News tagged with alzheimer-s disease
Marijuana ineffective as an Alzheimer's treatment: research
Feb 08, 2010 |
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The benefits of marijuana in tempering or reversing the effects of Alzheimer's disease have been challenged in a new study by researchers at the University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute.
Study shows cigarette smoking a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease
Feb 01, 2010 |
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A UCSF analysis of published studies on the relationship between Alzheimer's disease and smoking indicates that smoking cigarettes is a significant risk factor for the disease. After controlling for study design, quality ...
Promising new neuroimaging techniques for early detection of Alzheimer's disease
Jan 29, 2010 |
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Investigators from the International Center for Biomedicine and the University of Chile, in collaboration with the Center for Bioinformatics of the Universidad de Talca, have discovered that two drugs, the benzimidazole derivatives ...
Researchers image earliest signs of Alzheimer's, before symptoms appear
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jan 28, 2010 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Estimates are that some 10 percent of people over the age of 65 will develop Alzheimer's disease, the scourge that robs people of their memories and, ultimately, their lives.
New target for fighting Alzheimer's: study
Jan 26, 2010 |
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French researchers said Tuesday they had found a promising new target in the fight against Alzheimer's, the debilitating brain disease that causes irreversible memory loss and dementia.
Nationwide clinical trial of nutritional drink for Alzheimer's
Jan 25, 2010 |
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Rush University Medical Center is leading a nationwide clinical trial of a nutritional drink to determine whether it can improve cognitive performance in people with mild to moderate Alzheimer's.
Researchers identify proteins that might contribute to memory loss and Alzheimer's disease
Jan 15, 2010 |
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A scientific group led by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) have identified three kinases, or proteins, that dismantle connections within brain cells, which may lead to memory loss associated with Alzheimer's ...
Seeing a diagnosis: How an eye test could aid Alzheimer's detection
Jan 14, 2010 |
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A simple and inexpensive eye test could aid detection and diagnosis of major neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's at an earlier stage than is currently possible, according to new research by UCL scientists.
New findings reveal loss of smell function may predict early onset of Alzheimer's disease
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jan 12, 2010 |
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A study published in the January 13, 2010 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience links a loss of smell function in Alzheimer's disease (AD) model animals with amyloid ß (protein) accumulation in the brain, a distinguishing hallma ...
Neuroimaging may shed light on how Alzheimer's disease develops
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jan 11, 2010 |
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Current Alzheimer's disease (AD) research indicates that accumulation of amyloid-beta (Aβ) protein plaques in the brain is central to the development of AD. Unfortunately, presence of these plaques is typically confirmed ...
UCF Alzheimer's discovery could lead to long-sought preventive treatment
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jan 08, 2010 |
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Despite a massive global research effort, many basics of Alzheimer's disease onset remain elusive. This has hampered development of treatments effective during the earliest stages of the disease, when prevention is most likely.
Researchers testing gene therapy for Alzheimer's disease
Jan 07, 2010 |
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University Hospitals Case Medical Center is one of 12 sites conducting the first Phase 2 clinical trial of a gene therapy for Alzheimer's disease (AD). The study uses a viral-based gene transfer system called CERE-110, which ...
Study: New brain scan better detects earliest signs of Alzheimer's disease in healthy people
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jan 06, 2010 |
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A new type of brain scan, called diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), appears to be better at detecting whether a person with memory loss might have brain changes of Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study published in the ...
New key factor identified in the development of Alzheimer's disease
Jan 04, 2010 |
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Inheritance of an extra copy of the gene- β -amyloid precursor protein, APP, in individuals with Down syndrome leads to the inevitable development of early onset Alzheimer's disease, known to be linked to the deposition ...
Canadian police consider GPS for people with Alzheimer's
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 23, 2009 |
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Police in Montreal are studying the possibility of offering GPS bracelets to people suffering from Alzheimer's disease, an official told AFP.
