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Early Detection and Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease Prevents Psychological and Behavioural Symptoms
July 18, 2013 Persons with Alzheimer's disease are able to manage their everyday activities longer and they suffer from less psychological and behavioral symptoms if the diagnosis is made and treatment begun at a ... > full story -
Molecular Switch Controls the Destiny of Self-Eating Cells
July 17, 2013 Researchers have discovered a previously unknown mechanism that controls whether a cell survives autophagy, a process that can be compared to the cell consuming parts of itself. The discovery means ... > full story -
Updated Results from Phase 3 Trial of IVIG for Alzheimer's Disease
July 16, 2013 Neurologists have reported new findings from the Phase 3 clinical trial of IVIG (intravenous immunoglobulin) in mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease. While the primary study outcomes were negative, ... > full story -
Path of Plaque Buildup in Brain Shows Promise as Early Biomarker for Alzheimer's Disease
July 15, 2013 The trajectory of amyloid plaque buildup —- clumps of abnormal proteins in the brain linked to Alzheimer’s disease —- may serve as a more powerful biomarker for early detection of ... > full story -
Undiagnosed Pre-Diabetes Highly Prevalent in Early Alzheimer's Disease Study
July 14, 2013 When a neurologist began enrolling people with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease into a nationwide study last year, he expected to find only a handful of participants with undiagnosed glucose ... > full story -
Brain Region Implicated in Emotional Disturbance in Dementia Patients
July 12, 2013 A new study has demonstrated that patients with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) lose the emotional content/color of their memories. These findings explain why FTD patients may not vividly remember an ... > full story -
People With Alzheimer's Disease May Have Lower Risk of Cancer and Vice Versa
July 10, 2013 Older people with Alzheimer’s disease are less likely to also have cancer, and older people with cancer are less likely to also have Alzheimer’s disease, according to the largest study to ... > full story -
Vascular Link in Alzheimer's Disease With Cognition
July 10, 2013 Researchers have found that, across a variety of neurodegenerative diseases, cerebrovascular disease affecting circulation of blood in the brain was significantly associated with dementia. The ... > full story -
Women Suffer Higher Rates of Decline in Aging and Alzheimer's Disease
July 10, 2013 The rates of regional brain loss and cognitive decline caused by aging and the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) are higher for women and for people with a key genetic risk factor for ... > full story -
Seizures Late in Life May Be an Early Sign of Alzheimer's Disease
July 8, 2013 Patients with epilepsy who had amnestic mild cognitive impairment or Alzheimer's disease presented earlier with cognitive decline than patients who did not have epilepsy, according to a new ... > full story
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