Alzheimer’s trial a ‘stepping stone’ to eventual treatment

A safety trial in humans is under way in Brisbane,using ultrasound to target the brains of Alzheimer’s disease patients in an effort to wake them back up.

  • byStuart Layt

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A medical discovery changed Chris Hemsworth’s life. What is the Alzheimer’s gene,and should you get tested?

A medical discovery changed Chris Hemsworth’s life. What is the Alzheimer’s gene,and should you get tested?

The 39-year-old Thor star says he will take a break from acting after discovering he has the ApoE4 gene. What is it,and can you get tested?

  • byLauren Ironmonger
How Parkinson’s drug could put out ‘fire in the brain’ set by COVID-19

How Parkinson’s drug could put out ‘fire in the brain’ set by COVID-19

Queensland researchers uncover a link in how COVID-19 triggers symptoms similar to Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s,as well as a potential treatment.

  • byStuart Layt
Alzheimer’s research breaks through blood-brain barrier

Alzheimer’s research breaks through blood-brain barrier

QIMR researchers have shown how a novel technique could increase drug delivery into the brain.

  • byStuart Layt
‘I want to face my age’:Liam Neeson on his new dementia thriller Memory

‘I want to face my age’:Liam Neeson on his new dementia thriller Memory

At 70,the Irish actor is still doing tough-guy roles,but increasingly he wants to face his mortality too.

  • byKarl Quinn
Experimental Alzheimer’s drug slows cognitive decline in trial,firms say

Experimental Alzheimer’s drug slows cognitive decline in trial,firms say

Japanese drugmaker Eisai and its American partner,Biogen,said the slowing of deterioration,compared with a placebo,was “highly statistically significant”.

  • byLaurie McGinley
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If you had a disease that could kill you,would you want to know?

If you had a disease that could kill you,would you want to know?

Having seen her father’s slow decline and death due to Alzheimer’s,Renee Brack faces a dilemma with no easy answers.

  • byKerrie O'Brien
Alleged Alzheimer’s research fraud won’t derail search for cure

Alleged Alzheimer’s research fraud won’t derail search for cure

Scientists say they won’t be deterred by claims that a major research paper into the causes of Alzheimer’s was fraudulent.

  • byStuart Layt
Ali’s tragic decline should have horrified us all but some still live in denial

Ali’s tragic decline should have horrified us all but some still live in denial

Time and again we see careful language used about how Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s could be just one of those things,not too much should be read into it,and no one should jump to any conclusions.

  • byPeter FitzSimons
Researchers sniff out link between bacteria and Alzheimer’s

Researchers sniff out link between bacteria and Alzheimer’s

Researchers have discovered how a bacteria which lives in the nose can travel through nerve pathways into the brain,highlighting a possible cause of Alzheimer’s.

  • byStuart Layt
‘Brains’ grown in lab help UQ researchers hunt for cures

‘Brains’ grown in lab help UQ researchers hunt for cures

The tiny “brains” can help researchers pinpoint the causes of complex diseases such as Alzheimer’s.

  • byStuart Layt