ES-Derived Cells for the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia in the elderly, affecting over 5 million people in the US alone. Boosting immune responses to beta-Amyloid (Aβ) has proven beneficial…
Neural Stem Cells as a Developmental Candidate to Treat Alzheimer Disease
Alzheimer disease (AD), the most common cause of dementia among the elderly and the third leading cause of death, presently afflicts over 5 million people in the USA, including over…
Defining the Isoform-Specific Effects of Apolipoprotein E on the Development of iPS Cells into Functional Neurons in Vitro and in Vivo
GOALS We propose to determine the effects of different forms of apoE on the development of induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells into functional neurons. In Aim 1, iPS cells will…
Using Human Embryonic Stem Cells to Understand and to Develop New Therapies for Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a progressive incurable disease that robs people of their memory and ability to think and reason. It is emotionally, and sometimes financially devastating to families that…
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.