Stem cell based small molecule therapy for Alzheimer’s disease
Over 6 million people in the US suffer from AD. There are no drugs that prevent the death of nerve cells in AD, nor has any drug been identified that…
Identifying Drugs for Alzheimer’s Disease with Human Neurons Made From Human IPS cells
We propose to discover new drug candidates for Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), which is common, fatal, and for which no effective disease-modifying drugs are available. Because no effective AD treatment is…
Neuroprotection to treat Alzheimer’s: a new paradigm using human central nervous system cells
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is an incurable disorder that affects memory, social interaction and the ability to perform everyday activities. In the USA alone, the number of AD patients aged 65…
A CIRM Disease Team to Develop Allopregnanolone for Prevention and Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is now a nation-wide epidemic and California is at the epicenter of the epidemic. One-tenth of all people in the United States diagnosed with AD live in…
Alzheimer’s Nightmare Spurs Comedy Fundraiser to Help Caregivers
By 25, Lauren Miller had already lost two grandparents to Alzheimer's and witnessed her mother's early onset at just 55 years old. Watch Lauren's recent talk about her family history…
Alzheimer’s Stem Cell Research: Ask the Expert – Larry Goldstein, UCSD
In this first installment of CIRM TV's "Ask the Expert" video series, Larry Goldstein of the University of California, San Diego answers questions about finding stem cell based therapies for…
Alzheimer’s Ask the Expert video, Part 2: Of stem cells, iphones and a cellular black box
Bonus footage from the first installment of CIRM TV's "Ask the Expert" video series in which Larry Goldstein of the University of California, San Diego answers questions about finding stem…
Alzheimer’s: Advancing Stem Cell Therapies – 2011 CIRM Grantee Meeting
Mathew Blurton-Jones speaks at the 2011 CIRM Grantee Meeting about promising research which uses neural stem cells to improve learning and memory in mice with alzheimer's like symptoms.