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Alzheimer’s markers predict start of mental decline
May 14, 2013 17:23
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have helped identify many of the biomarkers for Alzheimer’s...
No link between anesthesia, dementia in elderly
May 5, 2013 21:28
Elderly patients who receive anesthesia are no more likely to develop long-term dementia or Alzheimer’s disease than...
Alzheimer’s risk gene presents potential treatment target
Apr 26, 2013 21:00
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators have determined that one of the recently identified genes contributing...
New insights into Alzheimer’s gene paves the way for prevention
Apr 25, 2013 18:18
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common neurodegenerative disorder, affecting more than five million Americans, but...
Gene networks in brains of deceased patients reveal potential therapy for Alzheimer’s disease
Apr 25, 2013 18:10
Most information about the cause of Alzheimer’s disease is based on studies from animal models. Now, a study published...
Suppressing protein may stem Alzheimer’s disease process
Apr 25, 2013 18:07
Scientists funded by the National Institutes of Health have discovered a potential strategy for developing treatments to...
New light shed on early stage Alzheimer’s disease
Apr 23, 2013 18:38
The disrupted metabolism of sugar, fat and calcium is part of the process that causes the death of neurons in Alzheimer’s...
Family history of Alzheimer’s associated with abnormal brain pathology
Apr 19, 2013 20:23
Close family members of people with Alzheimer’s disease are more than twice as likely as those without a family history...
Bursts of brain activity may protect against Alzheimer’s disease
Apr 19, 2013 20:20
Evidence indicates that the accumulation of amyloid-beta proteins, which form the plaques found in the brains of Alzheimer’s...
Swedish study suggests reduced risk of dementia
Apr 19, 2013 20:19
A new Swedish study published in the journal Neurology shows that the risk of developing dementia may have declined over...
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