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Potential Therapeutic Approach to Alzheimer's Disease
June 26, 2013 Scientists have demonstrated a new potential target in the fight against Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases in two mouse ... > full story -
Memory Improves for Older Adults Using Computerized Brain-Fitness Program
June 25, 2013 Researchers have found that older adults who regularly used a brain-fitness program on a computer demonstrated significantly improved memory and language ... > full story -
Protein That Contributes to Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer's Identified
June 25, 2013 Researchers have demonstrated that a protein called caspase-2 is a key regulator of a signaling pathway that leads to cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease. The findings, made in a mouse model of ... > full story -
Alzheimer's Disease Protein Controls Movement in Mice
June 21, 2013 Researchers have revealed that a protein well known for its role in Alzheimer's disease controls spindle development in muscle and leads to impaired movement in mice when the protein is absent or ... > full story -
'Forrest Gump' Mice Show Too Much of a Good Thing, Can Be Bad
June 20, 2013 A line of genetically modified mice that scientists call "Forrest Gump" because, like the movie character, they can run far but they aren't smart, is furthering the understanding of a key ... > full story -
New Alzheimer's Research Suggests Possible Cause: Interaction of Proteins in Brain
June 19, 2013 For years, Alzheimer's researchers have focused on two proteins that accumulate in the brains of people with Alzheimer's and may contribute to the disease: Plaques made up of the protein ... > full story -
Stress Hormone Could Trigger Mechanism for the Onset of Alzheimer's
June 19, 2013 A chemical hormone released in the body as a reaction to stress could be a key trigger of the mechanism for the late onset of Alzheimer’s ... > full story -
Concussion Patients Show Alzheimer's-Like Brain Abnormalities
June 18, 2013 The distribution of white matter brain abnormalities in some patients after mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) closely resembles that found in early Alzheimer's dementia, according to a new ... > full story -
Diet May Affect Alzheimer's Disease Risk
June 17, 2013 The lipidation states (or modifications) in certain proteins in the brain that are related to the development of Alzheimer disease appear to differ depending on genotype and cognitive diseases, and ... > full story -
New Drug Reverses Loss of Brain Connections in Alzheimer's
June 17, 2013 The first experimental drug to boost brain synapses lost in Alzheimer's disease has been developed by researchers. The drug, called NitroMemantine, combines two FDA-approved medicines to stop the ... > full story
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