MIT Research Offers New Hope for Alzheimer's Patients
MIT brain researchers have developed a "cocktail" of dietary supplements that holds promise for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
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Social Networks Protect Older Adults Against Damaging Effects of Alzheimer's Disease
Having close friends and staying in contact with family members offers a protective effect against the damaging effects of Alzheimer's disease.
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Latest issue of Alzheimer's & Dementia Explores New Ideas for Cause
An additional benefit of screening would be to increase public awareness of dementia and Alzheimer's and bring more patients into research studies.
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Researchers Discover a New Genetic Cause of Alzheimer's Disease
The quantity of amyloid protein in brain cells is a major risk factor for Alzheimer's disease.
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DNA Gene Vaccine Protects Against Harmful Protein of Alzheimer's Disease
Accumulation of amyloid beta 42 in humans is a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease.
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Researchers Discover Mechanism That Could Lead to New Treatments for Alzheimer's Disease
An enzyme previously associated with preventing the dementia of Alzheimer's disease now appears to play an even bigger role in safeguarding against the disease, bringing the promise of new targets for drug therapies.
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Illuminating Alzheimer's: Research Sheds Light on Creatine's Presence in Brain
A team reports the first ever finding of elevated levels of creatine, the newly discovered agent of Alzheimer's, in brain tissue.
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Novel Nasal Vaccine is Effective in Treating Mouse Model Alzheimer's Disease
New discovery is found to reduce beta amyloid; represents a promising advancement in treating this Alzheimer's disease.
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Two Promising Diagnostic Tests to Detect Alzheimer's Disease in its Early Stages
These tests can also speed development of new Alzheimer's drugs.
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New Drug Target for Alzheimer's
Researchers have identified a potential new way to stop brain cell death related to Alzheimer's disease.
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Brain Antioxidant Linked to Alzheimer's and Parkinson's
A study has identified a protein that appears to play a key role in protecting neurons from oxidative stress, a toxic process linked to neurodegenerative illnesses including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.
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Study Links Alzheimer's with Toxic Protein Fragments
Research details exactly how a mutant form of the protein apolipoprotein E, also known as apoE, is a causative factor for Alzheimer's disease.
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Link Discovered Between Depression and Changes in the Brain in Alzheimer's Disease
Researchers discovered Alzheimer's patients with lifetime history of depression have more rapid cognitive decline.
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Medication That Lower Blood Pressure Linked To Reduced Risk of Alzheimer's Disease
Taking medications to lower blood pressure, particularly those known as diuretics, may be associated with a lower incidence of Alzheimer's disease.
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Genetic Factors Important in Development and Timing of Alzheimer's Disease
In a large study of twins, Alzheimer's disease appears to be highly heritable and genetic factors may also influence timing of the disease.
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Alzheimer's Drugs Offer Modest Improvements, Equal Effectiveness
The Alzheimer's drugs Aricept, Razadyne and Exelon can lead to small improvements in mental functioning and the ability to carry out everyday activities in people with mild forms of the disease.
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Two Pathways Found That Lead Lead To Alzheimer's Disease
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a transitional stage between normal cognition and Alzheimer's disease, exists in two different forms.
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Memantine Appears Effective and Safe in Moderate to Severe Alzheimer Disease
Reports from Alzheimer caregivers and observations by clinicians all indicated that memantine was beneficial to Alzheimer Disease patients.
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Reduced Brain Volume May Predict Dementia in Healthy Elderly People
New strategies may be able to prevent or delay the onset of Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most common cause of dementia among older adults.
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Combined Techniques to Detect, Monitor Alzheimer's Disease
The method may help to more accurately diagnose Alzheimer's disease, even before the appearance of cognitive symptoms, and to monitor disease progression.
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Testosterone Therapy May Help Elderly Men with Mild Alzheimer Disease
Testosterone replacement therapy may help improve the quality of life for elderly men with mild cases of Alzheimer's disease.
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Spouse Caregivers of Alzheimer's Patients Show Higher Risk of Gingivitis
Caregiver spouses of patients with Alzheimer's disease develop gum disease at twice the rate of their non caregiver counterparts.
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Clues To The Progression of Alzheimer's Disease Revealed in Brain Imaging Studies
An imaging agent with potential to diagnose Alzheimer's disease is now giving researchers information about how and where the Alzheimer's disease progresses in the brain.
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Loss of Body Mass Linked to Development of Alzheimer's Disease
Subtle body mass and weight loss in an older person may be an early sign of Alzheimer's disease and can precede the development of obvious memory problems.
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Drug Treatments and Lifestyle Based Interventions Share Spotlight At First Ever Alzheimer's Association Prevention Conference
Diversity of approaches to treating Alzheimer's Disease shows some level of success.
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Innovative Therapies Show Promise for Alzheimer's Disease
The latest approach to an Alzheimer vaccine turns a type of herpes virus into a harmless shell to deliver genetically engineered precision payloads to the immune system.
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Elevated Insulin Levels May Contribute To Alzheimer's Disease
Elevated insulin levels appear to increase levels of inflammatory markers and beta amyloid, which may contribute to Alzheimer's Disease.
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MRI Distinguishes Alzheimer's from Frontotemporal Dementia
MRI technique is just as accurate as invasive scanning techniques in distinguishing Alzheimer's disease from frontotemporal dementia (FTD) in the brains of elderly people.
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Mayo Researchers Identify a Good Predictor for Those at Greater Risk of Alzheimer's Disease
Researchers believe they have found a way to identify which normal, elderly people might develop Alzheimer's disease and its precursor.
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Researchers Reveal Genetic Ties To Anxiety
In many cases, Alzheimer's patients suffer from a high level of anxiety. Now scientists believe they have uncovered a genetic link behind it.
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Scientist Studying Herb As Alzheimer's Therapy
Gotu kola extracts reverse behavioral deficits in a mouse for Alzheimer's disease.
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Alzheimer's Study Tests Old Drug on New Target
Alzheimer's disease brings with it a relentless assault on the brain, gradually robbing patients of their memories, thoughts and the ability to take care of themselves.
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New Computer Program Uses Brain Scans to Assess Risk of Alzheimer's
It may be used to help predict future Alzheimer's disease.
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Early Detection of Alzheimer's Disease Closer to Reality
Earlier identification of Alzheimer's Disease may enable earlier treatment and empower people to plan for their future sooner.
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Lifestyle Habits Linked to Risk of Getting Alzheimer's, New Research Reveals
Healthier living reduces the risk of Alzheimer's disease and maintains healthy human brain.
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Alzheimer's Disease and Cultural Beliefs
Alzheimer's disease research recruitment, treatments, public education must account for cultural beliefs, new research shows.
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Brain Imaging and Alzheimer's Disease
Researchers demonstrate how brain imaging can be used to identify risk factors for Alzheimer's disease.
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Researchers Attempt to Detect Early Signs of Alzheimer's
New therapies give scientists new hope for being able to detect and treat symptoms of Alzheimer's disease during the early stages of its development.
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Variant Prion Protein Causes Infection But No Symptoms
Finding Could Have Implications for Alzheimer's Disease.
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Interrupted Alzheimer's Vaccine Study Yields Hopeful Results
Training the body's immune system to fight back against Alzheimer's disease may still offer a promising option for slowing or even preventing the tragic brain disorder.
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