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Neurological disorders often have sex biases, and these differences could be due to altered protein expression in the brain.

Seven brain proteins were both identified and associated with rates of memory loss over time and with depression.

Epidemiological data have long linked depression with Alzheimer’s disease (AD), a neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive dementia that....

A new study has identified common genetic factors in both depression and AD

New research shows a genetic basis for the link between depression and increased Alzheimers risk and identifies brain transcripts and proteins that likely underlie the connection.

Emory and NIH continue public-private partnership advancing Alzheimer’s research The National Institutes of Health is launching the next version of AMP AD (Accelerating Medicines Partnership Alzheimer’s Disease), a public-private partnership that takes an open science, big data approach to identifying biological targets for therapeutic intervention. The National Institute on Aging will lead research efforts for AMP AD 2.0 and has pledged to contribute $61.4 million over five years. This inc...

 E-Mail IMAGE: In their lab at the Atlanta VA and Emory University, Dr. Thomas Wingo and Dr. Aliza Wingo (foreground) have found genes and corresponding proteins that could open doors for new... view more  Credit: Lisa Pessin Using an innovative protein-based approach, researchers at the Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center and nearby Emory University have found genes and corresponding proteins that could point the way to new depression treatments. Using a proteome-wide association...

Rollins receives $6 million grant from Gilead’s HIV initiative Emory’s Rollins School of Public Health has announced a $6 million grant from Gilead Sciences, Inc. over three years to continue to build the capacity of organizations working on the frontlines of the HIV crisis in communities across the Southern United States. Emory will serve as one of four Gilead COMPASS coordinating centers alongside the Southern AIDS Coalition, the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, and ...