New Fruit Fly Study Shows the Whole-Body Impact of Alzheimer’s Disease

New fruit fly study shows the whole-body impact of Alzheimer’s disease

While Alzheimer's disease is mostly considered a disorder of the brain, emerging evidence suggests that the condition also affects other organs of the body.

Fruit fly study links Alzheimer's proteins to widespread organ changes and sensory decline

While Alzheimer's disease is mostly considered a disorder of the brain, emerging evidence suggests that the condition also affects other organs of the body. Working with the laboratory fruit fly, researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children's Hospital (Duncan NRI) and collaborating institutions provide a new understanding of how Alzheimer's disease affects different tissues a…

Study reveals impacts of Alzheimer’s disease on the whole body

Researchers provide a new understanding of how Alzheimer’s disease affects different tissues across the entire body. The findings, published in Neuron,...