Alzheimer’s disease prevention

By Lucille M. Yanckello   Ketogenic diet (KD), a high fat and low carbohydrate diet, has been an effective therapeutic for a wide range of neurological disorders. Clinically, KD has been used to treat epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, and autism. Recent research shows surprising findings that KD may protect brain functions through altering gut microbiome. Our […]

By Jared D. Hoffman, Brittany B. Rice, Kaiyuan Tan, James T.F. Wise, and Sara Police Jared D. Hoffman ** Jared D. Hoffman is a PhD candidate in the Lin Brain Lab. He has recently lead an article about fighting depression with healthy diet and exercise. As depression has high tendency to lead to Alzheimer’s disease […]

A recent report from the Society for Neuroscience 2017 annual meeting, which hints that bacteria in the gut may influence the symptoms and pathology of Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases. Our lab’s members, Drs. Ishita Parikh and Ai-Ling Lin were mentioned in the article, illustrating that APOE gene may be a modifier of gut microbiome diversity and composition. […]

By Sara Police Sara Police, Ph.D. Nearly half of Americans set some sort of resolution by January 1. The top resolution in 2017 was to “lose weight/eat healthier.” Looking forward, many adults will probably continue with weight-loss goals, as obesity rates reached an all-time high in October, at nearly 40 percent of adult Americans. But, […]

By Ai-Ling Lin        Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of demen- tia in those over the age of 65, and currently ranked as the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. AD is one of the most persistent and devastating dementing disorders of old age, because it eventually leads […]

A paradigm shift is needed if researchers are to find a successful for treatment for Alzheimer’s disease