Researchers succeed in reversing certain signs of Alzheimer’s in an animal model of the disease
Maintaining an ion pump located in the cell membrane of neurons could slow down or reverse the pathology. Text by Jean Hamann – Université Laval nouvelles A team of researchers led by Dr. Yves De Koninck Professor at Université Laval and researcher at Université Laval’s CERVO research centre, reports in the journal Brain that they […]
Identification of sex differences in stress response and major depressive disorder could pave the way to better diagnosis and treatment of depression.
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is more frequent in women than men, and sex differences have been reported in symptoms and treatment response. The fact that individuals with cardiovascular disease or stroke are more prone to depression suggests vascular dysfunction may also be involved. New research by Laurence Dion-Albert, PhD student at Université Laval, shows for […]
Saving more stroke patients
Approximately 20,000 Quebecers suffer a cerebrovascular accident every year. Nearly 90% are caused by a blood clot that blocks the brain’s blood vessels and, by the same token, its supply of oxygen and nutrients. Deprived of oxygen, some 1.9 million nerve cells die every minute following a stroke. While no treatment can restore brain function, there is […]