A study published in Stem Cell Reports looks at a stem cell transplant in mice and transmission of a familial form of … read more

A study published in Nature Medicine looks at Alzheimer’s Disease in recipients of cadaveric pituitary-derived growth hormone.   Dr Richard Oakley, Associate … read more

Research published in Nature demonstrates a potential association between batches of human growth hormone contaminated with amyloid-β protein and the onset of Alzheimer’s disease.  read more

Researchers examine the medical records of people who had brain bleeds caused by amyloid beta build-up in the blood vessels of the brain to investigate whether the build-up could have been transmitted by contaminated neurosurgical instruments, in a study, published in Acta Neuropathologica. read more

In a new study, published in Molecular Psychiatry, researchers investigate whether an Alzheimer’s protein can spread between mice that share a blood supply. 
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Publishing in Nature, scientists reported that exposing mice to specific frequencies of LED light reduced the level of amyloid protein, a protein associated with Alzheimer’s disease, in the visual areas of the mouse brain. read more

Publishing in the journal Nature, a group of researchers has described their autopsy examination of eight individuals with CJD which was caused by treatment with “human cadaveric pituitary-derived growth hormone contaminated with prions” earlier in life. They report the presence of markers of Alzheimer’s disease in a number of cases and suggest that this may also be due to the treatment with contaminated hormone. read more