For one, microglia hovering around plaques—the type that express the most TREM2—reportedly become desensitized to stimulation ...

Evidence suggests that in Parkinson’s disease, a breakdown in lysosomal function allows lipids to build up within cells. Variants of the GBA1 gene, the strongest genetic risk factor for sporadic PD, ...

See α-Synuclein. Candidate tracer SY08 detects α-synuclein deposits in the brainstem (right) and parietal cortex (left) of ...

TREM2 created quite the buzz at this year’s AD/PD meeting, held April 1-5 in Vienna. In the wake of a TREM2 agonist’s demise, scientists presented optimistic findings from early phase trials of a ...

Space, An Early Frontier. When a brain region is tau-negative by SUVR (green arrow, left), spatial extent (dark blue) correlates better with measures of disease severity than does SUVR (light blue).

A new consortium aims to speed the pace of basic science discovery in AD and related diseases. A future AI assistant is to ...

Alzforum webpages for each DIAN-TU-eligible variant now state “DIAN-TU eligibility: Yes” near the top of the page and an explanation under the Pathogenicity section (see, for example, PSEN1 M146V ).

Vaccine Step Down. A person’s probability of developing dementia over seven years increased with age. It was higher in the ...