Melbourne researchers believe that the toxicity of amyloid plaques found in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s is related to trapping essential zinc, which is needed for communication between brain cells.
24/02/2010
US scientists have identified three kinases, or proteins, that dismantle connections within brain cells, which may lead to memory loss associated with Alzheimer’s disease.
24/02/2010
US researchers have discovered that a drug currently used for treating Alzheimer's can either improve or worsen the progression of Huntington's disease (HD) depending on where the brain cells it targets are located.
17/11/2009
COLLABORATION between the National Eye Institute (NEI) and NASA has produced a compact fibre-optic probe that has become the first non-invasive early detection device for cataracts.
15/01/2009
CSIRO scientist Dr Yogesan Kanagasingam, who is using innovative imaging technologies to prevent blindness, has been awarded this year's Fulbright Senior Scholarship.
19/03/2010