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Damaged Blood Vessels Loaded With Amyloid Worsen Cognitive Impairment in Alzheimer's Disease
February 4, 2013 — A team of researchers has discovered that amyloid peptides are harmful to the blood vessels that supply the brain with blood in Alzheimer's disease -- thus accelerating cognitive decline by limiting ... > full story -
Treatment to Prevent Alzheimer's Disease Moves a Step Closer
February 1, 2013 — A new drug to prevent the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease could enter clinical trials in a few years’ time, according to ... > 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 -
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 -
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 -
Less Tau Reduces Seizures and Sudden Death in Severe Epilepsy
January 22, 2013 — Deleting or reducing expression of a gene that carries the code for tau, a protein associated with Alzheimer's disease, can prevent seizures in a severe type of epilepsy linked to sudden death, said ... > full story -
Concussion-Related Abnormal Brain Proteins in Retired NFL Players
January 22, 2013 — For the first time, researchers have used a brain-imaging tool to identify the abnormal tau proteins associated with sports concussion in five retired National Football League players who are still ... > full story -
How the Brain Copes With Multi Tasking Alters With Age
January 17, 2013 — The pattern of blood flow in the prefrontal cortex in the brains alters with age during multi-tasking, finds a new study. Increased blood volume, measured using oxygenated haemoglobin (Oxy-Hb) ... > full story
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