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Scientists Closing In On How Increased Alzheimer's Risk Is Linked To Fat And Cholesterol Transport In The Brain
November 1, 1997 — Scientists studying the brain are learning how the removal of cholesterol and the proper delivery of fatty compounds are vital for the healthy function of the brain, in an effort to understand how ... > full story -
Different Alzheimer's Genes Create Same Problem In Mouse Brain
October 23, 1997 — A new study suggests the amyloid plaques that form in the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients are not the end products of the disease but the beginning of it, according to Johns Hopkins ... > full story -
New Clues To Early Neuron Damage In Alzheimer's Disease
October 16, 1997 — Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons scientists have discovered a molecule, called ERAB, that provides an important clue to how early neuron damage may occur in Alzheimer's ... > full story -
Researchers Locate Second Late-Onset Alzheimer's Disease Gene
October 15, 1997 — The same research team that found the first gene for late- onset Alzheimer's disease has reported locating another gene that probably accounts for the genetic component of the disorder in up to ... > full story -
Scientists Find New Trigger For Nerve Cell Death
October 4, 1997 — A paper in the Oct. 3 issue of Science challenges a well-established idea about why nerve cells self-destruct when the brain or spinal cord is injured or becomes diseased. It suggests that when ... > full story -
New Advance May Aid Alzheimer's: Early Study Shows Protein Shares Link With Disease And Reverses Memory Deficits In Mice
October 3, 1997 — For the first time, scientists have shown through genetic studies in adult mice that depletion of the protein nerve growth factor (NGF) causes a decline in learning and memory, mimicking a major ... > full story -
Hunt For Early Heart Attack Genes Begins
September 17, 1997 — More than 2,000 people will be enrolled in a hunt for the genetic causes that underlie "early" heart attacks that strike men and women in middle age. The study is part of the research ... > full story -
Researchers Find Association Between Alzheimer's Gene And Mental Impairment After Cardiac Surgery
September 17, 1997 — Physicians at Duke University Medical Center have found that patients who experience mental impairment after open heart surgery are more likely to carry the gene that predisposes people to ... > full story -
MGH Researchers Connect Alzheimer's Mutations To Cell-Death Process
July 18, 1997 — Researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital have discovered that two genes associated with early-onset Alzheimer's disease are involved in programmed cell death. They also showed that an ... > full story -
NIH Researchers Find First Parkinson's Disease Gene
June 29, 1997 — Scientists at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have for the first time precisely identified a gene abnormality that causes some cases of ... > full story -
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Disorderly Balls Of Protein May Promote Neurological Disorders
June 6, 1997 — Writhing balls of snakelike protein fragments may initiate the dysfunctional lesions called plaques that clog the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease and similar neurological ... > full story -
Brain Surgery Boosts Memory For Parkinson's Patients, University of Florida Research Shows
April 21, 1997 — An increasingly popular surgical technique to alleviate symptoms of Parkinson's disease also improves memory--a finding that surprised researchers, a new University of Florida study shows. ... > full story
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