August 13, 2014
SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Researchers at the Gladstone Institutes have shown that reducing brain levels of the protein tau effectively blocks the development of disease in a mouse model of Dravet syndrome, a severe intractable form of childhood epilepsy.
Epilepsy
Mucke Lab
Article
June 9, 2014
A joint Gladstone-UCSF study reveals a gene linked to longevity also improves learning and memory. This discovery opens a new path for treating Alzheimer's and other aging-related diseases.
Mucke Lab
Aging
Alzheimer’s Disease
October 20, 2013
SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Lennart Mucke, MD, who directs neurological research at the Gladstone Institutes, next week will receive the ARCS Foundation’s 2013 Pacesetter Award for his lifelong dedication to overcoming Alzheimer’s disease—and for mentoring students to take a similar approach.
Mucke Lab
Neurological Disease
Alzheimer’s Disease
May 14, 2013
SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Lennart Mucke, MD, who directs neurological research at the Gladstone Institutes, today received the MetLife Foundation’s 2013 Award for Medical Research in Alzheimer’s Disease at a scientific briefing and awards ceremony in New York.
Alzheimer’s Disease
Mucke Lab
March 23, 2013
SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes have discovered that a certain type of DNA damage long thought to be particularly detrimental to brain cells can actually be part of a regular, non-harmful process.
Alzheimer’s Disease
Mucke Lab
August 5, 2012
SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes have discovered that an FDA-approved anti-epileptic drug reverses memory loss and alleviates other Alzheimer’s-related impairments in an animal model of the disease.
Alzheimer’s Disease
Epilepsy
Mucke Lab
Article
July 14, 2012
SAN FRANCISCO—July 15, 2012—Lennart Mucke, MD, who directs neurological research at the Gladstone Institutes, has received the Khalid Iqbal Lifetime Achievement Award for his exceptional contributions to Alzheimer's disease research. The Alzheimer's Association presented the award to Dr.
Awards
Alzheimer’s Disease
Mucke Lab
Article
November 27, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Scientists at the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease (GIND) in San Francisco have discovered a new strategy to prevent memory deficits in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.
Alzheimer’s Disease
Mucke Lab
September 8, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Amyloid beta (Αβ) proteins, widely thought to cause Alzheimer's disease, block the transport of vital cargoes inside brain cells.
Alzheimer’s Disease
Mucke Lab
Article
January 6, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Scientists from the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease (GIND), UCSF, and Stanford have discovered that a certain type of collagen, collagen VI, protects brain cells against amyloid-beta (Aβ) proteins, which are widely thought to cause Alzheimer's disease.
Alzheimer’s Disease
Mucke Lab
