4 December 2013
Study Reveals Buildup of Amyloid in Brain Blood Vessels Promotes Early Cognitive Impairment
Stony Brook, NY–A team of Stony Brook University researchers led by William Van Nostrand, PhD, Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery, has discovered in a model of Alzheimer’s disease that early accumulation of a small protein, known as amyloid-β, in the blood vessels of the brain can drive
2 December 2013
A research team finds a method to predict Alzheimer's disease within two years of screening
Montreal – At the first signs of memory loss, most people start worrying and wonder, “What if I have Alzheimer's disease?” And yet, the disease is often diagnosed late in its development and sometimes up to ten years after the first pathological changes have affected the brain.
14 November 2013
Prescription of anti-Alzheimer medications to persons with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is low in France
In France prescription of drugs for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is strictly regulated. The Department of Public Health and the Memory Clinic of Nice University Hospital have explored real world prescriptions of anti-AD medications in patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) not AD.
7 November 2013
New Method Predicts Time from Alzheimer’s Onset to Nursing Home, Death
Draws on information from a single patient visit.
5 November 2013
Sanders-Brown Researchers Produce New Research on Little-Understood Brain Disease
Lexington, KY — As the population of older adults continues to grow, researchers at the University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging are engaged in work to understand the mechanisms of a variety of diseases
7 October 2013
A Potential New Strategy to Face Dementia
Ancona, Italy – Alzheimer’s disease (AD) affects millions of people worldwide. As a result of an increase in life expectancy, the number of patients with dementia is expected to increase dramatically.
5 October 2013
Novel accelerometer-based algorithm detects early signals of Alzheimer's disease in everyday motion behavior
The projected substantial increase in Alzheimer’s disease due to the higher life expectancy in modern societies is one of the great future challenges of health care systems worldwide.
22 September 2013
Trends in Diet and Alzheimer's Disease during the Nutrition Transition in Japan and Developing Countries
Changing to the Western diet increases risk of Alzheimer's disease: In a paper just published electronically in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, dramatic increases in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in Japan and significant increases in developing countries are linked to changes in n
10 September 2013
A single mild blast exposure can cause brain injuries with similarities to Alzheimer's disease
A new study published in the September issue of the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease reports that even a single mild explosion can cause changes in the brain that have similarities to those found in diseases like Alzheimer’s disease and chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
20 August 2013
UCLA study suggests iron is at core of Alzheimer's disease
Findings challenge conventional thinking about possible causes of disorder
Alzheimer's disease has proven to be a difficult enemy to defeat. After all, aging is the No. 1 risk factor for the disorder, and there's no stopping that.
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