Researchers at CNIO discovered that cancer manipulates brain cells called astrocytes, causing them to produce a protein that ...

Aging societies and population decline have been on the rise globally. However, the factors that correlate with population ...

For decades, the prevailing theory in the field has stated that a protein made up of 42 amino acids called amyloid-beta 42 (Aβ42) hardens into clumps called amyloid plaques, and those plaques damage ...

"The pharmacological and genetic modulation of astrocytic autophagy pathway can be considered for boosting the detoxifying ...

Discovery may offer new therapeutic target for development of new drugs against Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative disorders.

Researchers have identified a novel therapeutic target for Alzheimer’s disease by focusing on astrocytes, non-neuronal brain cells involved in waste removal.

A research team led by Dr. Hoon Ryu from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST, President Sang-Rok Oh) Brain Disease Research Group, in collaboration with Director Justin C. Lee of the ...

A research team has uncovered a new mechanism involving astrocytes for treating Alzheimer's disease (AD) and proposed a novel ...

There is more hope than ever surrounding the diagnosis and treatment of dementia. Take care of your brain health and talk to ...

A research team led by Dr. Hoon Ryu from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST, President Sang-Rok Oh) Brain ...

Dementia is a serious condition that affects millions of people worldwide, leading to significant declines in memory, ...

Work could lead to the discovery of new therapeutic targets. For the first time, researchers have identified "molecular ...