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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 ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Mar 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists much closer to developing screening test for early detection of Alzheimer's disease

They identified blood-based biological markers that are associated with the build up of a toxic protein in the brain which occurs years before symptoms appear and irreversible brain damage has occurred.

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created May 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

MRI can screen patients for Alzheimer's disease or frontotemporal lobar degeneration

When trying to determine the root cause of a person's dementia, using an MRI can effectively and non-invasively screen patients for Alzheimer's disease or Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (FTLD), according to a new study ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Dec 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Potential new approach to regenerating skeletal muscle tissue

An innovative strategy for regenerating skeletal muscle tissue using cells derived from the amniotic fluid is outlined in new research published by scientists at the UCL Institute of Child Health.

Medical research created Jun 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Marker for Alzheimer's disease rises during day and falls with sleep

A marker for Alzheimer's disease rises and falls in the spinal fluid in a daily pattern that echoes the sleep cycle, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found.

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Sep 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Protein test is first to predict rate of progression in Lou Gehrig's disease

(Medical Xpress)—A novel test that measures proteins from nerve damage that are deposited in blood and spinal fluid reveals the rate of progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in patients, according to researchers ...

Neuroscience created Nov 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Inherited Alzheimer's detectable 20 years before dementia

Inherited forms of Alzheimer's disease may be detectable as many as 20 years before problems with memory and thinking develop, scientists will report July 20, 2011, at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jul 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists uncover new clues in the early diagnosis of Alzheimer's

(Medical Xpress) -- Scientists in Nottingham have found abnormal levels of seven different proteins in spinal fluid could act as markers for detecting Alzheimer’s disease.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Surgery has a more profound effect than anesthesia on brain pathology and cognition in Alzheimer's animal model

(Medical Xpress)—A syndrome called "post-operative cognitive decline" has been coined to refer to the commonly reported loss of cognitive abilities, usually in older adults, in the days to weeks after surgery.  ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Sep 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Relieving chronic pain

A new, implantable device for treating chronic pain passes an important safety test.

Medical research created Mar 25, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers investigate treatment for tumor cells in spinal fluid

In two to five percent of women with breast cancer, tumor cells migrate into the spinal fluid invading the tissue surrounding the brain and spinal cord called the meninges. While a rare complication, the condition is challenging ...

Cancer created Aug 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Vanderbilt-led team to develop 'microbrain' to improve drug testing

Take a millionth of a human brain and squeeze it into a special chamber the size of a mustard seed. Link it to a second chamber filled with cerebral spinal fluid and thread both of them with artificial blood ...

Medical research created Jul 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Range of diagnostic spinal fluid tests needed to differentiate concurrent brain diseases

Teasing out the exact type or types of dementia someone suffers from is no easy task; neurodegenerative brain diseases share common pathology and often co-occur. Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Apr 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Novel combined therapy extends life, diminishes pain in brain cancer patients

Approximately five to ten percent of patients with primary or metastatic cancer suffer from devastating neurological complications such as headaches, seizures, confusion, difficulty swallowing and visual disturbances. ...

Cancer created Jul 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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