Thanks to an Italian research has found that the formation of abnormal protein rpS6 and its interference with a specific metabolic pathway can cause the onset of the disease. A research team led by Maurizio Giustetto the National Institute of
In an experimental drug to “dissolve” the senile plaques, considered the basic pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s. The Unit of Neurology Hospital MultiMedia castle is one of only four centers in Italy selected for the first study in the world that aims
In a study by the University of Bologna and a company of New Mexico, it was discovered the genetic profile shared by the two diseases: let’s create a test to detect. Alzheimer’s and heart attack have the same genetic basis
From a U.S. study showed that the disease originates from the entorhinal cortex and then spread into other areas of the brain due to the complex neural network. Alzheimer’s is a disease caused by the formation of aggregates are toxic
A research published on Brain, has highlighted the possibility of using magnetic resonance imaging for early diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease with 95% reliability. After that Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s disease is the most common degenerative brain disease characterized by progressive tremor and
Researchers CSIC and University of the Basque Country have discovered a novel mechanism of communication between the proteins that cause ‘ cell suicide ‘or apoptosis: Protein BAX and DRP -1 and lipid cardiolipin acting together to produce a large hole
