A new study led by researchers from VIB and KU Leuven shows that immune cells called microglia can actively promote the formation of plaques in Alzheimer's disease, challenging the long-standing view ...

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a debilitating neurodegenerative disorder that causes progressive memory loss and a decline in mental (i.e., cognitive) abilities. Statistics suggest that between 500,000 ...

A growing body of research points to chronic, low-grade inflammation inside the brain as a possible accelerant of Alzheimer’s disease, not just a bystander response to damage already done. The 2024 ...

Published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the study is the first to identify a sugar ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have identified an epigenetic mechanism that allows the brain's own immune cells to ...

Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most common causes of dementia worldwide. It slowly damages memory, thinking ability, and ...

Study reveals glioblastoma tumors exploit sugar metabolism to suppress immune responses, suggesting new immunotherapy targets ...