In a recent research paper published by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and featured on the popular NPR podcast “RadioLab,” neuroscientists have shown that subjecting mice suffering from pathology similar to Alzheimer’s disease to oscillating light may reduce the buildup of amyloid plaques that lead to neurodegeneration. The study focuses on gamma oscillations, a pattern […]

A new study published by the Dementia Research Centre at University College London’s Institute of Neurology has concluded that the age of onset and clinical features of autosomal dominant familial Alzheimer’s disease (ADAD) may be influenced by position of the mutation that causes the disorder and the specific causative gene responsible. This conclusion reinforces the […]

The awareness and treatment of mental health in the United States has made great strides recently, as evident by the approval of the 21st Century Cures Act by the House of Representatives and by the Senate and the pending approval by President Obama. According to Dr. T. Scott Stroup, a psychiatry professor at Columbia University […]