Tag: ApoE3

A new study suggests that the gene variant APOE4 promotes Alzheimer’s disease by increasing gliosis, but this effect can be blocked by inhibiting the protein HMGB1 [1]. The dreaded E4 While scientists still do not know the precise causes of Alzheimer’s disease or how to treat it, a person's APOE gene variant is highly predictive...

Scientists studying people with autosomal dominant Alzheimer’s disease have found a genetic variant that is associated with decades of stalled onset [1]. The predictable Alzheimer’s Scientists still do not know what causes most cases of Alzheimer's, although certain genetic variants (most notably APOE4) have been shown to increase the risk of onset [2]. However, there...

In a new study published in Nature Aging, scientists have shown that targeted ablation of neuronal APOE4, which produces the ApoE4 protein, significantly protects against Alzheimer’s disease in a mouse model [1]. The dreadful allele An infamous variant of the APOE gene, APOE4, is the strongest risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer’s disease [2]. People heterozygous...

Scientists have drastically improved various symptoms of atherosclerosis in mice by precisely targeting mitochondria with a plant-derived antioxidant [1]. Age-related and deadly Atherosclerosis, the accumulation of plaques on arterial walls, is one of the deadliest age-related diseases. Atherosclerotic plaques, which consist mostly of cholesterol and fat, can impede blood flow in the artery or burst,...