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Simple Blood Test For Alzheimer's? Researchers Seeking To Identify Alzheimer's Risk Focus On Specific Blood Biomarker
A simple blood test to
detect whether a person
might develop Alzheimer's
disease is within sight and
could eventually help
... > full story
Even Without Dementia, Mental Skills Decline Years Before Death
A new study shows that older
people's mental skills start
declining years before
death, even if they don't
have dementia. ... > full story
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
... > full story
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Occasional Memory Loss Tied To Lower Brain Volume
October 7, 2008 — People who occasionally forget an appointment or a friend's name may have a loss of brain volume, even though they don't have memory deficits on regular tests of memory or dementia, according to new ... > full story -
Benefit Of Combination Therapy For Alzheimer's Disease Confirmed
September 23, 2008 — The first long-term study of the real-world use of Alzheimer's drugs finds that treatment can significantly slow the rate at which the disorder advances, and combination therapy with two different ... > full story -
Inflammatory Response To Infection And Injury May Worsen Dementia
September 19, 2008 — Inflammation in the brain resulting from infection or injury may accelerate the progress of dementia, new research suggests. The findings may have implications for the treatment and care of those ... > full story -
Is There Hope For The Prevention Of Dementia?
September 4, 2008 — Scientists reviewed the latest findings about the effect of antihypertensive treatment on cognitive function and dementia at a recent conference. As a risk factor for stroke, ischemic brain lesions ... > full story -
All Types Of Antipsychotic Drugs Increase The Risk Of Stroke, Study Finds
September 2, 2008 — All drugs used to treat psychosis are linked to an increased risk of stroke, and dementia sufferers are at double the risk, according to a study published on bmj.com ... > full story -
Rapid Changes In Key Alzheimer's Protein Described In Humans
August 29, 2008 — For the first time, researchers have described hour-by-hour changes in the amount of amyloid beta, a protein that is believed to play a key role in Alzheimer's disease, in the human ... > full story -
Brain Cells 'Supercharged' To Attack Plaques That Cause Alzheimer’s Disease
August 26, 2008 — Researchers at the University of British Columbia have discovered a new method for developing treatments for Alzheimer's Disease (AD). They have shown that by stimulating a brain cell called a ... > full story -
Study Examines Testing Model To Predict And Diagnose New Cases Of Dementia
August 25, 2008 — A preliminary report suggests that within-person variability on neuropsychological testing may be associated with development of dementia in older ... > full story -
Compounds Have Potential For Diagnosis, Treatment Of Alzheimer's Disease
August 22, 2008 — New research suggests that a select group of compounds that interact with a protein in the brain might be used in the early diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease and other dementia ... > full story -
Pinpointing Alzheimer's Structures
August 22, 2008 — MIT engineers report a new approach to identifying protein structures key to Alzheimer's disease, an important step toward the development of new drugs that could prevent such structures from ... > full story
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