News tagged with alzheimer s disease
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Clinical trial examines antioxidant effects for Alzheimer's disease on cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers
An antioxidant combination of vitamin E, vitamin C and α-lipoic acid (E/C/ALA) was not associated with changes in some cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers related to Alzheimer disease in a randomized controlled trial, according ...
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Mar 19, 2012 |
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Understanding the propagation of Alzheimer's disease
(Medical Xpress) -- The connections between neurons might play a role in neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). In a pioneering approach to studying how neurodegenerative diseases ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Mar 19, 2012 |
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Taking another shot at RAGE to tame Alzheimer's
Researchers have taken another crack at a promising approach to stopping Alzheimer's disease that encountered a major hurdle last year. In research published this week in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, scientists have d ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Mar 15, 2012 |
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Cancer drug improves memory in mouse model of Alzheimer's disease
A compound that previously progressed to Phase II clinical trials for cancer treatment slows neurological damage and improves brain function in an animal model of Alzheimer's disease, according to a study ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Mar 13, 2012 |
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Can lifestyle changes prevent Alzheimer's disease?
Bronwen Zilmer has three generations of Alzheimer's disease in her family. She hopes not to be the fourth.
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Mar 09, 2012 |
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Alzheimer's, dementia care to cost U.S. $200 billion this year
(HealthDay) -- Caring for people with Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia will cost the United States about $200 billion this year, a total that includes $140 billion paid by Medicare and Medicaid, ...
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Mar 08, 2012 |
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Researchers crack degeneration process that leads to Alzheimer's
A research group led by Dr. A. Claudio Cuello of McGill University's Faculty of Medicine, Dept. of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, has uncovered a critical process in understanding the degeneration of brain cells sensitive ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Mar 08, 2012 |
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Aricept helps moderate to severe Alzheimer's too
Alzheimer's disease patients who are taking a commonly prescribed drug can still benefit from it after they progress to moderate-to-severe illness, when it can be tough to tell whether it's doing any good, a new study says.
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Mar 08, 2012 |
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Commonly used dementia drugs can help more patients with Alzheimer's
The dementia drug donepezil (Aricept), already widely used to treat mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease, can also help in moderate to severe patients, according to a report funded by the UK Medical Research Council (MRC) ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Mar 07, 2012 |
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New drug target improves memory in mouse model of Alzheimer's disease
(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, the Medical University of South Carolina, the University of Cincinnati, and American Life Science Pharmaceuticals of San Diego have validated the ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Mar 07, 2012 |
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Scientists discover that specific antibodies halt Alzheimer's disease in mice
Antibodies that block the process of synapse disintegration in Alzheimer's disease have been identified, raising hopes for a treatment to combat early cognitive decline in the disease.
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Mar 06, 2012 |
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New Alzheimer's marker strongly predicts mental decline
A new marker of Alzheimer's disease can predict how rapidly a patient's memory and other mental abilities will decline after the disorder is diagnosed, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis ...
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Mar 05, 2012 |
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Laboratory research shows promising approach to preventing Alzheimer's
(Medical Xpress) -- As scientists struggle to find an effective way to prevent Alzheimer's disease, researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public health may have found a new approach ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Mar 02, 2012 |
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US drafts plan to fight feared Alzheimer's disease
(AP) -- The Obama administration declared Alzheimer's "one of the most feared health conditions" on Wednesday as it issued a draft of a new national strategy to fight the ominous rise in this mind-destroying disease.
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Feb 22, 2012 |
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A mechanism to improve learning and memory
There are a number of drugs and experimental conditions that can block cognitive function and impair learning and memory. However, scientists have recently shown that some drugs can actually improve cognitive function, which ...
Neuroscience
Feb 21, 2012 |
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