Genetics and Aging Research Unit News & Events

Learn about the latest news and events from the Genetics and Aging Research Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital.

• February 22, 2024: Alzheimer's disease: Tackling neuroinflammation for early intervention and enhanced treatments
• November 10, 2023: AI that reads brain scans shows promise for finding Alzheimer’s genes
• November 8, 2023: Foods That Improve Memory
• October 30, 2023: Getting less slow-wave sleep as you age may increase your risk of dementia, study finds
• October 11, 2023: Can We Prevent Alzheimer's? Scientists Say New Tests and Treatments are "a Game Changer"
• October 9, 2023: Dr. Rudy Tanzi has been selected into the National Academy of Medicine!
• September 8, 2023: Exercise-Induced Hormone Irisin May Reduce Alzheimer’s Disease Plaque and Tangle Pathology in the Brain
• September 8, 2023: An Exercise-Induced Hormone Might Help Protect Against Alzheimer's
  Researchers Identify a New Small Molecule Inhibitor for Use Against Alzheimer’s Disease
• September 1, 2023: In 3D Cell Model of AD, Microglia and CD8+ T Cells Gang Up on Neurons
• August 24, 2023: New Human Cell-based 3D Model Reveals Insights into How Immune Cells Contribute to Alzheimer’s Disease
• May 6, 2023: Cracking an intriguing secret of centenarians: Why so few are ravaged by Alzheimer’s disease