All Articles Tagged As: alzheimers

Declines in other thinking and learning skills may precede memory loss in Alzheimer's disease (10/15/2009)

Cognitive abilities other than memory, including visuospatial skills needed to perceive relationships between objects, may decline years prior to a clinical diagnosis in patients with Alzheimer's disease, according to a report in the October issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. ...> Full Article

Remembering what to remember and what to forget (6/28/2009)

People with mild Alzheimer's have trouble focusing on what's most important ...> Full Article

UCLA assessment technique lets scientists see brain aging before symptoms appear (1/8/2009)

UCLA scientists have used innovative brain-scan technology developed at UCLA, along with patient-specific information on Alzheimer's disease risk, to help diagnose brain aging, often before symptoms appear. ...> Full Article

Brain starvation as we age appears to trigger Alzheimer's (1/5/2009)

Improving blood flow to brain is a preventive strategy ...> Full Article

Research Scientists Find Protein May Protect Against Alzheimer's Disease (2/14/2008)

What Can Destroy a Heart Might Safeguard the Brain ...> Full Article

Alzheimer's drug completes first stage of clinical testing (1/15/2008)

Scientists have moved one step closer to developing a new type of drug to treat Alzheimer's disease. An experimental drug based on discoveries made by Dr. Jordan Tang at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation has successfully completed the first phase of testing in human subjects. ...> Full Article

Brain aging expert challenges the existence of Alzheimer's as a disease (1/10/2008)

Professor of neurology challenges conventional wisdom and assumptions of brain aging in his new book, The Myth of Alzheimer's: What You Aren't Being Told About Today's Most Dreaded Disease. ...> Full Article

Novel mechanism for long-term learning identified by researchers (1/5/2008)

Practice makes perfect - or at least that's what we're told as we struggle through endless rounds of multiplication tables, goal kicks and piano scales - and it seems, based on the personal experience of many, to be true. That's why neuroscientists have been perplexed by data showing that at the level of individual synapses, or connections between neurons, increased, repetitive stimulation might actually reverse early gains in synaptic strength. Now, neuroscientists from Carnegie Mellon University and the Max Planck Institute have discovered the mechanism that resolves this apparent paradox. The findings are published in the Jan. 4 issue of Science. ...> Full Article

Anti-Alzheimer's Mechanism In Omega-3 Fatty Acids Found (1/3/2008)

It's good news that we are living longer, but bad news that the longer we live, the better our odds of developing late-onset Alzheimer's disease. ...> Full Article

The Aging Brain: Failure to Communicate (12/6/2007)

A team of researchers has shown that normal aging disrupts communication between different regions of the brain. The new research, which used advanced medical imaging techniques to look at the brain function of 93 healthy individuals from 18 to 93 years old, shows that this decline happens even in the absence of serious pathologies like Alzheimer's disease. ...> Full Article

Doctors to investigate potential limitations of genetic testing in development of Alzheimer's (11/27/2007)

Now recruiting participants to help study the impact of knowing whether they have genetic predisposition ...> Full Article

Enzymes Key To Brainpower Identified (11/18/2007)

Bolstering disintegratingneural connections may help boost brainpower in Alzheimer's disease patients, MIT researchers and colleagues will report in the Nov. 8 issue of Neuron. ...> Full Article

Eating Fish, Omega-3 Oils, Fruits and Veggies Lowers Risk of Memory Problems (11/16/2007)

A diet rich in fish, omega-3 oils, fruits and vegetables may lower your risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease, whereas consuming omega-6 rich oils could increase chances of developing memory problems. ...> Full Article

Researchers ID enzymes key to brainpower (11/14/2007)

Research could inform treatments for Alzheimer's patients ...> Full Article

Unique database mapping 'expression' of genes in the brain could lead to new, targeted treatments (11/11/2007)

New research to establish a database that could help other scientists identify which proteins to target when developing treatments for neurological conditions such as Alzheimer's Disease. The database maps all of the genes operating in one section of the brain, and their 'expression' - the process of converting the genetic information encoded in DNA into a final gene product. ...> Full Article

Blood Pressure Drug Curbs Brain Damage From PTSD (11/10/2007)

A drug used to treat high blood pressure and enlargement of the prostate may protect the brain from damage caused by post-traumatic stress disorder, Alzheimer's disease, depression and schizophrenia. ...> Full Article

Key to False Memories Uncovered (11/9/2007)

Neuroscientists say the places a memory is processed in the brain may determine how someone can be absolutely certain of a past event that never occurred. ...> Full Article

Blood may help us think (10/20/2007)

Scientists propose that blood may help us think, in addition to its well-known role as the conveyor of fuel and oxygen to brain cells. ...> Full Article

Discovery Supports Theory of Alzheimer's Disease as Form of Diabetes (10/10/2007)

Insulin, it turns out, may be as important for the mind as it is for the body. Research in the last few years has raised the possibility that Alzheimer's memory loss could be due to a novel third form of diabetes. ...> Full Article

Not Finishing High School May Lead to Memory Problems (10/8/2007)

People who don't finish high school are at a higher risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer's disease compared to people with more education, ...> Full Article

Low level of conscientiousness may be a risk factor for alzheimer's disease (10/6/2007)

Individuals who are more conscientious-in other words, those with a tendency to be self-disciplined, scrupulous and purposeful-appear less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease. ...> Full Article

Chemical compound found in tree bark stimulates growth, survival of brain cells (10/5/2007)

Researchers have identified a compound in tree bark that mimics the chemical reactions of a naturally occurring molecule in the brain responsible for stimulating neuronal cell signaling. Neuronal cell signaling plays a crucial role in the growth, plasticity and survival of brain cells. ...> Full Article

Smokers Are More Likely to Develop Dementia (9/6/2007)

People who smoke are more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease or dementia than nonsmokers or those who smoked in the past, according to a study published in the September 4, 2007, issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. ...> Full Article

Difficulty Identifying Odors May Predict Cognitive Decline (7/2/2007)

Older adults who have difficulty identifying common odors may have a greater risk of developing problems with thinking, learning and memory, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. ...> Full Article