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Discovery Sheds Light on Why Alzheimer's Drugs Rarely Help
July 1, 2013 — New research reveals that the likely culprit behind Alzheimer's has a different molecular structure than current drugs' target -- perhaps explaining why current medications produce little improvement ... > full story -
A Second Amyloid May Play a Role in Alzheimer's Disease
June 27, 2013 — A protein secreted with insulin travels through the bloodstream and accumulates in the brains of individuals with type 2 diabetes and dementia, in the same manner as the amyloid beta (Αβ) ... > full story -
Promising Alzheimer's 'Drug' Halts Memory Loss
June 26, 2013 — A new class of experimental drug is showing great promise in preventing early memory loss in Alzheimer's disease. It halted memory loss and fixed damaged communication among brain cells in a mouse ... > full story -
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 -
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
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