New York Legislature: Need To Raise Awareness Of Alzheimer's Disease
New York State Senate and New York State Assembly yesterday a resolution aimed at raising awareness of the importance of early detection, education and care related to this brain disorder.
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How Stroke, Head Injury Can Increase Risk Of Alzheimer's Disease
Researchers have discovered how the death of brain cells caused by a stroke or head injury may cause generation of amyloid-beta protein - the key component of senile plaques seen in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease.
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Personality Changes May Help Detect Form Of Dementia
A simple personality test could help doctors detect dementia with Lewy bodies, a form of dementia often confused with Alzheimer's disease, sooner.
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Blood inflammation plays role in Alzheimer's disease
People whose blood shows signs of inflammation are more likely to later develop Alzheimer's disease than people with no signs of inflammation.
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A Drink A Day May Delay Dementia
In people with mild cognitive impairment, up to one drink of alcohol a day may slow their progression to dementia.
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Breakdown Of Myelin Implicated In Alzheimer's Disease
Myelination continues sheathing axons until we reach the age of about 50, but in these later stages, the myelin becomes more and more susceptible to damage.
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Can Omega-3 Fatty Acid Slow The Progression Of Alzheimer's Disease?
Nutritionists have long endorsed fish as part of a heart-healthy diet, and now some studies suggest that omega-3 fatty acids found in the oil of certain fish may also benefit the brain by lowering the risk of Alzheimer's disease.
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Brain Scans Show Early Alzheimer's Disease In People With Memory Problems
Brain scans of people with mild cognitive impairment show signs of early Alzheimer's disease.
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Home Care Business Commits To Fight Against Alzheimer's Disease
As of March 20th, 2007, the estimated 4 million Americans with Alzheimer's disease, or a related disorder, increased to 5 million.
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Some Hypertension Drugs May Help Reduce Dementia Risk
Some high blood pressure drugs may help protect older adults from declines in memory and other cognitive function such as dementia. The drugs are part of a class known as ACE inhibitors - specifically those types that reach the brain and may help reduce the inflammation that might contribute to Alzheimer's disease.
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Estrogen Use Before 65 Linked To Reduced Risk Of Alzheimer's Disease
Women who use hormone therapy before the age of 65 could cut their risk of developing Alzheimer's disease or dementia.
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Enhanced Environment Restores Memory
The new studies suggest two promising avenues for treatment that might alleviate learning deficits and memory loss in humans with Alzheimer's disease or other neurodegenerative diseases.
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Recovery of learning and memory is associated with chromatin remodelling
Inhibition of histone deacetylases might be a suitable therapeutic avenue for neurodegenerative diseases associated with learning and memory impairment, and raises the possibility of recovery of long-term memories in patients with dementia.
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Commonly Used Pain Medications Do Not Prevent Alzheimer's Disease
Over-the-counter pain medication naproxen and prescription pain reliever celecoxib do not prevent Alzheimer's disease.
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Cortex Area Thinner In Youth With Alzheimer's-Related Gene
A part of the brain first affected by Alzheimer's disease is thinner in youth with a risk gene for the disorder, a brain imaging study by researchers at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).
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Accera To Present Results Of Phase II Study In Alzheimer's Disease
Accera announced that topline data from its Phase IIb study of its lead compound AC-1202 in Alzheimer's disease will be presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology in Boston.
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Omega-3 fatty acid may help prevent Alzheimer's brain lesions
Study suggests DHA-rich diet can curb onset of the Alzheimer's disease.
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Research could lead to treatment for Alzheimer's disease
A molecule designed by a Purdue University researcher could lead to the first drug treatment for Alzheimer's disease.
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Genetic Switch Can Control Memory May Improve Alzheimer's Quality of Life
A mutant gene improves the long-term memory of laboratory mice, a discovery they hope will one day lead to a better quality of life for Alzheimer's patients and others suffering from memory impairment.
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Can an omega-3 fatty acid slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease?
Eating fish may help reduce the risk for Alzheimer's dementia.
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University Of Iowa College Of Nursing To Host Alzheimer's Author
The University of Iowa College of Nursing and the college's Hartford Center for Geriatric Nursing Excellence will host Richard Taylor, Ph.D., author of "Alzheimer's From the Inside Out," on Tuesday, April 3.
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Alzheimer's Disease is on the rise in USA: 5 million suffering
Someone Develops Alzheimer's Disease Every 72 Seconds, According To New Alzheimer's Association Report.
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Misperceptions about Alzheimer's among African-American and Hispanic caregivers
Caregivers are unprepared to face Alzheimer's disease despite knowing they are at higher risk; average delay in diagnosis of more than 2.5 years reported.
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Common Inhaled Anesthetics Accelerate the Appearance of Brain Plaque
Common inhaled anesthetics increase the number of amyloid plaques in the brains of animals, which might accelerate the onset of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's.
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Mini Medical School In Cedar Falls March 14 To Focus On Alzheimer's
The University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine will host a Mini Medical School program on Alzheimer's disease March 14 in Cedar Falls.
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Gene tests and brain imaging reveal early dementia
A combination of genetic, neuropsychological, and neuroimaging strategies is beneficial in predicting Alzheimer's disease development
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Loneliness Associated with Increased Risk of Alzheimer's Disease
Lonely individuals may be twice as likely to develop the type of dementia linked to Alzheimer's disease in late life as those who are not lonely.
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Common Anesthetic May Induce Cell Death and Generation of Alzheimer's- Associated Protein
One of the most commonly used anesthetics may produce Alzheimer's like changes in the brain.
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Targeting Tau: New Approach for Fighting Alzheimer's
The ultimate aim of this work is to develop diagnostics to detect earlier stages of Alzheimer's disease to optimize the possibility of treating patients and discovering new and more effective drugs.
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The Puzzle of Alzheimer's
Strokes and serious head injuries which disrupt the supply of oxygen to the brain leave patients at a greater risk of developing Alzheimer's.
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Role of anesthetics in Alzheimer's disease
Inhaled anesthetics commonly used in surgery are more likely to cause the aggregation of Alzheimer's disease related plaques in the brain.
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New research brings initial find of Alois Alzheimer to fore once again
The two dominant proteins that determine how much blood flows through the body's arteries have been implicated in Alzheimer's disease.
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Regular acupressure can significantly reduce agitated behavior in dementia
This has important implications for the future care of dementia patients as it provides an effective option that, following training, can be carried out at home or in long term care facilities
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Cardiff Discovery Has Potential for Alzheimer's Disease Treatment
An antibody with the potential to block production of the brain chemical linked to Alzheimer's disease to possibly to provide treatment has been developed by Cardiff University researchers.
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Relationship between delirium and dementia
Medical journal examines potential linkages between dementia and delirium: two serious problems facing the elderly.
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New gene risk factor as cause of Alzheimer's disease
Variations in a gene known as SORL1 may be a factor in the development of late onset Alzheimer's disease.
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Research Uncovers New Gene for Alzheimer's Disease
The researchers believe the reduction of SORL1 in the brain increases the likelihood of developing Alzheimer disease, amounts to new risk factor for the brain disorder.
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Bilingualism has protective effect in delaying onset of dementia
Lifelong use of two languages can help delay the onset of dementia symptoms by four years.
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Genetic variation may reduce Alzheimer's risk
To determine the impact of the genetic mutation on Alzheimer's risk, studies need to be done on more Alzheimer's patients and their families, including taking blood levels of fetal hemoglobin.
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People at genetic risk for Alzheimer's age mentally just like noncarriers
Alzheimer's Disease risk factor appears to kick in, for some carriers, only in old age.
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