Human Study Suggests Brain Tissue Inflammation Is Key to Alzheimer’s Disease Progression
A University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) School of Medicine-led team has identified neuroinflammation as the key driver of the spread of pathologically misfolded proteins in the brain, and a cause of cognitive impairment in patients with Alzheimer’s disease. Using positron emission tomography imaging, the researchers have, for the first time, shown in living patients that neuroinflammation—activation of the brain’s resident microglial immune cells—is not merely a consequence of dise
Aspirin is being trialled as a potential breakthrough treatment for aggressive breast cancer
Taking aspirin with immunotherapy drugs could improve their effectiveness in people being treated for aggressive forms of breast cancer. The cheap and massed produced painkiller is being tested in a new clinical trial alongside the drug avelumab to determine whether it can make tumours more responsive to immunotherapy in patients suffering with incurable secondary triple negative breast cancer. ARTICLE
Participate in a Bourbon Book for Charity
Calling all Bourbon/Whiskey lovers! Help support our charity by contributing your Bourbon preferences, tastes, and favorites to our upcoming fundraiser: a resource guide book of the top 25 bourbons as recommended by 10,000 Bourbon aficionados. To learn more and participate, please fill out the short survey at the link below. All participants will receive a free digital copy of the book when it is released. Thank you for your support! https://www.careforacure.org/bourbonsurvey
Bourbonator for a Cure
We are running an exciting fundraiser for our nonprofit organization, Care for A Cure, by selling t-shirts with a fun bourbon theme: BOURBONATOR Dram it Up ® Part of the proceeds benefit Care For A Cure, fighting to end Breast Cancer and Alzheimer’s disease. Grab a t-shirt for you and your friends today! https://www.careforacure.org/bourbonator
Cognitive dysfunction linked to COVID-19
Scientists presenting research at the AAIC 2021, held online and in Denver, CO, have found links between COVID-19 and longer-term cognitive issues, including biological signs of Alzheimer’s disease. The findings lay the ground for larger longitudinal studies to explore in more detail the neurological effects of COVID-19. ARTICLE
