http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (HealthDay) -- Cognitively normal individuals with a family history of late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD) may display lower resting state functional connectivity in the default mode network (DMN) of the brain, and this effect is detectable even in those who do not carry the apolipoprotein E (APOE) ε4 allele, according to a study published online May 9 in the Annals of Neurology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-family-history-alzheimer-affects-functional.html Alzheimer's disease & dementia Sat, 26 May 2012 09:20:01 EST news257239110 Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder that causes progressive cognitive impairment and memory loss. Now, a new study published by Cell Press in the September 8 issue of the journal Neuron identifies a previously unrecognized link between neuroinflammation and the classical pathological brain changes that are the hallmark of the disease. In addition, the research identifies a new potential therapeutic target for AD. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-inflammatory-plaque-formation-alzheimer-disease.html Neuroscience Wed, 07 Sep 2011 13:01:25 EST news234619212 The available evidence is insufficient to draw firm conclusions about the association of modifiable factors and risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD), according to a report posted online today that will appear in the September issue of Archives of Neurology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-evidence-insufficient-relationship-factors-alzheimer.html Alzheimer's disease & dementia Mon, 09 May 2011 16:33:12 EST news224177519