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Alzheimer's markers predict start of mental decline

(Medical Xpress)—Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have helped identify many of the biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease that could potentially predict which patients will develop the disorder ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created May 14, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists develop drug that slows Alzheimer's in mice

A drug developed by scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, known as J147, reverses memory deficits and slows Alzheimer's disease in aged mice following short-term treatment. The findings, ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created May 13, 2013 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Baxter drug fails to slow Alzheimer's in big study (Update)

Baxter International Inc. says that a blood product it was testing failed to slow mental decline or to preserve physical function in a major study of 390 patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease.

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created May 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New perspective needed for role of major Alzheimer's gene

(Medical Xpress)—Scientists' picture of how a gene strongly linked to Alzheimer's disease harms the brain may have to be revised, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found.

Medical research created May 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cancer treatment could target inflammation in CVD

Peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) with radiolabeled somatostatin analogs, an established treatment for cancer patients, could offer a novel therapeutic approach to decrease levels of inflammation in the atherosclerotic ...

Cardiology created May 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New light shed on early stage Alzheimer's disease

The disrupted metabolism of sugar, fat and calcium is part of the process that causes the death of neurons in Alzheimer's disease. Researchers from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have now shown, for the first time, how important ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Apr 22, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Development of novel therapies for endothelial damage may heal atherosclerotic plaques

Heart disease and approximately half of all strokes are the results of advanced atherosclerosis with damaged endothelium, the inner lining of blood vessels. In 2009, the direct and indirect annual cost of heart disease and ...

Cardiology created Apr 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Family history of Alzheimer's associated with abnormal brain pathology

Close family members of people with Alzheimer's disease are more than twice as likely as those without a family history to develop silent buildup of brain plaques associated with Alzheimer's disease, according to researchers ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Apr 17, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study uncovers key factor in Alzheimer's progression

(Medical Xpress)—A new study from researchers at the University of Florida may have uncovered a critical factor that drives the relentless progression of Alzheimer's disease ― a discovery that could eventually slow its ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Apr 16, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

MRI measure of blood flow over atherosclerotic plaque may detect dangerous plaque

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have shown that using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to measure blood flow over atherosclerotic plaques could help identify plaques at risk for thrombosis. The ...

Cardiology created Apr 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Genetic markers ID second Alzheimer's pathway

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a new set of genetic markers for Alzheimer's that point to a second pathway through which the disease develops.

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Apr 04, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Forget about plaque when diagnosing Alzheimer's Disease

(Medical Xpress)—An Australian study has shown that plaque, long considered to be the hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, is one of the last events to occur in the Alzheimer's brain. This finding will impact the current debate ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Apr 03, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Carmustine decreases amyloid beta plaques

Long term treatment by carmustine, a chemical relative of mustard gas and already used to treat some types of brain cancer, can decrease the amount of amyloid β and number of amyloid plaques in a mouse model of Alzheimer's ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Mar 25, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Uncontrolled hypertension could bring increased risk for Alzheimer's disease

A study in the JAMA Neurology (formerly the Archives of Neurology) suggests that controlling or preventing risk factors such as hypertension earlier in life may limit or delay the brain changes associated with Alzheimer's d ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Mar 18, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Literature review shows inflammation links obesity and gum disease

Blood on your toothbrush can be a warning sign of gum disease. And, if you are overweight, it can indicate other serious health issues, such as diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure.

Dentistry created Mar 12, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0