Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have reversed Alzheimers-like symptoms in mouse models of the disease with injections of neural stem cells. The first author, Mathew Blurton-Jones, has a Training grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine. The lead author, Frank LaFerla, has a SEED grant and an Early Translational grant from CIRM.
Drug Linked to Alzheimer’s
June 15th, 2010
Research published today is suggesting that a commonly prescribed drug to control blood sugar might increase the risk of Alzheimer’s. But it also suggests that using the drug in combination with insulin might reduce the risk. www.sciencentral.com