15 December 2005
Professors discover how being overweight or obese leads to Alzheimer's
In a world first, scientists have discovered how being overweight or obese creates a high risk for Alzheimer's.
1 December 2005
Alzheimer and Type 2 Diabetes: A New Step Toward Prevention
“The two pathologies share biological risk factors” based on research conducted by the Neurosciences Department of the University of Genoa investigating cases of degenerative pathologies. These studies were directed by Dr.
30 November 2005
Insulin levels drop with progression of Alzheimer's disease, linked to tangles in brain
Further evidence that Alzheimer's is a type of diabetes
6 October 2005
A molecular basis for selective therapeutic intervention in Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease, a complex neurological disorder, has as one of its hallmarks the presence of senile plaques in the brains of affected individuals. These senile plaques are rich in a toxic amyloid peptide termed Aß.
3 October 2005
Intake of dietary copper helps Alzheimer's patients
As one of the services for patients with Alzheimer's disease, the Department of Psychiatry at the Saarland University Medical Center offers participation in a clinical phase II trial.
12 September 2005
New Study Finds Health Care Costs Associated with Vascular Dementia are Higher than Alzheimer's Disease
NEW YORK CITY , NY – The most comprehensive health economics study of vascular dementia in the U.S.
26 August 2005
Research Institute's Sabbagh studies new use for Alzheimer's drug
Sun City, Arizona – Results of a study involving another use for an Alzheimer's disease medication were published recently in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease (JAD).
25 August 2005
New research suggests heart bypass surgery increases risk of Alzheimer's disease
Researchers say stress and trauma of surgery may be to blame
11 July 2005
2005 Alzheimer award to Hideo Hara, M.D. and Takeshi Tabira, M.D., Ph.D.
Amsterdam, The Netherlands and Cleveland, OH, USA – The 2005 Alzheimer Award is being presented to Hideo Hara, M.D.
10 June 2005
New strategy for protecting brain against Alzheimer's disease: Enhancing the innate immune system
The human body has its own defense against brain aging: the innate immune system, which helps to clean the brain of amyloid-beta waste products.
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