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.
25 April 2005
Study sheds light on age-related changes of prion diseases
A new study sheds light on why normal prion proteins may experience age-related mutations in inherited diseases.
19 April 2005
Protein studies may lead to new Alzheimer's test
Seattle – A study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease ( http://www.j-alz.com ), published by IOS Press, entitled "Quantitative proteomics of cerebrospinal fluid from patients with Alzheimer disease," may lead to a new test for di
7 April 2005
OHSU researchers demonstrate how Alzheimer's disease impacts important brain cell function
Research findings indicate how a decrease in certain proteins involved in brain cell communication, may help result in the development of dementia and memory problems associated with Alzheimer's
15 March 2005
Neuronal death and processing of Tau protein in Alzheimer's disease
A cell model study highlights the existence of a self-propagating loop leading to neuronal degeneration in AD.
7 March 2005
Researchers discover link between insulin and Alzheimer's
Discovery that insulin is produced in the brain raises possibility of Type 3 diabetes
6 January 2005
Further Evidence of GFAP as a Useful Marker is Offered in New Study by NIOSH, Partner Researchers
New findings from a study by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the Pacific Health Research Institute provide further evidence that a protein in the human brain, glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), can serve as a valuable mark
27 December 2004
Researchers produce robust tau aggregation in human cells
(Jackonsville, FL) - Researchers at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla., have developed a way to create human brain cells in culture that model a key pathology of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related disorders.
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