Posts Tagged ‘Research Impact’
Deep Learning Algorithm Outperforms Experts in Making Alzheimer’s Diagnosis
About 46.8 million people worldwide were living with dementia in 2015, and this number could double by 2035. Reliably differentiating between normal cognitive aging, mild cognitive impairment, and dementia requires significant clinical acumen from qualified specialists treating memory disorders, yet timely access to memory clinics is often limited for patients and families. Boston University Toffler…
Read MoreAlzheimer’s Disease in Women
UCLA Toffler Scholar Dr. Elizabeth Rose Mayeda was part of the team that presented research that begins to give us insight into why Alzheimer’s disease affects more women than men and why the disease seems to progress more quickly in women’s brains. Learn more about her research in this article from NPR.
Read MoreDAT and TH expression marks human Parkinson’s disease in peripheral immune cells
Published Paper: Adithya Gopinath, et al. With support from The Karen Toffler Charitable Trust, University of Florida Toffler Scholar Adithya Gopinath was able to publish a paper in Nature about his research on Parkinson’s disease. Read the full paper to learn more about the exciting implications of their research in facilitating diagnosis and investigation of…
Read MoreUF neuroscientists discover biomarker with potential to aid Parkinson’s diagnosis
University of Florida neuroscientists have developed a new assay, or test, to detect minute amounts of a protein called tyrosine hydroxylase in blood immune cells of Parkinson’s disease patients, a key finding to aid in the development of a blood test to help diagnose and guide treatment for the neurodegenerative disorder. The findings were published…
Read MoreUF neuroscience students lead creation of new mouse model for Alzheimer’s research
A research team led by University of Florida neuroscience graduate students has devised a new mouse model to study the protein tau, which can abnormally accumulate inside neurons and is associated with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. The development was reported May 12 in Communications Biology, a Nature Portfolio journal. The new rodent model, which…
Read MoreTargeting Breakthroughs in Early-Stage Medical Research
Many of humanity’s most intractable challenges are also our most personally impactful. Issues like poverty, access to clean water, and education inequality threaten life around the globe. Among these critical human issues, medical challenges rank high. Our own health, and the health of our loved ones, is simultaneously an impactful concern for many of us…
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