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Eating Fish, Chicken, Nuts May Lower Risk of Alzheimer's Disease
May 2, 2012 — A new study suggests that eating foods that contain omega-3 fatty acids, such as fish, chicken, salad dressing and nuts, may be associated with lower blood levels of a protein related to Alzheimer's ... > full story -
Alzheimer's Drug Fails to Reduce Significant Agitation
May 2, 2012 — A drug prescribed for Alzheimer's disease does not ease clinically significant agitation in patients, according to first randomized controlled trial designed to assess the effectiveness of the drug ... > full story -
New Understanding of Alzheimer's Trigger
May 2, 2012 — A highly toxic beta-amyloid – a protein that exists in the brains of Alzheimer's disease victims – has been found to greatly increase the toxicity of other more common and less toxic ... > full story -
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Freezing Parkinson's in Its Tracks: Researcher Developing Therapy to Halt Symptoms in Parkinson's Patients
May 2, 2012 — Scientists have developed a peptide that protects dopamine-producing neurons, freezing neurodegeneration in its tracks in preclinical trials. This peptide could be easily delivered by daily ... > full story -
Important Mechanism That Affects the Aging Process Identified
May 1, 2012 — Scientists have identified a key mechanism of action for the TOR (target of rapamycin) protein kinase, a critical regulator of cell growth which plays a major role in illness and aging. This finding ... > full story -
Computer Use and Exercise Combo May Reduce the Odds of Having Memory Loss
May 1, 2012 — You think your computer has a lot of memory … if you keep using your computer you may, too. Combining mentally stimulating activities, such as using a computer, with moderate exercise decreases ... > full story -
Enzyme Could Slow Part of the Aging Process in Astronauts -- And the Elderly
April 30, 2012 — New research suggests that an enzyme, called 5-lipoxygenase, plays a key role in cell death induced by microgravity environments, and that inhibiting this enzyme will likely help prevent or lessen ... > full story -
Vitamin D May Protect Against Viral Infections During the Winter
April 30, 2012 — Vitamin D may be known as the sunshine vitamin, but a new research report shows that it is more than that. According to the report, insufficient levels of vitamin D are related to a deficiency in our ... > full story -
Scientists Uncover Exciting Lead Into Premature Aging and Heart Disease
April 30, 2012 — Scientists have discovered that they can dramatically increase the life span of mice with progeria (premature aging disease) and heart disease (caused by Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy) by ... > full story -
Maintain Your Brain: The Secrets to Aging Success
April 27, 2012 — Aging may seem unavoidable, but that's not necessarily so when it comes to the brain. So say researchers based on counterintuitive evidence that it is what you do in old age that matters when it ... > full story -
Earliest Life Forms' Operation Promises Therapies for Diseases
April 26, 2012 — Scientists have discovered that the gas nitric oxide (NO), produced in all cells of the human body for natural purposes, plays a fundamental regulatory role in controlling bacterial function, via a ... > full story -
Mechanism That Could Contribute to Problems in Alzheimer's Identified
April 26, 2012 — Scientists have unraveled a process by which depletion of a specific protein in the brain contributes to the memory problems associated with Alzheimer's disease. These findings provide new insights ... > full story
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