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Reading, Writing and Playing Games May Help Aging Brains Stay Healthy
November 25, 2012 — Mental activities like reading and writing can preserve structural integrity in the brains of older people, according to a new ... > full story -
Six Steps to Reduce Dementia's Most Troubling Symptoms
November 21, 2012 — Many of dementia’s behavioral symptoms can be managed well without medications, experts ... > full story -
Alzheimer’s Drug Trials: Scientists Learn from the Old, Bring on the New
November 20, 2012 — Potential Alzheimer’s disease drugs have performed poorly in clinical trials with no sign of any new approvals on the horizon. Have scientists reached a therapeutic dead end? Not according to ... > full story -
Discovery of Molecular Pathway of Alzheimer's Disease Reveals New Drug Targets
November 20, 2012 — The discovery of the molecular pathway that drives the changes seen in the brains of Alzheimer's patients is reported today, revealing new targets for drug discovery that could be exploited to combat ... > full story -
Researchers Target Vascular Health, Low-Light Therapy to Combat Alzheimer's Disease
November 20, 2012 — Researchers are conducting new research on vascular disease and low-light therapy to prevent and reverse dementia before it sets into the ... > full story -
How Yeast Protein Breaks Up Amyloid Fibrils and Disordered Protein Clumps
November 19, 2012 — Hsp104, an enzyme from yeast, breaks up both amyloid fibrils and disordered clumps. For stable amyloid-type structures, Hsp104 needs all six of its subunits, which together make a hexamer, to pull ... > full story -
'It Takes a Village' Approach Improves Dementia Care and Informs Research, Study Shows
November 19, 2012 — The approach of the Indianapolis Discovery Network for Dementia -- with contributions from family members, community advocates, health care systems and researchers -- improves dementia care and ... > full story -
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New Factor of Genetic Susceptibility to Alzheimer's Disease
November 19, 2012 — A large-scale international study has just discovered a gene for susceptibility to a rare disease providing evidence of the heterogeneous aetiology of Alzheimer's ... > full story -
Decreased Kidney Function Leads to Decreased Cognitive Functioning, Study Finds
November 19, 2012 — Decreased kidney function is associated with decreased cognitive functioning in areas such as global cognitive ability, abstract reasoning and verbal memory, according to new research. This is the ... > full story -
Quick Test Speeds Search for Alzheimer's Drugs: Compound Restores Motor Function and Longevity to Fruit Flies
November 15, 2012 — Researchers report that an efficient, high-volume technique for testing potential drug treatments for Alzheimer's disease uncovered an organic compound that restored motor function and longevity to ... > full story
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