Scientists investigating the "sewage system" of the brain search for mechanisms behind Alzheimer's
New research on how the brain flushes waste underscores the importance of getting good sleep in preventing dementia
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New research on how the brain flushes waste underscores the importance of getting good sleep in preventing dementia
The surprising solution activates the brain's own clean-up crew to remove harmful protein build-ups in the brains of Alzheimer's patients.
A growing number of studies are showing beneficial clinical effects from noninvasive stimulation of gamma rhythms in the brain, but clinical evidence remains preliminary and animal studies have been instructive, but not definitive.
By employing the new research capability of single-cell profiling, MIT neuroscientists find that Alzheimer's disease’s disruptions converge on five main areas of cellular function, or “pathways,” in each of five major brain cell types.
Mitch Murdock, a doctoral student in the MIT Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, explores the cellular and molecular basis of Alzheimer’s to understand the causes and progression of the disease through new technology and fundamental biological techniques.