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Memory Problems Or Mild Cognitive Impairment More Common In Men published
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:00:00 PDT
Mild cognitive impairment, which may include problems with memory or thinking beyond that explained by the normal aging rate, is more common among men than women, say researchers in an article published in the medical journal Neurology, September 7 issue...
Roche And ReMYND Enter Into A Strategic Alliance To Develop First-In-Class Disease-Modifying Treatments For Parkinson's And Alzheimer's Disease published
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:00:00 PDT
Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) and reMYND announced that they have entered into an agreement to develop novel therapeutics that could slow down neurodegeneration in Parkinson's and Alzheimer's patients by inhibiting α-synuclein and tau toxicity...
Southport: Work Starts On Phase Two Of "The Uk's Most Advanced Dementia Care Centre", Birch Abbey published
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:00:00 PDT
Work has started on Phase Two of what has already been hailed as the UK's most advanced new dementia care facility, Birch Abbey , Southport. Just weeks after the "new" £5 million Birch Abbey opened in Alexandra Road, Southport, Dan Lingard, chief executive of the centre's owner, iPersonally, gave the go-ahead to demolish the original building which will be replaced by a further extension...
Men Are More Likely To Develop Mild Cognitive Impairment Than Women - Alzheimer's Society Comment published
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:00:00 PDT
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) may affect more men than women research published in the journal Neurology claims. The study of 2,050 people aged 70-89 living in Olmstead County, Minnesota found MCI was 1.5 times higher in men than women with 19 percent of men having MCI compared to 14 percent of women...
Dementia Research Receives £1.5 Million Boost, UK published
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 02:00:00 PDT
Research that could take scientists a step closer to discovering the cause of Alzheimer's and a study on how to improve care for people with dementia in hospitals are two of nine projects announced. The nine research projects have been made possible following a £1.5 million grant jointly from Alzheimer's Society and the Bupa Foundation...
Cancer Drug Model Could Be A Potential Treatment For Alzheimer's - Alzheimer's Society Comment published
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:00:00 PDT
Treatments modelled on the cancer drug Gleevec could potentially prevent the formation of amyloid plaques - one of the major hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease according to a study. Treatments modelled on the cancer drug Gleevec could potentially prevent the formation of amyloid plaques - one of the major hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease according to a study published in the journal Nature...
KPMG Achieves £1 Million Mark For Alzheimer's Society Ahead Of Target, UK published
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:00:00 PDT
KPMG has reached its fundraising target of £1 million for its staff selected people charity, Alzheimer's Society over one month ahead of schedule with further events still to be held. In 2008, KPMG staff voted for Alzheimer's Society to be the firm's main charitable focus...
Pivotal Study Finds Link Between PTSD And Dementia published
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 PDT
Results of a study reported in the September issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society suggest that Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have a greater risk for dementia than Veterans without PTSD, even those who suffered traumatic injuries during combat. Exposure to life threatening events, like war, can cause PTSD, and there are high rates among veterans...
Eisai Announces The Start Of The First Clinical Study Of Ban2401, A Novel Monoclonal Antibody Targeting Neurotoxic Protofibrils published
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:00:00 PDT
Eisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan, President & CEO: Haruo Naito, "Eisai") announced today the start of the first patient enrolled clinical study with BAN2401, a novel monoclonal antibody that is being developed as a potential next-generation therapeutic treatment for Alzheimer's disease...
Protein Identified That Spurs Formation Of Alzheimer's Plaques published
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:00:00 PDT
In Alzheimer's disease, the problem is beta-amyloid, a protein that accumulates in the brain and causes nerve cells to weaken and die. Drugs designed to eliminate plaques made of beta-amyloid have a fatal problem: they need to enter the brain and remove the plaques without attacking healthy brain cells...
New Study Singles Out Factors Linked To Cognitive Deficits In Type 2 Diabetes published
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:00:00 PDT
Older adults with diabetes who have high blood pressure, walk slowly or lose their balance, or believe they're in bad health, are significantly more likely to have weaker memory and slower, more rigid cognitive processing than those without these problems, according to a new study published by the American Psychological Association...
Fisher Scientists Discover Protein That Fuels Alzheimer's Disease, Promising New Treatments Expected published
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:00:00 PDT
Researchers at the Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Disease Research laboratory published "Gamma-secretase Activating Protein is a Therapeutic Target for Alzheimer's Disease" in Nature online. Drs. Gen He (lead author) and Paul Greengard have discovered a protein that stimulates the production of beta-amyloid, and therefore represents a major new advance in Alzheimer's disease research...
Brain Exercises May Slow Cognitive Decline Initially, But Speed Up Dementia Later published
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 PDT
New research shows that mentally stimulating activities such as crossword puzzles, reading and listening to the radio may, at first, slow the decline of thinking skills but speed up dementia later in old age. The research is published in the September 1, 2010, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology...
Mental Stimulation Delays The Decline In Thinking Skills, But May Accelerate Dementia Later On published
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:00:00 PDT
Mentally stimulating activities that challenge and engage the brain, such as crossword puzzles, reading, or listening to the radio may help slow down cognitive decline - the gradual deterioration of thinking skills - but may encourage the acceleration of dementia later on during old age, says a report in Neurology, the journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Study author, Robert S...
Homewatch CareGivers Releases New "Guide To Living With Dementia" To Help Families Cope With The Numerous Issues Associated With Dementia published
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:00:00 PDT
As part of its ongoing program to help caregivers and provide families with the information they need to make informed decisions, Homewatch CareGivers has released its latest resource, entitled "Guide to Living with Dementia. " This new guide is available for free download from the company's website...
Alzheimer's Society Survey Shows Vital Need For Well-Thought Through Northern Ireland Dementia Strategy published
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 03:00:00 PDT
90 per cent of people do not think people with dementia in Northern Ireland are getting enough help and support, new research by Alzheimer's Society found. The survey, carried out to coincide with the end of the consultation for Northern Ireland's first dementia strategy, also found that only 13 per cent of people with dementia and their carers said they always receive high quality care...
Calling All Couch Potatoes! Walking Boosts Brain Connectivity, Function published
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 PDT
A group of "professional couch potatoes," as one researcher described them, has proven that even moderate exercise - in this case walking at one's own pace for 40 minutes three times a week - can enhance the connectivity of important brain circuits, combat declines in brain function associated with aging and increase performance on cognitive tasks...
Study Shows Brain Trauma Associated With Lifelong Conditions That Affect Quality Of Life And Mortality published
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 01:00:00 PDT
Traumatic brain injury, currently considered a singular event by the insurance industry and many health care providers, is instead the beginning of an ongoing process that impacts multiple organ systems and may cause or accelerate other diseases and disorders that can reduce life expectancy, according to research from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston...
Debating The Success Of Alzheimer's Research published
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 01:00:00 PDT
An editorial in the journal Lancet debates the problems of drug development for Alzheimer's disease. The feature questions why so many trials are failing at the phase 3 clinical trial stage and asks whether the animal models used prior to this are the most effective way to test the drugs...
Series Of Cognitive Tests That May Aid In Better Understanding And Treating Of Down Syndrome published
Sat, 28 Aug 2010 02:00:00 PDT
Neuroscientists in the Down Syndrome Research Group at the University of Arizona have created a battery of tests that quickly aid in the assessment of the cognitive abilities of persons with Down syndrome. The UA collaborated on the development of the tests with colleagues at Johns Hopkins University and Emory University...
A Call For Major Reform In The Direction Of Alzheimer's Treatment And Patient Care As The Boomer Generation Ages: New Book published
Sat, 28 Aug 2010 01:00:00 PDT
Although a new surge of scientific research has uncovered telltale signs of Alzheimer's disease that show up in brain scans and spinal taps, many questions remain unanswered about the clinical value of early testing and the overall direction of patient care, according to Dr. Kenneth S...
People Over 80 Often Have Mixed Pathologies In Their Brains That Account For Their Memory Loss, Confusion published
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 03:00:00 PDT
Most recent studies show that elderly people over the age of 80 often have mixed pathologies in their brains that account for their memory loss and confusion. Very few senior citizens have "pure Alzheimer disease"; therefore, this terminology should be used with caution...
Insulin Resistance Increases Risk Of Alzheimer's - New Study published
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 03:00:00 PDT
Rising numbers of people who are resistant to insulin or who have type 2 diabetes may also have an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease according to a new study published in Neurology. The study of 135 people from Hisayma in Fukuoka found that protein that clumps in the brain of people with Alzheimer's disease was present in higher amounts in people who were insulin resistant...
Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation Funds AgeneBio To Advance Pharmacological Neural Stabilizer Technology published
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 02:00:00 PDT
The Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) announced that it has awarded a grant of $240,000 to AgeneBio Inc. to develop a new class of small-molecules that have promise in treating amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI), a neurological condition that often progresses to Alzheimer's disease and affects more than 3 million aging Americans...
Type 2 Diabetes And Insulin Resistance Linked To Higher Alzheimer's Disease Risk published
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 08:00:00 PDT
Individuals with Type 2 diabetes or insulin resistance have a higher risk of developing Alzheimer's disease because they are more likely to develop plaques in the brain associated with Azheimer's, says a new report published in the medical journal Neurology, issued August 25th, 2010...
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