UNLV Research Offers Hope for Local Alzheimer's Patients

'Sky-High' Levels of Alzheimer's Protein Found in Newborns

A protein long blamed for the brain damage seen in Alzheimer's disease has now been found in astonishingly high levels in healthy newborn babies, challenging decades of medical dogma.

UNLV research offers hope for local Alzheimer's patients

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- The 2025 Alzheimer’s Pipeline Report, released by the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV, reveals dozens of promising drug trials that could bring hope to millions of families. The research happening in the Las Vegas valley is giving two local women hope. “As someone who has lived with this disease all my life, I can’t tell you how excited my heart feels when I see the efforts of all these scientists right here,” said …

Babies have more of this Alzheimer’s-linked protein than dementia patients – study raises hope for future treatments

FamVeld/Shutterstock.comA protein long blamed for the brain damage seen in Alzheimer’s disease has now been found in astonishingly high levels in healthy newborn babies, challenging decades of medical dogma. The discovery could transform our understanding of both brain development and Alzheimer’s disease itself. The protein, called p-tau217, has been viewed as a hallmark of neurodegeneration – yet a new study reveals it’s even more abundant in t…

Scientists just found a sugar switch that protects your brain from Alzheimer's

Scientists have uncovered a surprising sugar-related mechanism inside brain cells that could transform how we fight Alzheimer’s and other dementias. It turns out neurons don’t just store sugar for fuel—they reroute it to power antioxidant defenses, but only if an enzyme called GlyP is active. When this sugar-clearing system is blocked, toxic tau protein builds up and accelerates brain degeneration.

Neurons burn sugar differently: Discovery offers new hope for fighting neurodegeneration

A new study from scientists at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging has revealed a surprising player in the battle against Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia: brain sugar metabolism. Published in Nature Metabolism, the research uncovers how breaking down glycogen—a stored form of glucose—in neurons may protect the brain from toxic protein buildup and degeneration.

What the Brains of Centenarians Reveal

(MedPage Today) — Most people who survived to age 100 and beyond had amyloid-beta accumulation and, when present, it was tied to cognitive performance, an autopsy study showed. In a study of 95 centenarians, more than half (56%) had a low amyloid… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/alzheimersdisease/116318 Author : Publish date : 2025-06-30 20:53:00 Copyright for […] The post What the Brains of Centenarians Reveal first appeare…