XL20 Crosses Blood-Brain Barrier to Shield ALS Neurons
Summary: Researchers have engineered an experimental small-molecule drug named XL20. Rather than attempting to clumsily clear large cellular…
Experimental Copper-Based Drug Clears Alzheimer’s Plaques and Boosts Memory in Mice
Copper diacetyl bis(4-methyl-3-thiosemicarbazone), or Cu(ATSM), restored a key waste-removal system in the brain, reducing toxic amyloid-beta buildup and…
New Tech Tracks Living Brain Activity Noninvasively
Summary: Unlocking the secrets of the living brain often requires invasive surgery or expensive, static imaging. However, a…
This Nanotechnology Discovery Is Reversing Alzheimer’s In Mice
Scientists may have just taken a major step toward reversing Alzheimer’s disease, at least in mice. A new…