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Research News (General)

New mechanism behind Parkinson’s disease revealed

The development of Parkinson’s disease is linked to an overabundance of the protein alpha-synuclein, which is found mainly at the end of neurons in what is called the nerve terminal. Since the link was first discovered in the 1990s, researchers…

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August 29, 2017

Research News (General)

Clinical trial investigates Alzheimer’s disease drug in people with Down syndrome

A phase 2 clinical trial in young adults with Down syndrome of a drug being investigated for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease supports further investigation of its potential, according to the researchers behind the four-week trial of scyllo-inositol, also known…

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August 28, 2017

JPND Publications

Immunobiography and the Heterogeneity of Immune Responses in the Elderly: A Focus on Inflammaging and Trained Immunity

“Immunobiography and the Heterogeneity of Immune Responses in the Elderly: A Focus on Inflammaging and Trained Immunity” has been published in Frontiers in Immunology. The work was supported in part by the ADAGE project, selected in the 2015 JPco-fuND call.

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August 25, 2017

JPND News

Good practices in Monitoring and Evaluation: JPND case study

For Public to Public Partnerships (P2Ps), impact assessment is an important objective, as underscored by the attendees of the Annual Joint Programming Conference of 2016. To that end, adequate Monitoring and Evaluation processes must be developed and implemented. JPND’s 2016-2017…

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August 25, 2017

JPND Publications

Midlife work-related stress is associated with late-life cognition

“Midlife work-related stress is associated with late-life cognition” has been published in the Journal of Neurology. The work was supported in part by JPND through the MIND-AD project, selected in the 2013 Preventive Strategies call.

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August 24, 2017

JPND Publications

Inhibition of γ-Secretase Leads to an Increase in Presenilin-1

“Inhibition of γ-Secretase Leads to an Increase in Presenilin-1” has been published in Molecular Neurobiology. This work was supported in part by JPND through the BIOMARKAPD project, selected in the 2011 Biomarkers call.

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August 23, 2017

Research News (General)

Protective responses appear weaker in neural stem cells from Huntington’s disease patients

A multi-institutional team of researchers has discovered how a potential treatment strategy for Huntington’s disease (HD) produces its effects, verified its action in human cells and identified a previously unknown deficit in neural stem cells from patients with HD. In their…

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August 23, 2017

JPND Publications

Special binding between progranulin and prosaposin creates additional lysosomal access

“Another piece in the progranulin puzzle: special binding between progranulin and prosaposin creates additional lysosomal access” has been published in the Journal of Neurochemistry. This work was supported in part by JPND through the STRENGTH and RiMod-FTD projects, selected in…

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August 18, 2017

Research News (General)

All Is Not Lost to Dementia

For people with dementia, communicating needs, emotions and interacting with others becomes increasingly difficult as communication deteriorates as dementia progresses. Problems in communicating lead to misinterpretations and misunderstandings, which often cause considerable stress for family members, especially the spouse caregivers,…

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August 18, 2017

JPND Publications

Perspectives of policy and political decision makers on access to formal dementia care

“Perspectives of policy and political decision makers on access to formal dementia care: expert interviews in eight European countries” has been published in the journal BMC Health Services Research. This work was supported in part by JPND through the ActifCare…

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August 16, 2017

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