- Missing Link Identified Between Immune Cells and Alzheimer’s. By studying the effects of immune cells that surround blood vessels in the brain, Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have discovered a new pathway involving these cells that may contribute to the cause of Alzheimer’s disease.
https://news.weill.cornell.edu/news/2017/07/missing-link-identified-between-immune-cells-and-alzheimer’s - BMRI scientists Dr. Babak Navi and colleagues participate in a team that launched the first Mobile Stroke Treatment Unit, a custom designed ambulance that allows first responders to conduct brain scans and administer treatment in the field.
- BMRI scientists Drs. Josef Anrather, Corinne Benakis and David Brea discover a link between gut bacteria and stroke outcome.
- Dr. Costantino Iadecola provides insights to vascular drivers of Alzheimer’s disease.
- Dr. Giovanni Manfredi is featured in an article on the link between mitochondrial dysfunction and diseases like ALS.
- Dr. Costantino Iadecola provides commentary on a new study, published in Nature, which found evidence that Alzheimer’s disease may be transmissible via extracts contaminated with amyloid-β.
- Dr. Gregory A. Petsko discusses the possibility of lowering one's risk of Alzheimer's disease.