Alzheimer’s Disease

Isaac Kresse, a chemistry and computer engineering student at Northeastern, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship, which he will use to study the role of chaperone proteins in age-related diseases such as Huntington’s, Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

‘What happens on the molecular level to make us sick?’

Northeastern student Isaac Kresse will explore this question as a Fulbright Scholar at the Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry in Germany.

by Khalida Sarwari April 22, 2019

Early life stress, neighborhood conditions contribute to dementia

More than 5 million Americans today are living with Alzheimer’s disease, and African Americans are disproportionately affected. New research released this week may help explain why. We spoke with professor Alisa Lincoln, a medical sociologist, about the findings.

by Allie Nicodemo July 21, 2017

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks at a ceremony officially opening Northeastern's Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex on Monday morning. <i>Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University</i>

‘A true temple of science’

Elizabeth Warren, U.S. senator for Massachusetts, stresses her support for research in her remarks to a packed house at the opening of Northeastern’s Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex. “I believe in science,” she says to overwhelming applause, “strong, independent science that asks the hard questions and goes wherever the data leads.”

by Thea Singer April 3, 2017

Patrick Glover S'18 and Abigail Sveden S'20 learn about electrophysiology firsthand using Backyard Brains’ Human-to-Human Interface kit at Northeastern’s Brain Awareness Week 2017. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

‘Peer inside’ the brain during Northeastern’s Brain Awareness Week

Can disposable diapers help us understand a new technology that could reveal how the brain generates thoughts, feelings, behavior, and sensations? The answer is yes, according to neuroengineer Edward Boyden, who tonight will deliver the keynote address for Northeastern’s Brain Awareness Week.

by Thea Singer March 29, 2017

New research offers ‘critical insights’ for treating, preventing Alzheimer’s disease

Northeastern professor Lee Makowski and his colleagues suggest that Alzheimer’s disease may progress not like falling dominoes, with one molecular event sparking the formation of plaques throughout the brain, but rather like a fireworks display.

by Thea Singer September 15, 2016

Northeastern partners on Boston’s new Alzheimer’s initiative

Alice Bonner, an associate professor of nursing at Northeastern and a national leader in Alzheimer’s disease care research, will lead the university’s efforts as part of an initiative aimed at providing more support services to people with Alzheimer’s and their families and raising awareness about the importance of early detection.

by Angela Herring July 16, 2014

Researcher studies protein’s role in aging

Sunny Zhou, an associate professor of chemistry and chemical biology, has received $1 million from the National Institutes of Health to study the importance of an enzyme in aging and disease.

by Angela Herring July 23, 2013