Current Alzheimer's News
Detecting Dementia in Highly Educated People
July 16, 2008 - A great deal of literature exists as to the association between low levels of education and an increased risk of dementia. Much less information is available regarding highly educated people and dementia.
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Exercise Might Slow Brain Shrinkage in Alzheimer's Patients
July 14, 2008 - Men and women with early-stage Alzheimer's disease who were more physically fit also had larger brains compared to their counterparts in less stellar shape.
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Can Tomatoes Carry An Oral Vaccine Against Alzheimer's Disease?
July 12, 2008 - The humble tomato could be a suitable carrier for an oral vaccine against Alzheimer’s disease, according to HyunSoon Kim from the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology.
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New genetic mutation tied to Alzheimer's disease
July 11, 2008 - Scientists have found evidence that a mutation in a gene called CALHM1 that results in abnormal calcium signaling influences the risk of Alzheimer's disease, a devastating neurodegenerative disease that affects early 18 million people in the world.
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Antipsychotics Overused Among Nursing Home Residents With Dementia
July 8, 2008 - The New York Times recently examined the growing use of antipsychotic drugs to lessen "the agitation, combative behavior and outbursts" of dementia patients.
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MRI may diagnose Alzheimer's disease
July 7, 2008 -Scientist in Japan have found out a method to detect the amyloid plaques in the brain of living mice using MRI scanners with the help of a new Flourine tracer.
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Alzheimer’s News From Around the World
July 5, 2008 - The health research funding organizations of Quebec, France and Canada today signed a co-operation agreement on Alzheimer's disease research.
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Hormone replacement therapy 'could help fight dementia'
July 4, 2008 - Taking hormone replacement therapy during the menopause could help stave off memory loss and Alzheimer's disease, doctors claim.
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The Scandal That is Alzheimer's Research
July 3, 2008 -Back in 2004, I wrote three columns (when I was at The Wall Street Journal) on how one particular theory of what causes this awful disease—and therefore the best approach for treating it.
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WAY TO GO: Alzheimer's service honoree
June 30, 2008 - "Whenever I visited my aunt, I noticed the people there don't get many visitors, so I decided to reach out to them with music," said the 17 year old Schneider, who's played piano for 10 years. "Just because they have Alzheimer's doesn't mean they can't have fun."
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Take a Virtual Dementia Tour
June 28, 2008 -Second Wind Dreams, a national non-profit organization with a mission to change the perception of aging, one dream at a time, has a Virtual Dementia tour kit. It’s a training tool that provides people with the opportunity to experience how it might feel to have dementia.
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Spinal fluid protein points to Alzheimer's test
June 26, 2008 -NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Postmortem studies have identified an abnormal complex of two proteins in the spinal fluid of people with various degrees of cognitive impairment. Researchers say it could lead to a test for early Alzheimer's disease.
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Anavex Life Sciences Corp. will present new findings at the International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease
June 24, 2008 -ATHENS, GREECE - Anavex Life Sciences Corp. ("ANAVEX") (OTCBB: AVXL) announces its participation at the International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease 2008 where it will present results obtained with ANAVEX 1-41 demonstrating a protective effect against the neurotoxicity of amyloid (beta)25-35 peptide (A(beta)25-35) in mice.
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New clue to Alzheimer's found
June 23, 2008 - R esearchers have uncovered a new clue to the cause of Alzheimer's disease. The brains of people with the memory-robbing form of dementia are cluttered with a plaque made up of beta-amyloid, a sticky protein.
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Advance Towards Early Alzheimer's Diagnosis
June 22, 2008 -An Australian research project has found a way to bring forward the detection of early stage Alzheimer’s disease by up to 18 months.
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Grape Seed Extract May Block Alzheimer's Plaques
June 22, 2008 -A compound found in grape seed extract reduces plaque formation and resulting cognitive impairment in an animal model of Alzheimer’s disease, new research shows.
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MRI spots early signs of Alzheimer's
June 16, 2008 - A NEW technique for creating images of the living brain, developed by Australian scientists, can spot early signs of Parkinson's and Alzheimer's long before symptoms appear.
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