News tagged with alzheimer

Delaying the aging process protects against Alzheimer's disease

4 hours ago | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Aging is the single greatest risk factor for Alzheimer's disease. In their latest study, researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies found that simply slowing the aging process in mice prone to ...

Family's inherited condition links prion diseases, Alzheimer's

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

Dec 09, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A laboratory connection between Alzheimer's disease and brain-wasting diseases such as the human form of mad cow disease has moved into the clinic for what is believed to be the first time, manifesting itself ...