Alzheimer’s disease

Co-hosted by UCI MIND, the 30th Annual Southern California Alzheimer’s Disease Research Conference will share recent discoveries

Discovery of TOM-1 protein role heralds new directions in the disease fight

UCI study finds absence of microglia prevents plaque formation

UCI-led study reveals crucial mechanisms contributing to the disease

Novel findings may further understanding of age-related dementia

The UCI Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the Orange County Community Foundation’s S.L. Gimbel Foundation Fund. The money will support the testing of 1,200+ FDA-approved compounds to gauge their effectiveness in preventing microglia from destroying brain synapses. Such damage “is seen frequently in patients with Alzheimer’s […]

UCI researchers win grant to explore why Alzheimer’s affects more women

The National Institutes of Health has awarded Xiangmin Xu, UCI associate professor of anatomy & neurobiology, a five-year, $2.5 million grant to study new neural circuit pathways in a region of the brain associated with learning and memory and epilepsy. He shares the grant with Douglas Arthur Nitz of UC San Diego. The proposed research […]

UCI-led study reveals potential tool for early dementia diagnosis

Researchers hope to develop brain imaging tools for pre-symptomatic diagnosis