Making Real Gains in the War on Alzheimer’s September 19, 2025 Researchers hope new technologies, approaches usher in effective treatment
Could Lithium Explain — and Treat — Alzheimer’s Disease? August 6, 2025 Study: Lithium loss ignites Alzheimer’s, but lithium compound can reverse disease in mice
Schizophrenia and Aging May Share a Biological Basis March 6, 2024 Synchronized changes in gene activity may underlie cognitive impairment in both conditions
Researchers Uncover Signal Needed for Blood-Brain Barrier July 12, 2023 The signal, produced by neurons, helps the barrier form and maintain its protective properties
Ludwig Grants Fund Research on Neurodegeneration June 7, 2023 HMS scientists will conduct basic research on neurodegeneration with therapeutic potential
Decrease Oxygen to Boost Longevity? May 23, 2023 Study offers tantalizing clues that oxygen reduction may extend life span
Lessons on Human Longevity … From Rockfish January 13, 2023 Multi-species analyses reveal shared genes linked to longer life span
Loss of Epigenetic Information Can Drive Aging, Restoration Can Reverse It January 12, 2023 Study implicates changes to way DNA is organized, regulated rather than changes to genetic code
An Age-Old Problem February 28, 2022 Leonid Peshkin has developed a new model system aiming to illuminate the fundamentals of aging