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Jul 06, 2010
No CommentsProtein associated with Alzheimer’s disease
Higher concentrations of clusterin, a protein in the blood plasma, may be linked to the development, severity and progression of Alzheimer's disease, as per a report in the recent issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Individuals with Alzheimer's disease display several findings in their blood and cerebrospinal fluid that may...
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Jun 24, 2010
No CommentsAntihypertensive against Alzheimer’s disease
Scientists at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have observed that the drug carvedilol, currently prescribed for the therapy of hypertension, may lessen the degenerative impact of Alzheimer's disease and promote healthy memory functions. The new findings appear in two studies in the current issues of Neurobiology of Aging and the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease....... (Source:...
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Jun 14, 2010
No CommentsApple juice improves behavior in Alzheimer’s patients
Apple juice can be a useful supplement for calming the declining moods that are part of the normal progression of moderate-to-severe Alzheimer's Disease (AD), as per a research studyin American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias (AJADD), published by SAGE. In the AJADD study, after institutionalized AD patients consumed two 4-oz glasses of apple...
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Jun 09, 2010
No CommentsHealthy diet could slow Alzheimer’s disease
Patients in the early to moderate stages of Alzheimer's Disease could have their cognitive impairment slowed or even reversed by switching to a healthier diet, as per scientists at Temple University. In a prior study [http://www.temple.edu/newsroom/2009_2010/12/stories/alzheimers.htm], scientists led by Domenico Pratic, an associate professor of pharmacology in Temple's School of Medicine, demonstrated that a diet...
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May 06, 2010
No CommentsSpouses who care for partners with dementia
Husbands or wives who care for spouses with dementia are six times more likely to develop the memory-impairing condition than those whose spouses don't have it, as per results of a 12-year study led by Johns Hopkins, Utah State University, and Duke University. The increased risk that the scientists saw among caregivers was on par...
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Apr 29, 2010
No CommentsPreventive Measures for Alzheimer’s
A number of preventive measures for cognitive decline and for preventing Alzheimer's disease-mental stimulation, exercise, and a variety of dietary supplements-have been studied over the years. However, an independent panel convened this week by the National Institutes of Health determined that the value of these strategies for delaying the onset and/or reducing the severity of...
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Apr 02, 2010
No CommentsStudying Alzheimer drug candidates
Some current therapies being investigated for Alzheimer's disease may cause further neural degeneration and cell death, as per a breakthrough discovery by UC San Diego researchers. By combining three dimensional computer simulations with high resolution atomic force microscopy membrane protein and cell imaging, electrical recording and various cellular assays, UCSD nano-biophysicist Ratnesh Lal and colleagues...
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Mar 12, 2010
No CommentsNew Alzheimer’s test offers better opportunities
Early detection is key to more effective therapy for Alzheimer's disease and other forms of cognitive impairment, and new research shows that a test developed at the University of Tennessee is more than 95 percent effective in detecting cognitive abnormalities linked to these diseases. The test, called CST -- for computerized self test -- was...
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Mar 12, 2010
No CommentsNew Alzheimer’s test offers better opportunities
Early detection is key to more effective therapy for Alzheimer's disease and other forms of cognitive impairment, and new research shows that a test developed at the University of Tennessee is more than 95 percent effective in detecting cognitive abnormalities linked to these diseases. The test, called CST -- for computerized self test -- was...
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Feb 10, 2010
No CommentsNeuroimaging study may combat Alzheimer’s
Researchers have determined that a new instrument known as PIB-PET is effective in detecting deposits of amyloid-beta protein plaques in the brains of living people, and that these deposits are predictive of who will develop Alzheimer's disease. The finding, the result of a survey of more than 100 studies involving the instrument, including those by...
