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Type II Diabetes and Alzheimer's Connection
February 1, 2013 A research team has devised a novel approach to identifying the molecular basis for designing a drug that might one day decrease the risk diabetes patients face of developing Alzheimer's ... > full story -
Dementia: Cerebrolysin Shows Promise
January 31, 2013 Dementia patients may benefit from a promising new treatment called Cerebrolysin, according to the results of a systematic review. The authors brought together the most up-to-date evidence on ... > full story -
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New Drug Target Identified for Multiple Sclerosis and Alzheimer's Disease
January 30, 2013 Researchers report that the protein Klotho plays an important role in the health of myelin, the insulating material allowing for the rapid communication between nerve cells. These findings may lead ... > full story -
Better Way to Culture Central Nervous Cells
January 29, 2013 A protein associated with neuron damage in Alzheimer's patients provides a superior scaffold for growing central nervous system cells in the lab. The findings could have clinical implications for ... > full story -
Cardiac Disease Linked to Higher Risk of Mental Impairment
January 28, 2013 Cardiac disease is associated with increased risk of mild cognitive impairment such as problems with language, thinking and judgment -- particularly among women with heart disease, a new study ... > full story -
Guidelines for Brain Amyloid Imaging in Alzheimer's
January 28, 2013 To provide guidance for physicians, individuals and families affected by Alzheimer's, and the public, experts have published the first criteria for the appropriate use of this imaging technology to ... > full story -
Exercise Can Slow Onset of Alzheimer's Memory Loss: Scientists Identify Link
January 24, 2013 Keeping active can slow down the progression of memory loss in people with Alzheimer’s disease, a study has shown. Medical researchers have identified a stress hormone produced during moderate ... > full story -
Right Target, but Missing the Bulls-Eye for Alzheimer's
January 23, 2013 For decades now, researchers have been trying, without success, to develop drugs that slow or prevent Alzheimer’s. Now research at suggests that while the protein they have been focusing on-- ... > full story -
First Brain Pacemaker Implanted to Treat Alzheimer's
January 23, 2013 During a five-hour surgery last October at Kathy Sanford became the first Alzheimer’s patient in the United States to have a pacemaker implanted in her brain. She is the first of up to 10 ... > full story -
Oxygen Chamber Can Boost Brain Repair Years After Stroke or Trauma
January 23, 2013 Through the use of hyperbaric, oxygen-rich chambers, medical researchers have found a way to restore a significant amount of neurological function in brain tissue thought to be chronically damaged by ... > full story
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