19 April 2010
Bigger molecular-sized anesthetics do not promote amyloid-beta peptide micro-aggregation
Amsterdam, The Netherlands – Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder affecting millions of people worldwide and has become a major global concern. Uncontrolled oligomerization (aggregation) of Aβ peptide is the hallmark of AD and it is believed to be causally related to AD pat
18 April 2010
Alzheimer’s Drug Improves Cognitive Performance
According to a new analysis of the performance of a drug developed by the Mental Health Research Institute in partnership with Prana Biotechnology the drug is even more effective in reversing dementia symptoms than previously believed.
28 March 2010
Alzheimer’s rat created for human research
Montreal, Cananda –Prof. Claudio Cuello at McGill University and his collaborators have genetically manipulated rats that can emulate Alzheimer’s disease in humans, enabling research that will include the development of new treatments.
15 March 2010
Anesthesia increases risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease in patients with genetic predisposition
Madrid, Spain –The use of repetitive anesthesia with isoflurane (one of the most common anesthetics by inhalation) increases the risk of developing changes similar to those observed in AD brains in mice with mutations of the amyloid precursor protein (APP).
10 March 2010
New Alzheimer's Test Offers Better Opportunities for Early Detection
Knoxville, TN – Early detection is key to more effective treatment for Alzheimer's disease and other forms of cognitive impairment, and new research shows that a test developed at the University of Tennessee is more than 95 percent effective in detecting cognitive abnormalities associated wit
28 February 2010
Artificial Neural Networks Help Identify Predisposing Factors for Conversion of Mild Cognitive Impairment to Alzheimer’s Disease
Amsterdam – Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is often considered an early symptom of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). An analysis of genetic risk factors predisposing to MCI is critical for accessing individual predisposition and reliably evaluating the effectiveness of early treatment.
22 February 2010
UMass Lowell Researchers’ Findings Suggest New Ways to Diagnose and Treat Alzheimer’s
Lowell, Mass. – A team of researchers at UMass Lowell has found a new mechanism by which a key protein associated with Alzheimer’s disease can spread within the human brain.
14 February 2010
Sex Hormone Regulator Associated With Poor Memory
In a world first, researchers at the Western Australian Centre for Health and Ageing have discovered that a hormone controlling the release of testosterone is linked to poor memory in older men.
28 January 2010
Study shows cigarette smoking a risk for Alzheimer’s disease
A UCSF analysis of published studies on the relationship between Alzheimer’s disease and smoking indicates that smoking cigarettes is a significant risk factor for the disease.
28 January 2010
Promising New Neuroimaging Techniques for Early Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease: Surprising New Tricks for Old Drugs
Amsterdam – Investigators from the International Center for Biomedicine and the University of Chile, in collaboration with the Center for Bioinformatics of the Universidad de Talca, have discovered that two drugs, the benzimidazole derivatives lanzoprazole and aste
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