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Potential Alzheimer's, Parkinson's Cure Found In Century-old Drug
A century-old drug,
methylene blue, may be able
to slow or even cure
Alzheimer's and Parkinson's
disease. Used at a very low
concentration -- about the
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Potatoes May Hold Key To Alzheimer's Treatment
A virus that commonly
infects potatoes bears a
striking resemblance to one
of the key proteins
implicated in Alzheimer's
disease, and researchers
... > full story
Alzheimer's Drug May Help Mild Memory Loss, Imaging Study Suggests
New UCLA research suggests
that the treatment of early
symptoms of memory loss may
protect the brain and help
people with mild age-related
memory impairment. The
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Study Bolsters Link To Maternal Alzheimer's Disease
A maternal history of
Alzheimer's disease appears
to predispose individuals to
the mind-robbing disease
because their brains aren't
using glucose efficiently,
... > full story
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Signs Of Alzheimer's Disease May Be Present Decades Before Diagnosis
August 13, 2008 — People who develop Alzheimer's disease may show signs of this illness many decades earlier in life, including compromised educational achievement. Adult head size can be used to estimate the size of ... > full story -
Caregivers Of Spouses With Dementia Enjoy Life Less
August 13, 2008 — Spouses of husbands and wives with dementia pay an emotional toll as they care for their ailing spouse. This has prompted a call for new interventions and strategies to assist caregivers in coping ... > full story -
PET Scans May Help Assess Presence Of Brain Plaques Related To Alzheimer's Disease
August 12, 2008 — A type of positron emission tomography scanning may be useful in a noninvasive assessment of the formation of Alzheimer's disease-related plaques in the brain, according to small study posted online ... > full story -
Physical Frailty May Be Linked To Alzheimer's Disease
August 12, 2008 — Physical frailty, which is common in older persons, may be related to Alzheimer's disease pathology, according to a study published in the Aug. 12, 2008, issue of Neurology, the medical journal of ... > full story -
Living With A Partner Reduces Risk Of Alzheimer’s
August 1, 2008 — Living with a spouse or a partner decreases the risk of developing Alzheimer's and other dementia diseases. This according to a study by Krister Håkansson, researcher in psychology at ... > full story -
How Amyloid Plaques May Damage Brain Cells In Alzheimer's Disease
July 31, 2008 — A major question surrounding Alzheimer's disease -- whether and how amyloid plaques found in the brains of patients actually damage neurons -- may be closer to an answer. Using an advanced imaging ... > full story -
Improved Estrogen Reception May Sharpen Fuzzy Memory
July 31, 2008 — Finding ways to boost the brain's estrogen receptors may be an alternative to adding estrogen to the body in efforts to improve cognition in postmenopausal women and younger women with low estrogen ... > full story -
Alzheimer's Disease Patients Show Improvement In Trial Of New Drug
July 31, 2008 — A new drug has been shown to improve the brain function of people with early stage Alzheimer's disease and reduce a key protein associated with the disease in the spinal fluid, in a small study ... > full story -
Healthy Children Of Alzheimer Patients Show Early Brain Changes
July 30, 2008 — Children of Alzheimer's patients who are carriers of a genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease have neurological changes that are detectable long before clinical symptoms may ... > full story -
Protein Plays Jekyll And Hyde Role In Lou Gehrig's Disease
July 30, 2008 — Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, more commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a fatal neurodegenerative disease caused by the death of motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord that control muscle ... > full story
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