Alzheimer's Disease:
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Apr 16th, 2009
For a decade, Alzheimer's disease researchers have been entrenched in debate about one of the mechanisms believed to be responsible for brain cell death and memory loss in the illness. Now researchers have settled the dispute.
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Apr 16th, 2009
Until now, scientists have been uncertain exactly how Alzheimer’s disease kills brain cells, causing debate among researchers. The results of a new study show how amyloid plaques, found in the brain of Alzheimer’s patients, cause brain cells to die.
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Mar 19th, 2009
People who have lost brain cells in the hippocampus area of the brain are more likely to develop dementia, such as Alzheimer’s disease.
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Mar 17th, 2009
A test capable of confirming or ruling out Alzheimer’s disease has been validated and standardized by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
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Feb 23rd, 2009
Doctors may soon be able to use certain cognitive tests to help determine whether a person with Alzheimer's disease can safely get behind the wheel.
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Feb 19th, 2009
Researchers at Genentech Inc have published a new study in the journal Nature. The study provides some evidence that a normal process in which excess nerve cells and nerve fibers are pruned during prenatal development as a way to help sculpt healthy neuronal connections may become reactivated in the adult brain.
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Feb 19th, 2009
Using special MRI methods, researchers have identified a pattern of regional brain atrophy in patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) that indicates a greater likelihood of progression to Alzheimer's disease.
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Feb 11th, 2009
No one likes to make the tough decision to take away a person's right to drive, but as the number of aging drivers increases it will become more important. Especially as the number of people with Alzheimer's disease increases.
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Jan 14th, 2009
Decisions made by surrogates are vital for advancements in treatment of Alzheimer's dementia, researchers say.
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Jan 12th, 2009
Researchers have begun studying the effects of a vaccine in slowing the onset of Alzheimer's disease or preventing it altogether.
