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A major step toward an Alzheimer’s treatment and vaccine | KurzweilAI

A major step toward an Alzheimer’s treatment and vaccine | KurzweilAI | Longevity science | Scoop.it

A way to stimulate the brain’s natural defense mechanisms in people with Alzheimer’s disease has been discovered by researchers at Université Laval, CHU de Québec and pharmaceutical firm GlaxoSmithKline (GSK): a molecule known as MPL (monophosphoryl lipid A) that stimulates the activity of the brain’s immune cells.

The breakthrough opens the door to developing a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease and a vaccine to prevent the illness.

 

 

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Optogenetics illuminates pathways of motivation and depression through brain | KurzweilAI

Optogenetics illuminates pathways of motivation and depression through brain | KurzweilAI | Longevity science | Scoop.it

Karl Deisseroth, MD, PhD, a professor of bioengineering and of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University, and postdoctoral scholar Melissa Warden, PhD, have isolated the neurons that carry the split-second decisions to act, from the higher brain to the brain stem. In doing so, they have provided insight into the causes of severe brain disorders such as depression.

 

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