Decreased levels of TDP-43 gene may be contributing to neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and ALS

A study led by the researcher at the School of Biochemical Engineering, Alejandra Arancibia, seeks to analyze the effect of coffee on the prevention and treatment of this neurodegenerative pathology.

Reducing bioenergetic age may help lower Alzheimer's risk

Scientists have discovered that how well a person’s cells generate energy—what they call “bioenergetic age”—could be a strong predictor of their risk for Alzheimer’s disease. A study from Weill Cornell Medicine, published in Nature Communications, suggests that a healthy lifestyle can slow down this bioenergetic aging process, potentially reducing Alzheimer’s risk as effectively as the new […] The post Reducing bioenergetic age may help lower Al…

UConn Discovers New Insight into the Causes of Neurodegenerative Diseases

In a groundbreaking investigation, researchers from the University of Connecticut (UConn) School of Medicine have unearthed significant insights into the cellular mechanisms underlying neurodegenerative diseases. This research could potentially illuminate the pathways leading to conditions like Alzheimer’s disease, frontotemporal degeneration (FTD), and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Published in a recent issue of Nature Neuroscience, the …

Decreased levels of TDP-43 gene may be contributing to neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and ALS

In Nature Neuroscience, UConn School of Medicine researchers have revealed a new scientific clue that could unlock the key cellular pathway leading to devastating neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's disease, and the progressive damage to the brain's frontal and temporal lobes in frontotemporal degeneration (FTD) and the associated disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).