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Carmustine Decreases Amyloid Beta Plaques
March 25, 2013 — 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 ² and number of amyloid plaques in ... > full story -
Mild Cognitive Impairment at Parkinson Disease Diagnosis Linked With Higher Risk for Early Dementia
March 25, 2013 — Mild cognitive impairment at the time of Parkinson disease (PD) diagnosis appears to be associated with an increased risk for early dementia in a Norwegian study, according to a new ... > full story -
DNA Damage Occurs as Part of Normal Brain Activity, Scientists Discover
March 24, 2013 — Scientists have discovered that a certain type of DNA damage long thought to be particularly detrimental to brain cells can actually be part of a regular, non-harmful process. The team further found ... > full story -
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Acting out Dreams Linked to Development of Dementia
March 21, 2013 — The strongest predictor of whether a man is developing dementia with Lewy bodies — the second most common form of dementia in the elderly — is whether he acts out his dreams while ... > full story -
Explaining How Extra Virgin Olive Oil Protects Against Alzheimer's Disease
March 20, 2013 — The mystery of exactly how consumption of extra virgin olive oil helps reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD) may lie in one component of olive oil that helps shuttle the abnormal AD proteins ... > full story -
Alzheimer's Discovery: Amyloid Beta Triggers Increased Levels of Protein That Appears to Cause Neuronal Dysfunction
March 19, 2013 — A new study potentially identifies a cause of Alzheimer's disease -- based on a newly-discovered signaling pathway in cellular models of Alzheimer's disease -- and opens the door for new treatments ... > full story -
Uncontrolled Hypertension Could Bring Increased Risk for Alzheimer's Disease
March 18, 2013 — A new study suggests that controlling or preventing risk factors such as hypertension earlier in life may limit or delay the brain changes associated with Alzheimer's disease and other age-related ... > full story -
Improved Detection of Frontotemporal Degeneration May Aid Clinical Trial Efforts
March 15, 2013 — A series of studies demonstrate improved detection of the second most common form of dementia, providing diagnostic specificity that clears the way for refined clinical trials testing targeted ... > full story -
Tau Transmission Model Opens Doors for New Alzheimer's, Parkinson's Therapies
March 15, 2013 — Injecting synthetic tau fibrils into animal models induces Alzheimer's-like tau tangles and imitates the spread of tau pathology, according to new ... > full story -
New Structural Insight Into Neurodegenerative Disease
March 14, 2013 — Scientists have released new results on the structure and molecular details of the neurodegenerative disease-associated protein Ataxin-1. Mutations in Ataxin-1 cause the neurological disease, ... > full story
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